On June 16, the Department of Education handed off two of the last things it still did directly — protecting kids with disabilities and investigating civil rights violations in schools — to agencies that were never built to do either one.

Only Congress has the authority to close this department. They're doing it anyway, one interagency agreement at a time, with no vote required.

Here's the part that matters: the funding bill that sets next year's budget is moving through the House right now — and as of today, it says nothing about stopping this. That's the window. Once it passes, this becomes a lot harder to undo.

Send a letter to your representative and senators below. It takes two minutes and goes straight to their office. If you're able to follow up with a phone call too, it makes a real difference — but sending this is the first step, and every single one counts.