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Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It also prevents the Department from terminating, reassigning, or altering responsibilities of personnel in those offices, and prohibits delegating these special education programs to outside entities. The bill reaffirms Congressional intent that the Office of Special Education Programs remain housed within the Department of Education as required by existing statute.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mannion, John [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
39 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
Actions (2)
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Mannion (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 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 “Protecting Students with Disabilities Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 1402 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act explicitly states that the Office of Special Education Programs shall be housed within the Department of Education and tasked with administering and carrying out programs and activities concerning the education of children with disabilities.
(2) The executive branch does not have the unilateral authority to alter this statutory framework. This Act reaffirms Congress’s intent and ensures compliance with existing statute.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION.
None of the funds made available by Acts making appropriations may be used to—
(1) eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
(2) terminate, reassign, or alter the responsibilities of any personnel of any such office; or
(3) contract with, or delegate to, any entity outside of the Department of Education to administer or enforce such programs. <all>
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