HR 455 · in committee · significant
Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
- education
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- Colleges lose federal funding if they employ instructors who received money from the Chinese Communist Party.
- Universities and their students are affected, particularly those relying on federal education funding.
- Schools can regain eligibility by removing the affected instructor from direct teaching roles.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would colleges verify whether instructors previously received funding from the Chinese Communist Party, and what documentation standards should apply?
- 02
What are the potential consequences for international academic collaboration and recruitment of foreign scholars if this funding restriction takes effect?
- 03
Should instructors who received Chinese funding years ago but pose no current security risk face the same employment restrictions as recent recipients?
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Sponsor · R-FL-17
W. Gregory Steube
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Introduced 2025-01-15
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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