119th Congress

H.R. 433

Department of Education Protection Act

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Passed House
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Became law

Sponsor: Jahana Hayes(D-CT)
Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Policy area: Education
Committees: House Committee on Education and Workforce
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (132)

Original cosponsors (6)

Added later (126)

Madeleine Dean (D-PA) · Feb 4, 2025
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Feb 4, 2025
Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Feb 4, 2025
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) · Feb 4, 2025
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Feb 4, 2025
Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Feb 4, 2025
Scott H. Peters (D-CA) · Feb 5, 2025
Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Feb 5, 2025
Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Feb 5, 2025
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Feb 5, 2025
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Feb 6, 2025
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) · Feb 7, 2025
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Feb 7, 2025
John B. Larson (D-CT) · Feb 10, 2025
Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Feb 10, 2025
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Feb 11, 2025
Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Feb 12, 2025
Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Feb 12, 2025
Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Feb 13, 2025
Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) · Feb 13, 2025
Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Feb 13, 2025
Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Feb 13, 2025
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Feb 14, 2025
Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · Feb 14, 2025
Greg Landsman (D-OH) · Feb 18, 2025
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · Feb 21, 2025
Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Feb 21, 2025
Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · Feb 21, 2025
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Feb 21, 2025
Shontel M. Brown (D-OH) · Feb 21, 2025
Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Feb 24, 2025
G000551 · Feb 25, 2025
S001207 · Feb 25, 2025
Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Feb 27, 2025
Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Feb 27, 2025
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Mar 3, 2025
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Mar 4, 2025
Judy Chu (D-CA) · Mar 4, 2025
Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) · Mar 5, 2025
Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) · Mar 5, 2025
Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Mar 5, 2025
Dave Min (D-CA) · Mar 10, 2025
George Latimer (D-NY) · Mar 10, 2025
Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Mar 10, 2025
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · Mar 10, 2025
Angie Craig (D-MN) · Mar 11, 2025
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Mar 11, 2025
J. Luis Correa (D-CA) · Mar 18, 2025
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · Mar 21, 2025
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Mar 21, 2025
Brad Sherman (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) · Mar 21, 2025
Cleo Fields (D-LA) · Mar 21, 2025
Danny K. Davis (D-IL) · Mar 21, 2025
Derek Tran (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Mar 21, 2025
Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Mar 21, 2025
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Mar 21, 2025
Jim Costa (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Mar 21, 2025
Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Mar 21, 2025
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Mar 21, 2025
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Ro Khanna (D-CA) · Mar 21, 2025
Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Mar 21, 2025
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Mar 21, 2025
Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Mar 21, 2025
James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Mar 24, 2025
Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Mar 24, 2025
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Mar 24, 2025
Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Mar 24, 2025
Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Mar 24, 2025
Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL) · Mar 25, 2025
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Mar 25, 2025
C001127 · Mar 25, 2025
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Mar 25, 2025
Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Mar 25, 2025
Joe Courtney (D-CT) · Mar 25, 2025
Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Mar 25, 2025
Kevin Mullin (D-CA) · Mar 25, 2025
Luz M. Rivas (D-CA) · Mar 25, 2025
Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) · Mar 25, 2025
William R. Keating (D-MA) · Mar 25, 2025
C001078 · Mar 26, 2025
Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Mar 26, 2025
Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) · Mar 26, 2025
George Whitesides (D-CA) · Mar 26, 2025
Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Mar 26, 2025
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Mar 26, 2025
Josh Riley (D-NY) · Mar 27, 2025
Maxine Waters (D-CA) · Mar 27, 2025
Emily Randall (D-WA) · Mar 31, 2025
Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Mar 31, 2025
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Mar 31, 2025
Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Mar 31, 2025
Norma J. Torres (D-CA) · Mar 31, 2025
Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Mar 31, 2025
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Mar 31, 2025
Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Apr 1, 2025
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · Apr 3, 2025
Betty McCollum (D-MN) · Apr 7, 2025
Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Apr 7, 2025
Diana DeGette (D-CO) · Apr 7, 2025
Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · Apr 8, 2025
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Apr 8, 2025
Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Apr 8, 2025
Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Apr 8, 2025
John Garamendi (D-CA) · May 7, 2025
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Jun 5, 2025
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Jun 11, 2025
Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Jun 26, 2025
Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Jul 7, 2025
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Jul 10, 2025
Darren Soto (D-FL) · Jul 14, 2025
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · Jul 14, 2025
Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Jul 22, 2025
Becca Balint (D-VT) · Jul 29, 2025
Greg Casar (D-TX) · Sep 2, 2025
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) · Oct 3, 2025
James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Oct 8, 2025
Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Oct 17, 2025
Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Dec 3, 2025
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Feb 12, 2026

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Jan 15, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House