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H.R. 1318 House Science, Technology, Communications

United States Research Protection Act

Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Kennedy, Mike (R-UT-3)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on commerce, science, and transportation on Mar 25, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 13, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Feb 13, 2025
  3. House Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Mar 24, 2025
  4. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202) Mar 24, 2025
  5. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318. Mar 24, 2025
  6. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201) Mar 24, 2025
  7. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201) Mar 24, 2025
  8. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Mar 24, 2025
  9. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Mar 25, 2025

Cosponsors

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Subjects

Employee hiringInternational scientific cooperationResearch administration and funding

Committees

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
    • [Referred To, Mar 25, 2025]
  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee
    • [Referred To, Feb 13, 2025]

Summary

United States Research Protection ActThis bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization).The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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