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Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: September 4, 2020 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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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 September 4, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8164: Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8164/
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"H.R. 8164: Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8164/.
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H.R. 8164, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8164/.
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