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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Jahana Hayes

Democrat · CT · Representative

Votes with party: 98.0% (553 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001081

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Cosponsors (132)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-01-15

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Plain-English Summary

Based on the vague title and education subject matter, this bill likely aims to protect the Department of Education's operations, funding, or independence, though the specific protections aren't clear from the title alone. The bill could address anything from preventing the department's elimination to shielding its programs from budget cuts or political interference. Students, teachers, and schools that rely on federal education funding and programs would be most directly affected by whatever protections the bill establishes.

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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. 433 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 433 To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization of the Department, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Titus, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization of the Department, 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 ``Department of Education Protection Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has a fundamental role in shaping and reshaping the Federal agency landscape, including by-- (A) providing oversight; (B) creating, structuring, and locating offices; (C) delegating specific or general missions, powers, duties, and functions to offices and officers; (D) defining the parameters of personnel systems; (E) confirming the leadership of an agency; (F) providing funding; and (G) evaluating whether or not an agency shall continue in existence. (2) The current organization of the Department of Education is designed to promote student achievement and equal access to education, including through the following offices and institutes of the Department: (A) Federal Student Aid. (B) The Institute of Education Sciences. (C) The Office of the Chief Information Officer. (D) The Office of Communications and Outreach. (E) The Office for Civil Rights. (F) The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. (G) The Office of the Deputy Secretary. (H) The Office of English Language Acquisition. (I) The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. (J) The Office of Finance and Operations. (K) The Office of the General Counsel. (L) The Office of Inspector General. (M) The Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs. (N) The Office of Postsecondary Education. (O) The Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. (P) The Office of the Secretary. (Q) The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. (R) The Office of the Under Secretary. SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO REORGANIZE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization of the Department that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level of, or alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or functionality of the Department, relative to the organization and operation of the Department on January 1, 2025. <all>

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