H.R. 455 119th Congress House

Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the C… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

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

Education AsiaChinaEducation programs fundingHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jan 15, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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