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H.R. 8346 116th Congress House

Academic Research Protection Act

Official title: To protect federally funded academic research from undue foreign influences and threats by better informing the academic and research communities about such in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To protect federally funded academic research from undue foreign influences and threats by better informing the academic and research communities about such influences and threats, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Guy Reschenthaler Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Education Congressional leadershipCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEspionage and treason
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Federal officialsFirearms and explosivesForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictions
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Sep 22, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, and 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 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, and 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Academic Research Protection Act

This bill directs certain federal agencies to take specified steps to protect federally funded academic research from foreign threats, establishes the National Commission on Academic Research Protection, and requires information sharing with institutions of higher education related to foreign threats.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Nov 16, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Nov 16, 2020
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Nov 16, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Nov 16, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Nov 16, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Nov 16, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 22, 2020
Trone, David
· Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8346: Academic Research Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8346/
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"H.R. 8346: Academic Research Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8346/.
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H.R. 8346, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8346/.
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[H.R. 8346: Academic Research Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8346/)
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