# 119-s-5038: Special Education Administration Protection Act

119-s-5038, Special Education Administration Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5038
- Congress: 119
- Title: Special Education Administration Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Keeps the Department of Education in charge of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.** The bill bars the Department from transferring, contracting for, or otherwise outsourcing OSERS functions to the Department of Health and Human Services, while preserving any DOE-HHS arrangements that were in effect on February 1, 2025 and allowing their renewal. - Families and students: Keeps federal special education oversight inside the Department of Education to help preserve continuity for programs and services run by OSERS. - OSERS staff and DOE operations: Blocks new moves or outsourcing of OSERS tasks to HHS, protecting DOE administrative control and limiting risks of cross-agency consolidation. - Existing DOE-HHS agreements: Allows procurements, contracts, agreements, transfers, or similar arrangements that were in effect on February 1, 2025 to continue and be renewed.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protects special education office at Education Dept: mixed, low. This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Education from contracting with, obtaining goods or services from, or transferring activities to the Department of Health and Human Services for functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under 20 U.S.C. 3417. It would…

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- 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
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- 119-s-4302: Improving IRS Customer Service Act
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## Sources
- [119-s-5038 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5038)

## Related
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- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121)
- [119-s-5258: PREFERRED Screening Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5258)
- [119-s-4302: Improving IRS Customer Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4302)
- [119-s-1941: Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1941)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5038 (as of 2026-08-01).