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S. 5038

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 5038, the Special Education Administration Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 21, 2026 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R). It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 5038 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb5038/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S5038 IS: Special Education Administration Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5038  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 21, 2026   Mr. Cassidy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Special Education Administration Protection Act  .
2.
Prohibition on transferring the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Education shall not procure services from, contract or carry out an agreement with, obtain any goods or services from, transfer activities to, or enter into a similar arrangement with, the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the functions of the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services authorized under section 207 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3417 ).
(b)
Applicability of other laws
Subject to subsection (c), section 430(a) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1231(a) ), section 415 and 419 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3475 , 3479), and section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the  Economy Act ), shall not apply to section 207 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3417 ).
(c)
Exception
This section shall not apply to—
(1)
any procurement, contract, agreement (including an agreement for obtaining goods or services), transfer, or similar arrangement, between the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services that was in effect on February 1, 2025; and
(2)
the renewal of such a procurement, contract, agreement, transfer, or similar arrangement described in this subsection.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-07-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 5038 alone.

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 5038 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Jul 21, 2026 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 5038 has taken 2 actions since Jul 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 21, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jul 21, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 5038 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 5038 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Special Education Administration Protection Act — Display Title
  • Special Education Administration Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 16 registered lobbyists who named S. 5038 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Fuel/Gas/Oil.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AKASH CHOUGULE114
ANDREW KORST114
BRENT GARDNER114
DANIEL TILLSON114
FAITH BURNS114
HELDER TOSTE114
KATELYN BLEDSOE114
KELLY MERKEL114
LAUREN STEWART114
MATTHEW KEENAN114
MATTHEW SILVER114
MEGAN BAILEY114
MICHAEL DINGELL114
MICHAEL NUDO114
THOMAS FLETCHER114
WILLIAM BURGER114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5038 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5038’s is Education.

s5038/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com