Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act or the CONFUCIUS Act
This bill addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.
Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-15 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-15 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-11 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2020-06-10 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2860-2861) | Senate |
| 2020-06-10 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2859-2861) | Senate |
| 2019-03-28 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2019-03-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |