House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans advanced a 10-bill package that would permanently shift a range of U.S. Department of Education responsibilities to other federal agencies—framing it as “right-sizing” the federal role in education. Committee approval came despite Democratic arguments that the transfers would create “impractical” compliance burdens and reduce federal oversight. The package codifies interagency agreements already implemented through the Trump administration, supporters said, including functions tied to academic supports, career and technical education, and elements of federal student loan operations. Committee Chair Tim Walberg characterized the department as having “failed,” while ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott argued the changes amount to “abdication” of federal responsibility. The bills also face political uncertainty in the Senate, where amendments and roadblocks are likely. Notably, the package does not include proposals to permanently transfer special education and civil rights activities, which Scott said would be “politically unpalatable.” For higher education institutions, the stakes are administrative and compliance-related: grant, loan, and program rules could be rewritten across agency lines, changing reporting requirements, eligibility pathways, and the locus of enforcement.