Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds for an award year in which the IHE employs an instructor who, while employed at the IHE and providing direct instruction to students, received funds from the Chinese Community Party. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by demonstrating to the Department of Education that it no longer employs such instructor.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Feb 8, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Feb 8, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
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