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H.R. 6821 115th Congress House

Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018

Official title: To address foreign threats to higher education in the United States.

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education Administrative remediesCongressional oversightCultural exchanges and relationsEspionage and treason
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial review and appealsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsResearch administration and fundingSmuggling and traffickingTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageVisas and passports
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Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Sep 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018

This bill establishes a process for designating foreign actors as foreign intelligence threats to higher education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
Ferguson, A.
· Sep 25, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 17, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Sep 13, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 13, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Sep 13, 2018
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6821/
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"H.R. 6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6821/.
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H.R. 6821, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6821/.
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