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H.R. 8058 116th Congress House

Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act

Official title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on certain Federal funding made available to entities located in the People's Republi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on certain Federal funding made available to entities located in the People's Republic of China or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 14, 2020 Introduced by: Elise M. Stefanik Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 Latest action August 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on federal funding made available to entities located in China or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party for research in the five years prior to enactment of this bill.

Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this bill, the GAO shall brief Congress on the data that is available with respect to federal funding made available to such entities for research.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 954 Reintroduced Bill Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 18
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Dec 4, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Nov 19, 2020
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Oct 27, 2020
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 27, 2020
Jacobs, Chris
· Oct 20, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 16, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Oct 16, 2020
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Oct 16, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Oct 16, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Oct 9, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 9, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
Gaetz, Matt
· Oct 1, 2020
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 1, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 1, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 30, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2020
Posey, Bill
· Sep 30, 2020
Riggleman, Denver
· Sep 30, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Aug 28, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8058: Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8058/
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"H.R. 8058: Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8058/.
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H.R. 8058, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8058/.
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