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House passes legislation to keep foreign influence out of higher education
https://justthenews.com ^ | 3/27/2025 | Charlotte Hazard

Posted on 03/27/2025 8:26:50 PM PDT by bitt

The DETERRENT Act passed in a 241 to 169 vote.

The Republican-led House on Thursday passed legislation to limit foreign influence in U.S. universities and colleges.

The legislation mandates that schools have to report foreign gifts that are at $50,000 or more to the Department of Education.

The legislation bans donations from China and Russia.

“The lack of transparency around foreign relationships with our nation’s universities should concern every American as we see stolen research, antisemitic propaganda, and academic censorship," Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg said in a statement after the bill passed.

"This is a major win for transparency, accountability, and protecting students from foreign adversaries attempting to influence U.S. universities," Washington GOP Rep. Michael Baumgartner said after the bill was passed.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: deterrentact; highereducation; house

1 posted on 03/27/2025 8:26:50 PM PDT by bitt
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YOU CAN CHECK HOW YOUR REP AND SENATORS VOTED HERE..

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes_new.htm


2 posted on 03/27/2025 8:28:12 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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I wonder if professors accept gifts from foreign sources. Dozens, if not hundreds, of students apply for teaching assistantships and the professor picks one who can barely speak English.


3 posted on 03/27/2025 8:53:12 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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bump


4 posted on 03/27/2025 9:55:38 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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The legislation bans donations from China and Russia.

They should also ban donations from KSA, Qatar and UAE, as they are using this money to push radical islam.

5 posted on 03/27/2025 11:45:55 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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Should have banned donations from Muslim countries, their our real enemies.


6 posted on 03/28/2025 3:58:38 AM PDT by Ronald77
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DOE is being shutdown so reporting to them would be hard to do.


7 posted on 03/28/2025 4:16:46 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Screw ‘higher’, I want LOWER to be free!


8 posted on 03/28/2025 4:30:48 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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China and Russia are not the only countries from whom donations to colleges must be illegal. In addition to specific nations the ban should be “and from any nation that is not a multi-party democracy with free speech and freedom of religion. THAT will eliminate every Middle East country except Israel, among others in Africa, Latin America and Asia. No longer should the rich Middle East countries friendly to the Muslim Brotherhood be allowed to buy influence and friendly propoganda at American colleges.


9 posted on 03/28/2025 9:16:07 AM PDT by Wuli
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