HR 455 119th Congress House Education Asia China Education programs funding Higher education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Jan 15, 2025

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Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds for an award year in which the IHE employs an instructor who, while employed at the IHE and providing direct instruction to students, received funds from the Chinese Community Party. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by demonstrating to the Department of Education that it no longer employs such instructor.

What's happening now January 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 455: Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-455/

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"H.R. 455: Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-455/.

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H.R. 455, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-455/.

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