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HR 1049 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

In plain language: Under this bill, public schools must disclose to parents any donations, contracts, learning materials, or staff salaries funded by foreign governments or designated foreign entities of concern. Upon a parent's written request, a school must provide free copies of foreign-funded curriculum and detail any foreign financial ties within 30 days. School districts would be required to post an annual notice of these parental rights to stay eligible for federal education funds.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—Applies nationwide to parents of public school students and local educational agencies receiving ESEA funds, but no specific count is stated in the bill text.
Fiscal magnitude—The text does not authorize specific funding, impose fines, or state dollar amounts; compliance is tied as a condition to receiving existing ESEA federal funds.
Reach34provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal vs. state/local+25Curriculum & control−15

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Parents of public school studentsGains the legal right to inspect and copy free of charge foreign-funded curriculum or training materials, and to receive written records about foreign donations, contracts, and foreign-funded staff within 30 days of request.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Local educational agencies and public schoolsMust fulfill parent information requests within 30 days, cover copying costs for foreign-funded materials, and publish annual notices of parental rights as a condition of receiving federal education funding.provisional
  • State educational agenciesMust notify all local school districts about the foreign-funding disclosure rules at the start of each school year as a condition of receiving federal funds.provisional
  • Department of EducationMust formally notify all state educational agencies about the new disclosure requirements at the beginning of each school year.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Require public schools, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to allow parents to inspect and make free copies of any curriculum or teacher training materials bought with foreign government or foreign entity funds within 30 days of a written request.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Require public schools to tell parents in writing, within 30 days of a request, how many school staff are paid with funds from a foreign government or foreign entity of concern.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  3. Require public schools to provide parents written records of any donations, contracts, or financial transactions with foreign governments or entities of concern, including dollar amounts and terms, within 30 days of a request.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  4. Require public schools to publish a notice on their website or distribute it to the public at the start of each school year explaining these parental rights.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Dec 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Dec 4, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 4, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 166 (Roll no. 314). (text: CR 12/3/2025 H5008)
  4. Dec 4, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 166 (Roll no. 314). (text: CR 12/3/2025 H5008)
  5. Dec 1, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 916 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  6. Mar 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-13.
  7. Mar 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-13.
  8. Feb 12, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
  9. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House

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