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HR 7138 116th Congress House Education Area studies and international education Asia China Higher education School administration

Transparency for Confucius Institutes

Introduced: June 8, 2020 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Transparency for Confucius Institutes

This bill requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs to enter into a program participation agreement if a Confucius Institute operates on the IHE's campus. (Confucius Institutes are Chinese government-funded centers for language education and cultural programming at IHEs.)

The agreement must be entered into with the Office of Chinese Language Council International (i.e., Confucius Institute Headquarters, Hanban) and be made publicly available online.

Among other requirements, the Confucius Institute must be physically located apart from the IHE's own Chinese language, history, and cultural programs.

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 18, 2020
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Jun 8, 2020
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Jun 8, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Jun 8, 2020
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 8, 2020
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jun 8, 2020
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 8, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Jun 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7138: Transparency for Confucius Institutes. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7138/
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"H.R. 7138: Transparency for Confucius Institutes." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7138/.
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H.R. 7138, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7138/.
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[H.R. 7138: Transparency for Confucius Institutes](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7138/)
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