Rep. Mannion Introduces Protecting Students with Disabilities Act to Block Special Education Office Cuts
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce where it has been since March 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 15 months. It is considered stalled because the committee must review it before it can move forward.
While this bill has some support, it faces a difficult path because it attempts to limit how the executive branch manages its own agencies.
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About 7.5 million students (roughly 15% of all public school students) receive special education services under IDEA. This bill would protect the federal offices that monitor whether schools are properly serving these students, ensuring continued oversight and accountability for the quality of their education.
“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.”
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
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