A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (Democratic-VA)July 21, 2026

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.

Bill would keep student programs in the Education Department.

This bill would keep important programs for students and schools within the Education Department. It would stop the department from moving these programs, including those for special education and college aid, to other federal agencies.

What Would Change

Today, the Secretary of Education can transfer programs and functions from offices like Special Education and Postsecondary Education to other federal agencies. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary would be blocked from making new agreements to do this, and from carrying out certain existing ones, ensuring these key education programs stay within the Department of Education.

Key Provisions

Blocks the Secretary of Education from making new agreements to transfer programs or functions from four key education offices to other federal agencies.
Prevents the Department of Education from carrying out certain existing agreements that would transfer these specific programs.
Stops the Department from moving programs internally if it's a step towards transferring them to another federal agency.
Allows existing agreements that were in place by February 1, 2025, to continue.
Permits the renewal of these existing agreements if their terms remain mostly the same.

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S 5046 · 119th Congress · July 21, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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