Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

House Bill

H.R. 1049

119th Congress

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.

Introduced2/6/2025

StatusPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

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Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

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 fun

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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.

Bill Number: 1049
Introduced: 2/6/2025
Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Policy Area: Education

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Fact Sheet

Title: Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Bill Number: 1049
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Introduced: 2/6/2025
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 countrie

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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

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education ActThis 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.These rights include the right to<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>Parents must submit a written request for this information.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. 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.

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