Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2019
This bill establishes a process for designating foreign actors as foreign intelligence threats to higher education.
Specifically, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must designate a foreign actor as a foreign intelligence threat to higher education if the foreign actor has committed, attempted to commit, or conspired to commit certain actions in connection with an institution of higher education (IHE), such as espionage, misuse of visas, or theft of trade secrets. Prior to making such a designation, FBI must submit notice to congressional leaders and the Department of Justice.
Upon the designation of a foreign actor as such a threat, the Department of State must revoke the nonimmigrant visa issued to such foreign actor present in the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security must initiate removal proceedings against the foreign actor.
The bill provides for judicial review and a process for revoking a foreign actor's designation as such a threat.
It also requires an IHE to disclose to the Department of Education any gift or contract with a foreign intelligence threat, including the fair market value of the gift or contract.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2019 to May 22, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Jun 3, 2019 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | May 22, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2019 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2019 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 92, June 3, 2019, page H4217.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1701 | Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 3, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address foreign threats to higher education in the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Education
- Espionage and treason
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Judicial review and appeals
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Research administration and funding
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Terrorism
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
