Shifts federal Indian education and job training programs from the Department of Education to the Department of the Interior and repeals two provisions of the Higher Education Act.

Official title: Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 09-JUL-2026

Referred 09-JUL-2026

Approved by committee 15-JUL-2026

Key points

Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior the functions of 22 listed Education Department programs serving American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students, including language, career and technical education, and higher education grants.
Repeals Part J and Part Z of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Directs the Office of Management and Budget to ensure no net increase in full-time equivalent employees at affected federal agencies.
Requires the Secretary of Education to consult with Indian Tribes within 6 months of enactment and publish written responses on the Department's website.
Takes effect one year after the Secretary of Education publishes those responses, and allows early transfers in the interim.

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Policy area

Education

Sponsor Burgess Owens (R-UT) Cosponsors · 1

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