HR 433 119th Congress House Education Appropriations Department of Education Executive agency funding and structure

Department of Education Protection Act

Introduced: March 31, 2025 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Jan 15, 2025

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Department of Education Protection Act

This bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds made available to the Department of Education (ED) to decentralize, reduce the staffing level of, or alter the responsibilities or functionality of ED compared to its organization or operation on January 1, 2025.

What's happening now January 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Lobbying activity 16

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NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
for NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · Georgia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
for AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
for NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS · Georgia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
for AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 132

Maryland · Feb 12, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Dec 3, 2025

Oregon · Oct 17, 2025

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Oct 8, 2025

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · Oct 3, 2025

Texas · Sep 2, 2025

Vermont · Jul 29, 2025

Hernández, Pablo Jose

Puerto Rico · Jul 22, 2025

Ohio · Jul 14, 2025

Florida · Jul 14, 2025

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Jul 10, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Jul 7, 2025

Figures, Shomari

Alabama · Jun 26, 2025

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jun 11, 2025

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2025

Garamendi, John

California · May 7, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Apr 8, 2025

Olszewski, Johnny

Maryland · Apr 8, 2025

Illinois · Apr 8, 2025

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Apr 8, 2025

Colorado · Apr 7, 2025

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Apr 7, 2025

New Hampshire · Apr 7, 2025

McDonald Rivet, Kristen

Michigan · Apr 3, 2025

Friedman, Laura

California · Apr 1, 2025

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Mar 31, 2025

Oregon · Mar 31, 2025

Kennedy, Timothy M.

New York · Mar 31, 2025

Washington · Mar 31, 2025

Subramanyam, Suhas

Virginia · Mar 31, 2025

Torres, Norma J.

California · Mar 31, 2025

Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2025

New York · Mar 27, 2025

California · Mar 27, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Mar 26, 2025

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Mar 26, 2025

California · Mar 26, 2025

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Mar 26, 2025

Ramirez, Delia C.

Illinois · Mar 26, 2025

Whitesides, George

California · Mar 26, 2025

Bynum, Janelle S.

Oregon · Mar 25, 2025

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Mar 25, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Mar 25, 2025

Connecticut · Mar 25, 2025

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Colorado · Mar 25, 2025

Pettersen, Brittany

Colorado · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Mar 25, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 433: Department of Education Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-433/

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"H.R. 433: Department of Education Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-433/.

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H.R. 433, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-433/.

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