Bill · H.R. 2333· House(119-HR-2333)
Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
- Introduced
- 3/25/2025
- Last activity
- 3/25/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- John Mannion
- Cosponsors
- - 39 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Protecting Students with Disabilities Act," aims to prevent changes to how the Department of Education handles disability programs. It specifically prohibits using appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure offices that manage programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Additionally, the bill forbids the termination, reassignment, or alteration of responsibilities for personnel within those offices. It also prevents the government from contracting or delegating the administration or enforcement of these programs to outside entities.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+8
The bill directly protects the offices and personnel responsible for administering disability education programs.
Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?+7
The bill protects the administration and enforcement of programs designed to support students with disabilities.
Would children be better off under this?+6
The bill protects the administration of programs vital to children with disabilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Stability of Disability Programs: By prohibiting the elimination, consolidation, or restructuring of offices that administer programs under the Individualss with Disabilities Education Act, the bill seeks to ensure the current statutory framework remains intact (Section 3, Subsection 1).
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Protection of Specialized Personnel: The bill prevents the termination, reassignment, or alteration of the responsibilities of people working within these specific offices, which maintains the existing workforce tasked with these programs (Section 3, Subsection 2).
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Maintains Direct Government Oversight: The act prohibits contracting or delegating the administration or enforcement of these programs to entities outside of the Department of Education, ensuring these tasks remain within the Department (Section 3, Subsection 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For People With Disabilities+8Good For Children+6Good For Students+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+7
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/22/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/18/2026
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- 5/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/24/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/17/2025
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/1/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Donald BeyerDemocrat · Virginia
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · Illinois
Judy ChuDemocrat · California
J. CorreaDemocrat · California
Salud CarbajalDemocrat · California
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California
Suzan DelBeneDemocrat · Washington
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · California
Dwight EvansDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Valerie FousheeDemocrat · North Carolina
Laura FriedmanDemocrat · California
Adelita GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · California
Jahana HayesDemocrat · Connecticut
Sara JacobsDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · California
Ted LieuDemocrat · California
Greg LandsmanDemocrat · Ohio
Lucy McBathDemocrat · Georgia
Kevin MullinDemocrat · California
Jennifer McClellanDemocrat · Virginia
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Chellie PingreeDemocrat · Maine
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
Brittany PettersenDemocrat · Colorado
Raul RuizDemocrat · California
Emily RandallDemocrat · Washington
Brad ShermanDemocrat · California
Bradley SchneiderDemocrat · Illinois
Lateefah SimonDemocrat · California
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · California
Dina TitusDemocrat · Nevada
Ritchie TorresDemocrat · New York
Frederica WilsonDemocrat · Florida
George WhitesidesDemocrat · California