House Republicans advanced a package of bills aimed at permanently shifting many Department of Education responsibilities to other federal agencies, formalizing interagency arrangements already implemented during the Trump administration. If enacted, the proposal would move administration of numerous education programs, grants, and operations out of the Department of Education, aligning with broader congressional efforts to reduce the federal role in education administration. The development is consequential for higher education because it could reshape how colleges and universities access federal grants, compliance reporting pathways, and program oversight functions, depending on which agencies absorb specific responsibilities. Higher education leaders will also need to monitor how responsibilities for student aid-adjacent or campus compliance functions are divided and whether administrative processes change for institutions and students.