H.R. 455 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Latest action (2025-01-15): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
What H.R. 455 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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