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CA AJR 19

in committee

United States Department of Education: proposed closure.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AJR 19 pass?

Not yet. CA AJR 19 is in committee as of 2026-02-11 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Referred to Com. on ED.

What is CA AJR 19 about?

This measure would urge California's Members of Congress to reject any proposal to dismantle the United States Department of Education or strip it of its core functions and would call on the President of the United States to preserve, protect, and strengthen the United States Department of Education and its mission to serve all students.

Who sponsors CA AJR 19?

Muratsuchi is the primary sponsor of CA AJR 19, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

This measure would urge California's Members of Congress to reject any proposal to dismantle the United States Department of Education or strip it of its core functions and would call on the President of the United States to preserve, protect, and strengthen the United States Department of Education and its mission to serve all students.

Introduced
2025-07-02
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Referred to Com. on ED.
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Muratsuchiauthor
  • Fongauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-02

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-07-03

    From printer.

  3. 2025-07-07

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  4. 2025-07-17

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).

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  5. 2025-07-17

    Coauthors revised.

  6. 2025-08-28

    Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 2764.)

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  7. 2025-08-28

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

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  8. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Be adopted. To third reading.

    2025-07-16 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: other
    • Castillo: other

  • AJR 19 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    2025-08-28 · pass · 62-4

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ellis: other
    • Ta: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Berman: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Valencia: other
    • Flora: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Chen: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AJR19

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