H.R. 1516 – DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
H.R. 1516 - DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Friday, September 6, 2024 - 4:00pm View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, September 9, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing for H.R. 1398, 1425, 1516, 7980, 9494, and 9456
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 118-46 PDFXML
Showing the text of H.R. 1516, as ordered reported by the Committee on Homeland Security
(as reported)
H. Rept. 118-319 PDF
Report from the Committee on Homeland Security to accompany H.R. 1516
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 118-656 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, September 9, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1430:
Agreed to by a record vote of 209-206, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 193-189, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
MANAGERS: Langworthy/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 1398.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees.
4. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-45 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 1425.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.
12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-44 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Structured rule for H.R. 1516.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees.
20. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill pursuant to Part II of House Report 118-319, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118- 46 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
22. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report.
24. Provides one motion to recommit.
25. Closed rule for H.R. 7980.
26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
27. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
30. Provides one motion to recommit.
31. Closed rule for H.R. 9456.
32. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
33. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
34. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
35. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
36. Provides one motion to recommit.
37. Closed rule for H.R. 9494.
38. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
39. Provides that the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
40. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
41. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
42. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Adds the Delegitimization of U.S.-Taiwan Relations to List of Qualifications for “Entities of Concern." | Made in Order |
| 2 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Prohibits Institutes of Higher Education from marketing themselves on TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited. | Revised |
| 3 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Requires Institutes of Higher Education to publish their policies on protecting students from malign foreign interference on their campuses for prospective students. | Revised |
| 4 | Version 1 | Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Withdrawn Adds to the report section that all universities with relationships to Confucius Institutes must be disclosed. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 1 | McClain (MI), Crenshaw (TX), Davis (NC) | Bi-Partisan | Withdrawn Prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations. Identical to H.R. 5020 (118th Congress). | Withdrawn |
| 6 | Version 2 | Stauber (MN) | Republican | Revised Amends the definition of "Chinese entities of concern" in Section 2 to include “aides, abets, or enables the detention, imprisonment, persecution, or forced labor of Uyghur Muslims." | Made in Order |
| 7 | Version 1 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Adds engaging in efforts to interfere in U.S. federal, state, and local elections to List of Qualifications for “Entities of Concern." | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 2 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Revised Provides that Federal Emergency Management Agency funds are not restricted/prohibited for institutions of higher learning under section (2)(b). | Revised |
| 9 | Version 5 | Huizenga (MI) | Republican | Revised Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to Congress any institution of higher education that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern and receives funds from the Department of Homeland Security. | Made in Order |
| 10 | Version 1 | Cline (VA) | Republican | Adds the Chinese Academy of Sciences to the bill's definition of a "Chinese entity of concern." | Made in Order |
| 11 | Version 1 | Houlahan (PA) | Democrat | Clarifies that the term “relationship” means “monetary relationship” with a Confucius Institute or Chinese entity of concern. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Nunn (IA), Golden (ME) | Bi-Partisan | Adds the Thousand Talents Program to the list of restricted, Chinese Entities of Concern. | Made in Order |
| 13 | Version 1 | Ramirez (IL) | Democrat | Adds a new subsection to the bill that mandates the Department of Homeland Security provide technical assistance to U.S. universities in order to comply with the Act, with particular focus on minority-serving institutions. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Suozzi (NY) | Democrat | Replaces “Chinese entities of concern” with “Chinese university” to clarify the bill’s reach and allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the application of funding prohibitions on a case-by-case basis in the national security interests of the United States for not more than one year, with the possibility of an annual renewal. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Thompson (MS) | Democrat | Limits funding restrictions to Science and Technology or Research and Development funds from the Department of Homeland Security. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Thompson (MS) | Democrat | Adds a new subsection to the bill allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the application of funding prohibitions on a case-by-case basis in the national security interests of the United States for not more than one year, with the possibility of an annual renewal. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Menendez (NJ) | Democrat | Late Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish a list of Chinese entities of concern, provide compliance assistance to universities, and allow case-by-case funding waivers for national security. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | McClain (MI), Davis (NC), Crenshaw (TX) | Bi-Partisan | Late Withdrawn Prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations. | Withdrawn |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 265
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #8 to H.R. 1516, offered by Representative Crockett, which provides that Federal Emergency Management Agency funds are not restricted or prohibited for institutions of higher learning under subsection (b). Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 266
Motion by Mr. Langworthy to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4