119th Congress Education
S. 5046: To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes
A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from transferring specified offices and functions to other federal agencies.
Specifically, the bill prohibits ED from entering into or carrying out interagency agreements related to the following four offices: the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, the Office of Indian Education, and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This prohibition applies to the transfer of functions such as administering or operating programs, making grants, carrying out technical assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (e.g., data collection requirements), conducting administrative and oversight functions, and monitoring grantees.
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Additionally, ED may not transfer a function or program of one of the four offices to another ED office and then subsequently enter into an interagency agreement related to the function or program.
The bill does not apply to agreements in effect on February 1, 2025, or renewals with substantially similar terms.
ED must, within 14 days of the bill's enactment and on a quarterly basis, provide to Congress (and publish on its website) a report and cost analysis for each interagency agreement entered into on or after February 1, 2025. ED may not use specified FY2026 or FY2027 funds for travel expenses unless ED provides this required information.
(As of July 30, 2026, ED has entered into 14 interagency agreements to transfer functions of ED to other federal agencies, including the ED offices listed in the bill.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Christopher Coons D-DE
Who scored on this bill
- 1Timothy Kaine SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Timothy Kaine.
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- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.