US Congress House Bill 7601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.

CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act

Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]
Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-07-13	House	Introduced in House

SB939 (Same As) 2020-06-15 - Held at the desk.
SB4049 (Related) 2020-08-07 - Held at the desk.
SB4629 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7601/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7601/BILLS-116hr7601ih.pdf