Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

# Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act Summary **What it would do:** This bill would prohibit colleges and universities from receiving federal funding if they employ instructors who received money from the Chinese Communist Party while teaching students at that institution. Schools could regain their federal funding eligibility by terminating employment with such instructors or demonstrating they no longer employ them. **Who it affects:** The bill targets higher education institutions (colleges and universities) that receive federal funding, their instructors, and indirectly students who depend on federal education grants and loans. It specifically addresses concerns about foreign influence in American academic settings through financial relationships with China. **Current status:** The bill is currently in committee (HR 455, 119th Congress), meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives.

It was sponsored by Representative W. Gregory Steebe (R-FL).