House Republicans advanced a package of bills designed to permanently transfer responsibilities and functions currently housed at the U.S. Department of Education to other federal agencies. The measures would codify parts of interagency agreements implemented by the Trump administration, moving certain grant operations and program responsibilities outside ED. Supporters say the approach is “right sizing” and reducing federal administrative overhead. Democrats argued the transfers would be counterproductive, creating more complexity rather than less and undermining federal accountability. The approved bills would shift major K–12 education supports and career and technical education roles, and could also affect higher education and student-loan-related activities. However, the package does not include special education and civil-rights transfers, which Democrats said would likely be too politically contentious. If enacted, campuses would need to recalibrate compliance assumptions for federal programs and grant administration processes that may move across agencies—potentially changing timelines, oversight structures, and institutional reporting channels.