S. 5046, the A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes., advanced out of committee on July 30, 2026.
S. 5046 — A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and func…
What it does
This bill prohibits the Department of Education from transferring its core functions—special education, postsecondary education, Indian education, and K-12 education—to other federal agencies or entering into new agreements that would outsource these functions to other agencies. It does allow existing interagency agreements that were already in place as of February 1, 2025, to continue. The bill essentially locks in the Department of Education's control over its major programs and prevents the executive branch from consolidating or redistributing these functions elsewhere.
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What happens next
S. 5046 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Tim Kaine. Cosponsored by Chris Van Hollen, Lisa Murkowski, Maggie Hassan and Susan Collins.