{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-433","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":433,"title":"Department of Education Protection Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001081","fullName":"Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]","party":"D","state":"CT","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":132,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Appropriations","Department of Education","Executive agency funding and structure"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Department of Education Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the use of appropriated funds made available to the Department of Education (ED) to decentralize, reduce the staffing level of, or alter the responsibilities or functionality of ED compared to its organization or operation on January 1, 2025.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-18T00:05:53Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":137,"ts":"2026-08-28T12:40:01.990Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Department%20of%20Education%20Protection%20Act"}]}}