Rep. Suzanne Bonamici filed articles of impeachment against U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging the secretary illegally dismantled parts of the U.S. Department of Education and lied to Congress. Bonamici’s filing cites actions to shift civil-rights and disability functions toward the U.S. Department of Justice and describes the changes as gutting federal enforcement for discrimination and related remedies. Separate reporting and commentary describe the administration’s use of interagency agreements and office relocations for civil-rights and special education work—structured as operational transfers rather than changes in statutory authority. Critics argue families may lose the right to receive determinations on every complaint, while the Justice Department’s litigation-focused model may handle cases at its discretion. The Education Department and McMahon have defended the changes as addressing “chronic failures” in the K-12 system and reducing federal bureaucracy, framing the move as improving student outcomes. For higher education, the dispute reshapes the compliance and enforcement environment for campus discrimination claims and disability-related processes, raising uncertainty for institutional risk management and grievance handling.