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H.R. 455

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 455, the Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 455 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hr455/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 455 IH: Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 455  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Steube  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act  .
2.
Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party
Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following:
117a.
Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party
(a)
Restriction on eligibility
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program for an award year in which the institution employs an CCP-funded instructor.
(b)
Resumption of eligibility
An institution of higher education that loses eligibility to receive funds for an award year as described in subsection (a) may regain eligibility to receive such funds in a subsequent award year by demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the institution no longer employs a CCP-funded instructor.
(c)
CCP-Funded instructor defined
In this section, the term  CCP-funded instructor  means a professor, teacher, or any other individual who—
(1)
provides instruction directly to the students of an institution of higher education; and
(2)
received funds, directly or indirectly, from the Chinese Communist Party while employed by such institution.
 .
3.
Effective date
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hr455/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 455 alone.

Greg Steube

Rep. · R–FL-17 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 455 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 455 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 455 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 455 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the award of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 455 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 455’s is Education.

hr455/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 455 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Asia to Teaching, teachers, curricula.

hr455/subjects.txt
AsiaChinaEducation programs fundingHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 455, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 455.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com