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S 108 · in committee · major

Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill bans CCP members and their close relatives from getting student or exchange visitor visas to the U.S.
  • It affects Chinese Communist Party members who have served since the law's enactment and their spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
  • The ban takes effect upon enactment but the President can waive it on a case-by-case basis if in U.S. national interest.

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    How would this visa ban affect U.S. universities' international enrollment, research partnerships, and funding from Chinese institutions?

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    What criteria should the President use to decide when waiving the ban serves U.S. national interest, and who should oversee those decisions?

  3. 03

    How would family-relationship requirements affect visa screening processes, and what evidence supports linking relatives of CCP members to national security risks?

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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