Loading…
S. 5046119th Congress
Official title: A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govThe plain-language version leads. The official text is always the reference.
The bill blocks the Education Secretary from transferring four key offices' functions to other federal agencies.
45-second read · 4 questions answered below
This bill would stop the Secretary of Education from moving certain offices, programs, or job duties out of the Department of Education to other federal agencies. It specifically protects the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, the Office of Indian Education, and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, including a workaround where a program is first shifted internally then sent elsewhere. Agreements already in place as of February 1, 2025 could continue and be renewed with substantially similar terms.
This affects school districts, colleges, students with disabilities, Native American students and tribal schools, and college financial aid recipients whose programs run through these four offices.
The bill would prevent past-proposed reorganizations that shift Education Department responsibilities to agencies like Labor or Health and Human Services, unless Congress later changes the law.
AI-drafted summary. Verify it against the official text before you act on it. Read the official bill on Congress.gov
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.