HR 1299 — United States Department of Education; dissolve and restore educational authority to the states; express support
Congress · introduced 2026-02-12
Latest action: 02/12/2026 — House Second Readers
Sponsors
- Will Wade (R, GA-9) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Steve Tarvin (R, GA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Chuck Efstration (R, GA-104) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Houston Gaines (R, GA-120) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- David Clark (R, GA-100) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | David Clark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-12 | Chuck Efstration | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-12 | Houston Gaines | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-12 | Steve Tarvin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-12 | Will Wade | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Wade (R, state_lower GA-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chuck Efstration (R, state_lower GA-104) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David Clark (R, state_lower GA-100) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Houston Gaines (R, state_lower GA-120) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Steve Tarvin (R, state_lower GA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-02-12 · cosponsored by Houston Gaines (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-12 · cosponsored by David Clark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-12 · cosponsored by Chuck Efstration (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-12 · cosponsored by Steve Tarvin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-12 · sponsored by Will Wade (sponsor) · sponsorship