H.R. 433: Department of Education Protection Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Official title

Department of Education Protection Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Department of Education Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · 132 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Dina Titus (D-NV), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Dave Min (D-CA), George Latimer (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and 72 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

Department of Education: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr433.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr433 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills