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Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act (H.R. 1049)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 2/6/2025•119th Congress•House

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

12/4/2025 • Senate

Summary

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA notifies parents of their rights to request and receive information regarding foreign influence (e.g., influence by China) in schools.

These rights include the right to

  • review (and make copies of at no cost) any curricular or professional development material used at the school that was obtained using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern;
  • know, by written response, how many school personnel are compensated using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern; and
  • know, by written response, information about funding from or agreements (e.g., contracts) with a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.

Parents must submit a written request for this information.

Each school must post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) a summary notice of parental rights under the bill. 

The bill requires the Department of Education to notify state educational agencies (SEAs) about the bill's requirements. Each SEA must, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, notify LEAs about the bill's requirements.

Introduced in House • 2/6/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSchool administrationState and local government operationsTeaching, teachers, curricula

Amendments (1)

This bill has 1 amendment proposed or adopted.

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Related Federal Spending

Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

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Democrats
4
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]

Republican • FL-4

Sponsored 2/6/2025

Cosponsors (3)

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Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]

R-PA-7

Joined 2/6/2025

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Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

R-KY-6

Joined 2/11/2025

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Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]

R-IN-9

Joined 2/12/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

February 6, 2025

Committee Review

February 12, 2025

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.

Floor Debate

December 3, 2025

Passed Chamber

December 4, 2025

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (4)

Referred in Senate12/4/2025
Engrossed in House12/4/2025
Reported in House3/5/2025
Introduced in House2/6/2025

Committee Reports (1)

Related Bills (2)

S. 2509

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

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H.Res. 916

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.

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Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3

Sources and method

· Record updated Jul 13, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Jul 13, 2026 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Feb 6, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
  • House roll-call votesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
    Roll-call results on this bill
    Latest roll call Dec 4, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
  • CBO cost estimatesCongressional Budget Office
    Cost estimates
    Latest estimate Feb 20, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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