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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 455

Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

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Introduced 2025-01-15Topic: education

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds for an award year in which the IHE employs an instructor who, while employed at the IHE and providing direct instruction to students, received funds from the Chinese Community Party. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by demonstrating to the Department of Education that it no longer employs such instructor.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.refer
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.