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President Donald Trump’s initiative to eliminate the Department of Education has faced a significant setback in the Senate.

The Senate HELP Committee passed a measure by a vote of 13 to 9.S. 5046, a bipartisan bill … that would prevent the Department of Education from moving special education and other significant educational departments to different federal agencies,” stated Politico on Thursday afternoon.

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The legislation was backed by SenatorsLisa Murkowski(R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Tim Kaine (D-VA). In a statement, Collins stated, “This legislation is simple. It ensures that the management of significant major education initiatives remains under the Department of Education, where Congress intentionally placed them and where they should be.”

The Education Department’s main purpose is to guarantee that Americans have equal access to education, while also performing several crucial civil rights roles. Far-right supporters have aimed to eliminate it since its establishment in 1979.

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Since Trump assumed office, Secretary Linda McMahon has made every effort to transfer essential duties of the Education Department to other organizations, including its highly significantcivil rights division.

The department’s press spokesperson criticized the Senate’s bill, stating, “Secretary McMahon assured Congress that a proof of concept is already in progress and producing outcomes within our collaborating agencies, and it is completely premature to undermine this initiative before it can remove red tape and fully provide the results that our students, families, and teachers deserve.”