HR 8164
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Asia
China
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 4, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2020
This bill establishes within the Federal Bureau of Investigation an initiative to investigate incidents of individuals participating in federally funded research at institutions of higher education and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine as agents of the Chinese government.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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