A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
This bill prevents the Secretary of Education from moving specific offices and their functions to other federal agencies or contracting them out. It directly affects the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, Office of Indian Education, and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The law blocks agreements that would allow these offices to share projects, use equipment, or transfer funds to other agencies, while also stopping internal transfers of these functions to other parts of the department before outsourcing them. The only exceptions are contracts or agreements that were already active on February 1, 2025, or renewals that keep the same terms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 21, 2026
Last action Aug 4, 2026
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5
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Committee
3
Aug 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment. Without written report.
upper
Jul 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Jul 21, 2026
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jul 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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