3.0.0 1318 2026-02-04T04:11:37Z 2026-02-04T04:11:37Z House H HR 2025-02-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1318 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 1318.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havepower to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H711]</pre> sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-25T16:18:10Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-13T14:06:50Z 2025-03-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2025-03-24 14:51:31 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 14:51:30 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 14:51:30 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-24 14:37:23 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 14:37:22 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 14:37:13 Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000403 Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] Mike Kennedy R UT 3 N S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2025-02-13 True Science, Technology, Communications Employee hiring 2025-03-25T14:25:08Z International scientific cooperation 2025-03-25T14:25:08Z Research administration and funding 2025-03-25T14:25:08Z Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-17T14:42:36Z

00 2025-02-13 Introduced in House 2025-03-19T19:51:10Z <p><strong>United States Research Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill clarifies the definition of a&nbsp;<em>malign foreign talent recruitment program</em> under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.<em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict&nbsp;of&nbsp;interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization).</p><p>The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such&nbsp;countries.</p>

Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 2025-03-28T11:23:18Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 2025-03-25T05:38:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 2025-03-13T09:23:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2025-03-13T09:23:18Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 2025-03-13T09:18:22Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1318rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr1318rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1318eh/xml/BILLS-119hr1318eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1318ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1318ih.xml 2025-03-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.