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Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]","NC","R","H001102","2025-07-21T20:20:26Z",[],"House",119,false,"No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act","2026-05-11T15:06:02.176Z",[],1,0,3,"hr",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.congress.gov\u002Fbill\u002F119th-congress\u002Fhouse-bill\u002F938","\u003Cpre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov\u003C\u002Fa>]\nBy Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina:\nH.R. 938.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle 1, Section 8\n[Page H460]\n\u003C\u002Fpre>","Education",{"date":6,"text":32},"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.",938,"in_committee","To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restrict contracts with foreign countries of concern and foreign entities of concern.",2,[38,39,40,41,42,43,44],"Civil actions and liability","Congressional oversight","Contracts and agency","Education programs funding","Government studies and investigations","Higher education","Subversive activities","2026-05-22T15:50:56.925Z","education",[48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,46,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134],"no","contracts","co","con","cont","contr","contra","contrac","contract","with","wi","wit","foreign","fo","for","fore","forei","foreig","adversaries","ad","adv","adve","adver","advers","adversa","adversar","adversari","adversarie","act","to","amend","am","ame","amen","the","higher","hi","hig","high","highe","ed","edu","educ","educa","educat","educati","educatio","of","1965","19","196","restrict","re","res","rest","restr","restri","restric","countries","cou","coun","count","countr","countri","countrie","concern","conc","conce","concer","and","entities","en","ent","enti","entit","entiti","entitie","rep","harris","ha","har","harr","harri","mark","ma","mar","nc",[],true,[138],{"versionCode":139,"actionDate":6,"actionDesc":140,"text":141,"updateDate":142},"00","Introduced in House","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) from entering into contracts with a foreign country of concern (e.g., North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran) or with a foreign entity of concern (e.g., a foreign entity that is owned or controlled by North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran) without obtaining a waiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bill outlines the process by which an IHE may receive a waiver from the Department of Education (ED) to enter into a contract with a foreign country of concern or with a foreign entity of concern. Specifically, an IHE that desires to enter into such a contract may submit to ED, not later than 120 days before the IHE enters into such a contract, a request to waive the prohibition with respect to the contract. Generally, a waiver issued under this bill shall only waive the prohibition for a one-year period (subject to renewals). Additionally, the bill requires ED to notify Congress of the intent to issue a waiver, including a justification for the waiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bill also requires an IHE that has already entered into a contract prior to the bill's enactment to submit a waiver request to ED within 30 days of the bill's enactment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bill requires ED to investigate possible violations of this bill and outlines the various penalties for each violation. 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