H.R. 542

Summary

H.R. 542, the No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Text

H.R. 542 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 542 IH: No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 542  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Mr. Torres of New York  (for himself and  Mr. Garbarino ) 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 institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on gifts from certain countries
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 gifts from certain countries
(a)
In general
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, an institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act may not receive a gift from—
(1)
a country that, as of such date of enactment, has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as determined by the Secretary of State; or
(2)
China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran.
(b)
Reporting
In order to continue to be eligible to receive funds under this Act, an institution described in subsection (a) must, for each instance where such institution is offered a gift from a country described in such subsection, report such offer to the Secretary.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Material support
The term  material support  has the meaning given the term  material support and resources  in section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code.
(2)
Foreign terrorist organization
The term  foreign terrorist organization  means an entity designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ).
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Sponsors

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) sponsors H.R. 542, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ritchie Torres

Rep. · D–NY-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Andrew Garbarino

Rep. · R–NY-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 18, 2025

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 2, 2025

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 26, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 542 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 542 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 542 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 542 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 — Display Title
• No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 542 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Defense, Education, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 542 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 542’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 542 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from China to Russia.

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