House Republicans advanced a legislative push that would redistribute major functions of the U.S. Department of Education across other federal agencies, raising the prospect of a structural dismantling of core higher-ed programs. Coverage describes a package of 10 bills tied to the administration’s existing interagency agreements, including potential transfer of statutory responsibilities rather than stand-alone administrative changes. Among the biggest implications discussed: proposals to move the Office of Federal Student Aid to the Department of the Treasury, even as certain civil-rights components are not included in the transfers referenced in the reporting. Democrats and the union representing Education Department employees oppose the measures, arguing the bills would be harder to reverse than the existing agreements. For universities and students, the immediate risk centers on continuity, administrative timelines, and the durability of aid and research-related grant processes if statutory authority shifts between agencies under future political control.