HR 7150
117th Congress
House
Education
Asia
Caribbean area
Charitable contributions
China
Contracts and agency
Cuba
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Higher education
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
North Korea
Russia
U.S. and foreign investments
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen oversight and disclosures relating to foreign support for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 18, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill revises oversight and disclosure requirements related to foreign sources and institutions of higher education (IHEs).
For example, the bill establishes the Office for Foreign Gifts and Contracts Oversight within the Department of Education. Additionally, the bill requires an IHE to disclose to the office any gift or contract from a foreign source that (1) is valued at $50,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts or contracts within a calendar year (current disclosure threshold is $250,000 or more); or (2) has an undetermined monetary value.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.