I want to eliminate the Department of Education.

Paul A. Gosar · Arizona · Republican

policy impact 5.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 100%

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Occurrences

Evidence

H.R. 899, introduced January 31, 2025, is titled 'To terminate the Department of Education.' The GovInfo record lists Paul A. Gosar as a cosponsor and shows the bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.

Direct evidence that Gosar backed a bill to terminate the Department of Education, but the bill was only introduced and referred; no enactment is shown.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 899 (IH) - To terminate the Department of Education. - GovInfo
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Gosar's vote record for May 15, 2026 shows recent House activity, including votes on appropriations and other measures, but it does not show any vote or enacted action eliminating the Department of Education.

Recent official voting activity shows Gosar is legislatively active in 2026, but there is no concrete evidence in the last lookback window that he delivered on eliminating the Department of Education.

unresolved later_term

Vote Record | Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S.
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Assessments

never later_term A for effort

The promised outcome was to eliminate the federal Department of Education. That has not been delivered: H.R. 899 in the 119th Congress was introduced and referred to committee, not enacted, and the Department of Education has not been abolished. Gosar did materially support the goal by cosponsoring H.R. 899 after the 2012 campaign office term, so this earns an effort badge, but legislative activity short of enactment does not fulfill the promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%