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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.

Introduced: March 18, 2022 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 14
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Apr 5, 2022
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Apr 5, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Apr 1, 2022
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Apr 1, 2022
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Apr 1, 2022
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Apr 1, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Apr 1, 2022
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2022
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Apr 1, 2022
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 1, 2022
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Apr 1, 2022
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 1, 2022
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 1, 2022
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 1, 2022
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 30, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Mar 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7150: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7150/
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"H.R. 7150: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7150/.
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H.R. 7150, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7150/.
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