S 1296 · in committee · major
DETERRENT Act
- education
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- Colleges must disclose gifts and contracts from foreign countries like China and Russia to the Education Department.
- Universities and their researchers are affected, along with students who receive federal financial aid.
- The Education Department investigates violations and can penalize colleges by removing federal student aid eligibility.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would mandatory disclosure of foreign gifts affect universities' international research collaborations and their ability to compete globally?
- 02
What enforcement mechanisms should the Education Department use to investigate violations without overreaching into legitimate academic partnerships?
- 03
Could loss of federal student aid eligibility disproportionately harm students at under-resourced institutions that rely heavily on that funding?
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Sponsor · R-NC
Thom Tillis
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-03
Joining the bill

Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original

Chuck Grassley
R-IA · original

Cynthia M. Lummis
R-WY · original

James E. Risch
R-ID · original

Pete Ricketts
R-NE · original

Rick Scott
R-FL · original

Eric Schmitt
R-MO · original

Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original

John Cornyn
R-TX · original

Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original

Joni Ernst
R-IA · original

Mike Crapo
R-ID
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-03 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-04-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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