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HR 6730 117th Congress House

Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2022

Official title: To make certain members of the Chinese Communist Party ineligible for F or J visas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2022

This bill prohibits certain members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving an F (academic student) or J (exchange visitor) visa.

Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to any CCP member who has served in any position in the CCP since this bill's enactment. The prohibition shall also apply to a spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandchild of such an individual.

The President may waive these prohibitions by certifying to Congress that the waiver is in the U.S. national interest.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Mar 16, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 28, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 22, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 15, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6730: Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6730/
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"H.R. 6730: Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6730/.
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H.R. 6730, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6730/.
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