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HR 455 · in committee · significant

Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

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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  1. 01

    How would colleges verify whether instructors previously received funding from the Chinese Communist Party, and what documentation standards should apply?

  2. 02

    What are the potential consequences for international academic collaboration and recruitment of foreign scholars if this funding restriction takes effect?

  3. 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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W. Gregory Steube

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Introduced 2025-01-15

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  2. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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