GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WOOD) – As Betsy DeVos takes over the U.S. Department of Education, a federal lawmaker from her home district is working to shut it down.

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., is co-sponsoring a bill that would eliminate the department.

The bill – H.R. 899 – was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday and referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. As of Wednesday evening, there was not yet a summary of it on Congress.gov, but the legislative website did say it was titled “To terminate the Department of Education.”

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. Other co-sponsors include Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.; Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.; Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C.; and Rep. Raul Labrado, R-Idaho.

In a statement provided to WOOD-TV on Wednesday, an Amash spokesperson said: