119-hr433

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 433 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 433

 To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education by 
previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity relating 
 to implementing a reorganization of the Department, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 15, 2025

 Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Titus, Mrs. McIver, Ms. 
 Salinas, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education by 
previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity relating 
 to implementing a reorganization of the Department, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Education Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) Congress has a fundamental role in shaping and 
 reshaping the Federal agency landscape, including by--
        (A) providing oversight;
        (B) creating, structuring, and locating offices;
            (C) delegating specific or general missions, 
 powers, duties, and functions to offices and officers;
            (D) defining the parameters of personnel systems;
        (E) confirming the leadership of an agency;
        (F) providing funding; and
        (G) evaluating whether or not an agency shall 
 continue in existence.

    (2) The current organization of the Department of Education 
 is designed to promote student achievement and equal access to 
 education, including through the following offices and 
 institutes of the Department:
        (A) Federal Student Aid.
        (B) The Institute of Education Sciences.
            (C) The Office of the Chief Information Officer.
            (D) The Office of Communications and Outreach.
        (E) The Office for Civil Rights.
        (F) The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult 
 Education.
        (G) The Office of the Deputy Secretary.
        (H) The Office of English Language Acquisition.
            (I) The Office of Elementary and Secondary 
 Education.
        (J) The Office of Finance and Operations.
        (K) The Office of the General Counsel.
            (L) The Office of Inspector General.
            (M) The Office of Legislation and Congressional 
 Affairs.
        (N) The Office of Postsecondary Education.
        (O) The Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
 Development.
        (P) The Office of the Secretary.
        (Q) The Office of Special Education and 
 Rehabilitative Services.
        (R) The Office of the Under Secretary.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO REORGANIZE DEPARTMENT 
 OF EDUCATION.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made 
available by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of 
Education for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may 
be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorganization of 
the Department that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level of, or 
alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or functionality of 
the Department, relative to the organization and operation of the 
Department on January 1, 2025.
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