I'm co-sponsoring a bill to protect the Department of Education from any efforts to dismantle the agency, ensuring every student receives the free and appropriate public education they deserve.
I will co-sponsor legislation to protect the Department of Education from efforts to dismantle it.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official homepage’s latest-news section shows recent items dated June 10 and May 15, 2026, including a Secure America Act vote, FY27 MilCon-VA appropriations, and public-safety bills. In the lookback window, it does not show any Department of Education protection bill or a cosponsorship announcement tied to that claim.
Executive Order 14242 states that the Secretary of Education shall, to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities.
The Department of Education announced a reduction in force impacting nearly 50% of the Department's workforce, reducing staff from 4,133 workers to roughly 2,183 workers after the action.
GovInfo lists H.R. 899 in the 119th Congress with the full title 'To terminate the Department of Education.' The sponsor is Thomas Massie, and the listed cosponsors include Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert, Josh Brecheen, Tim Burchett, Eric Burlison, Ben Cline, Andrew Clyde, Mike Collins, Elijah Crane, Jeff Crank, Warren Davidson, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Harriet Hageman, Andy Harris, Richard McCormick, Mary Miller, Ralph Norman, Andrew Ogles, Scott Perry, Chip Roy, Keith Self, Victoria Spartz, Claudia Tenney, Thomas Tiffany, William Timmons, and Randy Weber; Gabe Evans is not listed.
The introduced bill text for H.R. 899 states: 'SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.'
Evans's official homepage says he is currently serving his first term in Congress. The visible latest-news section lists items dated June 25, 2026 and June 23, 2026 on homeland security, public safety, the Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal bill, and the Ratepayer Protection Act; it does not show a Department of Education protection cosponsorship announcement in that visible news window.
The visible press-release list includes 2026 items on the Advancing Humanity in Space Caucus, Department of Homeland Security funding and support, USDA Farm Service Agency office restoration, Operation Epic Fury, AI overregulation, and Colorado energy infrastructure. A page search for 'Department of Education' returned no matching text on the visible press-release page.
Assessments
As of June 21, 2026, there is no verified official evidence that Rep. Gabe Evans has co-sponsored legislation to protect the U.S. Department of Education from dismantling efforts. His official House homepage shows recent activity on border security, veterans, and public safety, with no Department of Education protection bill or cosponsorship announcement in the visible 2026 news window, and his campaign site frames education around homeschooling and educational choice rather than defending the department itself. That said, Evans has only been in federal office since January 3, 2025, and his first House term is still ongoing, so the absence of delivery so far is not yet a final failure under the federal office timing standard.