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H.R. 1049 · Education
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What does this mean?

Public school districts that get federal education money would have to tell parents they have the right to ask questions about foreign money or influence in their child's school—things like whether teaching materials were paid for by a foreign government (such as China) or a foreign entity flagged as a security concern, how many staff are paid with such funds, and what contracts or agreements the school has with foreign sources. Parents would need to put their request in writing, and schools would have to respond in writing and also post a general notice about these rights on their website or otherwise make it public. State education offices would be responsible for making sure local school districts know about these new requirements, and districts that don't comply could risk losing federal funding.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 6, 2025
Passed House
Dec 4, 2025
Received in Senate
Dec 4, 2025
Full action history (17)
Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
Feb 12, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Mar 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-13.
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