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CONFUCIUS Act

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 15, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2020
Received in the House.
Jun 11, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 10, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2860-2861)
Jun 10, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 10, 2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2859-2861)
Jun 10, 2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act or the CONFUCIUS Act

This bill addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.

Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.

What's happening now June 15, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2