A Senate committee approved legislation designed to block the Trump administration from transferring major education functions to other agencies, escalating congressional resistance to the administration’s broader Education Department breakup plans. In a 13-9 vote, the Senate HELP Committee advanced S. 5046, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski. The measure would prohibit transfers covering 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. The committee action followed weeks of advocacy from education organizations criticizing the administration’s interagency agreements—particularly the shift of special education staff to the Department of Health and Human Services while keeping IDEA oversight at the Department of Education. The bill now moves to the full Senate, setting up a high-stakes floor vote on how education programs are administered and monitored, and whether Congress can force changes before implementation affects states, families, and higher education providers.