To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose certain ties to China-affiliated organizations, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 19, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose information regarding gifts from and contracts with China-affiliated organizations. China-affiliated organization refers to any entity that receives support directly or indirectly from the Chinese government, including certain educational institutes or programs, think tanks, and business entities.
Under current law, an IHE must disclose to the Department of Education (ED) a gift or contract from a foreign source that is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign source in a calendar year. This bill establishes a special disclosure rule relating to China-affiliated organizations. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to disclose a gift from or contract with a China-affiliated organization that is valued at $5,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that organization in a calendar year.
Additionally, the bill requires an IHE that receives federal grants to annually file a report with ED that identifies any activities conducted pursuant to a contract or other agreement between the IHE and a China-affiliated organization, including any joint research or academic exchanges. Such a contract or other agreement must be made available on a publicly accessible website of the IHE.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2022 to Jun 16, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | May 19, 2022 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | May 24, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 16, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 19, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Introduced in House
- May 19, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 168, no. 86, May 19, 2022, page H5208.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4756 | Preventing Malign Chinese Influence on Academic Institutions | Related bill | Aug 3, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose certain ties to China-affiliated organizations, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Introduced 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.
