POLITICSFLORIDA PHOENIX
US Senate panel advances bill to reject Education Department transfers
A bipartisan U.S. Senate committee advanced a bill to block the Department of Education from transferring programs via interagency agreements, targeting special education and other key areas. The 13-9 vote included support from Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who opposed moving responsibilities like special education to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Mentioned
Tim KainepersonSusan CollinspersonLisa MurkowskipersonU.S. Department of EducationorganizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesorganizationOffice of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)organizationIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)topicinteragency agreements (IAAs)topic
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- US Senate panel advances bill to reject Education Department transfers
- Cassidy objects as US Senate panel advances bill to reject Education Department transfers
- Senate education committee blocks parts of Trump’s Education Department breakup
- Senate Panel Passes Bill to Reverse Dismantling of Education Department
- Senate Committee Approves Measure to Block Trump’s Effort to Gut Education Dept.