Protecting Students with Disabilities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2913 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2913 To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs serving individuals with disabilities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs serving individuals with disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students with Disabilities Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Section 603 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1402) explicitly states that the Office of Special Education Programs shall be housed within the Department of Education and tasked with administering and carrying out programs and activities concerning the education of children with disabilities. (2) Section 3 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 702) explicitly states that the Rehabilitation Services Administration shall be housed within the Department of Education and tasked with administering and carrying out programs and activities concerning workforce investment activities of individuals with disabilities. (3) The executi