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S 5046 Advanced toward a vote

Bars the Secretary of Education from shifting functions of four Education Department offices to other federal agencies through interagency agreements, and requires quarterly public reports on the costs of agreements made since February 1, 2025.

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

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 21-JUL-2026
Referred 21-JUL-2026
Approved by committee 30-JUL-2026
Reported 04-AUG-2026
On the calendar 04-AUG-2026
Key points
  • Bars the Education Secretary from entering or carrying out agreements with other federal agencies that cover functions of the Offices of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Postsecondary Education, Indian Education, and Elementary and Secondary Education.
  • Exempts agreements in effect on February 1, 2025, and renewals that keep the same or substantially similar terms.
  • Bars moving a function from those offices to another Education Department office and then transferring it to another federal agency.
  • Requires reports, starting 14 days after enactment and quarterly after that, on obligations and expenditures for each interagency agreement made on or after February 1, 2025, compared with fiscal year 2024 spending, posted on the department's website.
  • Bars use of certain Program Administration and Student Aid Administration funds for the Secretary's travel in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 unless the reports are provided.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to Senate, 04-AUG-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Education

Sponsor Tim Kaine (D-VA) Cosponsors · 6
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