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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

John W. Mannion

Democrat · NY · Representative

Votes with party: 95.0% (555 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (29)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-03-25

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-03-25

Plain-English Summary

Protecting Students with Disabilities Act This bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate the Department of Education's (ED's) oversight of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (The IDEA authorizes grant programs that support special education and early intervention services for children with disabilities. Currently, the IDEA is administered by the Office of Special Education Programs in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in ED.) Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within ED that administers or enforces programs under the IDEA. Further, appropriated funds may not be used to (1) terminate, reassign, or alter the responsibilities of any personnel of any such office; or (2) contract with, or delegate to, any entity outside of ED to administer or enforce IDEA programs. (On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities , calling for the closure of ED and giving authority over education to the states. Further, the Trump Administration has announced plans to transfer ED's oversight of services for students with disabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services.)

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Subjects

Education

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2333 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2333 To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2025 Mr. Mannion (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students with Disabilities Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Section 1402 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act explicitly states that the Office of Special Education Programs shall be housed within the Department of Education and tasked with administering and carrying out programs and activities concerning the education of children with disabilities. (2) The executive branch does not have the unilateral authority to alter this statutory framework. This Act reaffirms Congress's intent and ensures compliance with existing statute. SEC. 3. PROHIBITION. None of the funds made available by Acts making appropriations may be used to-- (1) eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); (2) terminate, reassign, or alter the responsibilities of any personnel of any such office; or (3) contract with, or delegate to, any entity outside of the Department of Education to administer or enforce such programs. <all>

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