Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Introduced:Feb 6, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Bean
R - FL
Cosponsors
3
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Education
Summary
This bill requires schools to notify parents of their rights to information about foreign influence in education. Parents can request details about curriculum or materials funded by foreign governments or entities of concern, staff compensated with foreign funds, and agreements with foreign countries. Schools must post these rights publicly.
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill requires schools to notify parents of their rights to information about foreign influence in education. Parents can request details about curriculum or materials funded by foreign governments or entities of concern, staff compensated with foreign funds, and agreements with foreign countries. Schools must post these rights publicly.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA notifies parents of their rights to request and receive information regarding foreign influence (e.g., influence by China) in schools.</p><p>These rights include the right to</p><ul><li>review (and make copies of at no cost) any curricular or professional development material used at the school that was obtained using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern;</li><li>know, by written response, how many school personnel are compensated using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern; and</li><li>know, by written response, information about funding from or agreements (e.g., contracts) with a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.</li></ul><p>Parents must submit a written request for this information.</p><p>Each school must post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) a summary notice of parental rights under the bill. </p><p>The bill requires the Department of Education to notify state educational agencies (SEAs) about the bill's requirements. Each SEA must, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, notify LEAs about the bill's requirements.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Requires schools to notify parents about foreign influence transparency rights
Allows parents to request foreign-funded curriculum information
Discloses staff compensated with foreign government funds
Reveals contracts and agreements with foreign entities of concern
Conditions federal education funding on compliance
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Parents would have new rights to learn about foreign funding sources in their schools. Schools receiving federal funds must comply with transparency requirements. This addresses concerns about foreign influence in American education, particularly from countries like China.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Education
Related Subjects
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
School administration
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
1049, 119th Congress (2025). "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1049