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S. 1864 · 118th Congress · Education

No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act of 2023

Died in committee120 words Introduced Jun 7, 2023 · Latest action Jun 7, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedJun 7, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts a Confucius Institute from receiving funding from the Department of Defense (DOD). A Confucius Institute is a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.

Currently, a U.S. IHE that hosts a Confucius Institute is prohibited from receiving DOD funds (except for funds provided directly to students as educational assistance) unless that IHE receives a waiver from DOD. This bill removes DOD's waiver authority.

The bill also applies the general prohibition to international IHEs.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Jun 7, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names S. 1864.

Organizations that named S. 1864 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Jun 7, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  2. Jun 7, 2023Introduced in Senate