The U.S. Senate HELP Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would block the Education Department from transferring key offices to other federal agencies. The 13-9 vote would stop the transfer of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Office of Indian Education. Sen. Susan Collins said the measure would keep landmark education programs where Congress placed them. The decision follows criticism from disability and education organizations that staff tied to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act work were being moved to Health and Human Services while IDEA oversight remained with the Department of Education. Education Department officials said the committee’s move is “entirely premature,” pointing to an alleged “proof of concept” underway across partner agencies. Still, the bill’s progress signals Congress is preparing to curb the administration’s broader restructuring approach through targeted legislative constraints. The immediate implications for higher education institutions are data and compliance centered: changes to federal office structure can affect how programs are administered, how guidance is issued, and how states and schools plan for special education and postsecondary oversight under evolving interagency agreements.