H.R. 1048 - Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act
H.R. 1048 - Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 5:00pm View Announcement »
Meeting Announcement
Monday, March 24, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 119-1 PDFXML
Showing the text of H.R. 1048, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce, with modifications
(as reported)
Comparative Print PDF
Showing the differences between the text of H.R. 1048, as reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rules Committee Print 119-1
H. Rept. 119-16 PDF
H. Rept. 119-16 – Report from the Committee on Education and Workforce to accompany H.R. 1048
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-38 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Monday, March 24, 2025.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 242:
Agreed to by a record vote of 214-207, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 215-208, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
MANAGERS: Foxx/Neguse
1. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 24.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
3. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
7. Closed rule for H.J. Res 75.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
9. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
12. Provides one motion to recommit.
13. Structured rule for H.R. 1048.
14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
15. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective designees.
16. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of the substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-1 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
17. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
18. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered 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.
19. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
20. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Ogles (TN), Webster (FL) | Republican | Revised Includes any special administrative region or other territory within one of the covered nations referenced in the bill within the bill's definition of a "foreign country of concern." | Made in Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Amends the definition of 'foreign entity of concern' to include Chinese military companies identified on the list required by section 1260H of the FY2021 NDAA (colloquially referred to as the "Section 1260H list"). | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Adds South Africa to the definition of “foreign country of concern". | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Adds Qatar to the definition of “foreign country of concern". | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Adds the "Palestinian territories" to the definition of “foreign country of concern". | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Crockett (TX) | Democrat | Adds "a foreign entity that knowingly and willfully engaged in malicious activities, including online disinformation campaigns and propaganda, for the purpose of interfering with Federal, State, or local elections in the United States" to the definition of “foreign country of concern". | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Tlaib (MI) | Democrat | Amends the definition of "Foreign Country Of Concern" to include any country that is defending a case before the International Court of Justice relating to an alleged violation of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 or their Additional Protocols or the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and to include any country the government of which includes officials that have outstanding arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Houlahan (PA) | Democrat | Requires the Department of Education to carry out negotiated rulemaking on Sec. 117, allowing public input on the section's implementation. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Gillen (NY) | Democrat | Requires an institution to disclose any request or demand from a foreign government to boycott a U.S. ally, and to certify that the institution has not complied with such a request. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Gillen (NY) | Democrat | Requires an institution to disclose any request from a foreign government to influence or make changes to its investment portfolio. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Gillen (NY), Ogles (TN) | Bi-Partisan | Requires a report to Congress on Iran’s influence on anti-Israel campus protests since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Houlahan (PA), Hayes (CT) | Democrat | None of this shall go into effect if the Department of Education is dismantled or any funds made available by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education are revoked or altered to reduce the authority and function of the Department of Education. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Self (TX) | Republican | Amends the threshold value at which gifts must be reported from $50,000 to $1. | Made in Order |
| 14 | Version 1 | Lee (PA) | Democrat | Requires a study to determine the impact on research collaborations and campus experience for students and faculty. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Tlaib (MI) | Democrat | Amends the definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines consistently, knowingly, and directly facilitates and enables state violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights. | Made in Order |
| 16 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Adds anywhere it says a “foreign country of concern” to insert immediately thereafter any country where an Iranian-backed proxy plays a role in the government. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Requires universities to disclose any foreign gifts or contracts that support faculty or staff who have publicly endorsed a statement or petition in favor of an academic boycott of Israel. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Williams (GA) | Democrat | Revises the definition of contract to exclude affiliations, agreements, or similar transactions related to the cultural or academic exchange programs carried out by the Bureau from the 2 definitions of “contract” found in the bill. The first amendment is to the definition found in section 117 (which is also incorporated by reference in section 117A). The second amendment is to the definition found in section 117B. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Webster (FL) | Republican | Late Adds Special Administrative Regions of China, including Hong Kong and Macau to the definition of "foreign country of concern." | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Williams (GA) | Democrat | Late Revises the calculation of fees for non compliance such that the “total amount of Federal funding received by the institution under this Act” does not include funds received under title IV. The second instruction strikes from the bill the requirement that institutions comply with the various provisions of this Act in order to be eligible to participate in programs under title IV. | Made in Order |
| 21 | Version 1 | Scott (VA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Late Amends Section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, aligns reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establishes common-sense sanctions for noncompliance and requires the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback. | Made in Order |
| 22 | Version 1 | Salinas (OR) | Democrat | Late Prevents the act from taking effect until all recently terminated employees are re-instated. | Submitted |
| 23 | Version 1 | Adams (NC) | Democrat | Late Amends the definition of an Outside Person to any employees or contractors (including volunteers and special government employees) of the U.S. DOGE Service, or (3) any other special government employee or government employee detailed to the Department of Education. | Submitted |
| 24 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Late Nullifies the Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. | Submitted |
| 25 | Version 1 | Goldman (NY) | Democrat | Late Lowers threshold for disclosure to $0 for all "nonexempt foreign countries", including foreign countries of concern and other non-democracies, and strikes the section prohibiting gifts and contracts from certain countries. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 42
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #12 to H.R. 1048, offered by Representative Houlahan, which states that the bill shall not go into effect if the Department of Education is dismantled or any funds made available by previous Appropriations Acts to the Department of Education are revoked or altered to reduce the authority and function of the Department of Education. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 43
Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3