HR881Passed House
DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-31
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
August Pfluger
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.8% (601 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/P000048
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (5)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-05-08
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-05-08
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityReported By · 2025-05-05
Previously
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityDischarged from · 2025-04-09
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityMarkup By · 2025-04-09
- House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2025-01-31
Plain-English Summary
DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act This bill restricts funding to an institution of higher education (IHE) that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute, Thousand Talents Program, or Chinese entity of concern. The bill defines (1) Confucius Institute as a cultural institute funded by the Chinese government; (2) Thousand Talents Program as any technological or educational program funded or administered by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; and (3) Chinese entity of concern as generally any university or college in China that is involved in China's military, police, or intelligence activities. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must ensure that an IHE that has awarded a contract to, entered into an agreement with, or received an in-kind donation or gift from a Confucius Institute, Thousand Talents Program, or Chinese entity of concern is ineligible to receive any funds from DHS, unless the IHE terminates the relationship. The IHE may regain eligibility for these funds upon termination of the relationship.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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Education
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