Education Department: Keeping Programs in Place
The Senate must act next: a Senate floor vote.
The bill has strong bipartisan support in the Senate, but it may face a difficult path if the current administration wants to reorganize the government.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment. Without written report.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are joining Democrats to support S. 5046, a bill that would keep key programs within the Department of Education. Critics argue this move protects a centralized bureaucracy and prevents returning education control to the states.
Senator Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan legislation to block the transfer of special education and primary education programs out of the Department of Education advanced out of the Senate HELP Committee. The bill prevents the relinquishing of offices to agencies lacking necessary expertise.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
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.
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