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Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act

USA119th CongressHR-9608| House 
| Updated: 7/9/2026
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act," aims to transfer specific family engagement and education-related programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services. The core purpose is to consolidate the management of these programs under HHS, reflecting a shift in federal oversight for these initiatives. Specifically, the legislation transfers functions related to the Family Engagement in Education Programs , the Community Support for School Success program , the National Activities for School Safety program , and the Ready to Learn Programming Grant program . Along with these functions, all associated personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended appropriations are to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The bill ensures that unexpended funds will be used only for their originally authorized purposes. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with overseeing the transfer, including making determinations about the functions and incidental dispositions of resources. A key provision requires the OMB Director to ensure that the transfer does not result in a net increase in full-time equivalent employees across the affected federal agencies. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will assume all authorities previously held by the Secretary of Education for these transferred functions and can delegate them as needed. Existing legal documents, proceedings, and suits related to these programs will continue under HHS jurisdiction, with the Act generally taking effect six months after its enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2026
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • July 9, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act

USA119th CongressHR-9608| House 
| Updated: 7/9/2026
This bill, titled the "Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act," aims to transfer specific family engagement and education-related programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services. The core purpose is to consolidate the management of these programs under HHS, reflecting a shift in federal oversight for these initiatives. Specifically, the legislation transfers functions related to the Family Engagement in Education Programs , the Community Support for School Success program , the National Activities for School Safety program , and the Ready to Learn Programming Grant program . Along with these functions, all associated personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended appropriations are to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The bill ensures that unexpended funds will be used only for their originally authorized purposes. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with overseeing the transfer, including making determinations about the functions and incidental dispositions of resources. A key provision requires the OMB Director to ensure that the transfer does not result in a net increase in full-time equivalent employees across the affected federal agencies. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will assume all authorities previously held by the Secretary of Education for these transferred functions and can delegate them as needed. Existing legal documents, proceedings, and suits related to these programs will continue under HHS jurisdiction, with the Act generally taking effect six months after its enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2026
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • July 9, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted