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S 3453 116th Congress Senate Education Area studies and international education Asia China Higher education School administration

Transparency for Confucius Institutes

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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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 March 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7138 Identical bill Transparency for Confucius Institutes
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 12, 2020
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 12, 2020
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 12, 2020
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2020
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 12, 2020
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3453: Transparency for Confucius Institutes. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3453/
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"S. 3453: Transparency for Confucius Institutes." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3453/.
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S. 3453, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3453/.
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