S. 769 119th Congress Senate

United States Research Protection Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

Jul 22, 2025

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.

Apr 30, 2025

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 27, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Research Protection Act of 2025

This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.

The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization).

The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.29, to make daylight saving time permanent, S.191, to require the Secretary of Transport…
Meeting Apr 30, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Nov 20, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Sep 15, 2025

Curtis, John R.

Utah · Apr 10, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Feb 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 769: United States Research Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-769/

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"S. 769: United States Research Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-769/.

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S. 769, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-769/.

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