Bill · HR
H.R. 542 (119th)
No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025
Original
Introduced
16 January 2025
Last action
16 January 2025 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
27 August 2025
Summary
No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal education funds if the IHE receives gifts from certain countries. Specifically, the bill prohibits an IHE from receiving a gift from (1) China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran; or (2) a country that has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as determined by the Department of State. The bill also requires an IHE, as a condition of eligibility for federal education funds, to report any offer of a gift from such a foreign country.
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Timeline
16 January 2025
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 16 January 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 January 2025
Sponsors
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/542
- us · 119-hr-542 · source updated 27 August 2025