H.R. 1048 (119th)Congressional Activities

DETERRENT Act

Education|Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversight

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Michael BaumgartnerR

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Feb 6, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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CRS Reports

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IF12927Mar 25, 2026

Section 117 of the Higher Education Act: Reporting of Foreign Gifts and Contracts ↗

Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) establishes foreign gift and contract reporting requirements for certain domestic public and private institutions that (1) offer a bachelor’s degree or higher (or offer a transfer program of at least two years), (2) are accredited by a nati…

AuthorsAlexandra Hegji

East Asia & PacificPostsecondary Education

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ScheduledMarkup•Feb 12, 2025, 3:15 PM

H.R. 1048, the "DETERRENT Act"; H.R. 649, the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025"; H.R. 1069, the "PROTECT Our Kids Act"; H.R. 1005, the "CLASS Act"; and H.R. 1049, the "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act"

2175, Rayburn House Office Building, 2175, Rayburn House Office Building

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Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1005 | Offered by Mr. Rulli of Ohio Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1048 | Offered by Mr. Baumgartner of Washington Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1049 | Offered by Mr. Mackenzie of Pennsylvania Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1069 | Offered by Mr. Kiley of California Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 649 | Offered by Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute | Offered by Ms. Adams of North Carolina | DEM_AMD_03 | Failed by a recorded vote

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Markup of Bills to Limit Foreign Influence in American Education and Protect Child Nutrition Markup of Bills to Limit Foreign Influence in American Education and Protect Child Nutrition

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H. Rept. 119-16Mar 14, 2025Education and Workforce Committee

DEFENDING EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY AND ENDING ROGUE REGIMES ENGAGING IN NEFARIOUS TRANS- ACTIONS ACT

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HAMDT 15Mar 27, 2025Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)

Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines consistently, knowingly, and directly facilitates and enables state violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Tlaib amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 4 - 404, 1 Present (Roll no. 82).

5 actions0 cosponsorsVote: HOUSE roll 82 (Mar 27, 2025)

HAMDT 14Mar 27, 2025Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)

Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Foreign Country Of Concern".

Latest action: On agreeing to the Tlaib amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 3 - 410 (Roll no. 81).

5 actions0 cosponsorsVote: HOUSE roll 81 (Mar 27, 2025)

HAMDT 13Mar 27, 2025Keith Self (R-TX)

Amendment sought to amend the threshold value at which gifts must be reported from $50,000 to $1.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Self amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 92 - 321 (Roll no. 80).

5 actions0 cosponsorsVote: HOUSE roll 80 (Mar 27, 2025)

HAMDT 12Mar 27, 2025Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)

Amendment sought to amend section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, align reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establish sanctions for noncompliance and require the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 214 (Roll no. 79).

5 actions0 cosponsorsVote: HOUSE roll 79 (Mar 27, 2025)

HAMDT 11Mar 25, 2025Andrew Ogles (R-TN)

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 119-38 to amend the definition of 'foreign entity of concern' to include Chinese military companies identified on the list required by section 1260H of the FY 2021 NDAA (colloquially referred to as the "Section 1260H list").

Latest action: On agreeing to the Ogles amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

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HAMDT 10Mar 25, 2025Andrew Ogles (R-TN)

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 119-38 to include any special administrative region or other territory within one of the covered nations referenced in the bill within the bill's definition of "foreign country of concern.".

Latest action: On agreeing to the Ogles amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

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