Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
Official title: To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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.
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2019 | Senate · vote #390 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2333 | Passed | 95–0 | See who voted → |
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
This bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate the Department of Education's (ED's) oversight of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (The IDEA authorizes grant programs that support special education and early intervention services for children with disabilities. Currently, the IDEA is administered by the Office of Special Education Programs in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in ED.)
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within ED that administers or enforces programs under the IDEA.
Further, appropriated funds may not be used to (1) terminate, reassign, or alter the responsibilities of any personnel of any such office; or (2) contract with, or delegate to, any entity outside of ED to administer or enforce IDEA programs.
(On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities, calling for the closure of ED and giving authority over education to the states. Further, the Trump Administration has announced plans to transfer ED's oversight of services for students with disabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services.)
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- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
- NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
- NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
- Education, Dept of
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2333: Protecting Students with Disabilities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2333/
"H.R. 2333: Protecting Students with Disabilities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2333/.
H.R. 2333, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2333/.
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