Bill would require K-12 schools to disclose foreign funding over $10,000
Passed one chamberH.R. 1005Latest action
Sponsor: David P. Joyce · Representative · OH
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Official title: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
119th Congress
Topics: Education
Introduced:
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The CLASS Act would make public K-12 schools disclose foreign gifts or contracts over $10,000 within 30 days.
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What does this do?
This bill requires public elementary and middle/high schools receiving federal education funding to publicly disclose foreign money or contracts exceeding $10,000. Schools would have 30 days to file a written disclosure with the U.S. Secretary of Education naming the foreign source, country, amount, and any attached conditions.
Who does it affect?
Public school districts and administrators would face new reporting duties, while the U.S. Department of Education would receive and track disclosures. Parents, students, and taxpayers have no new obligations but would gain access to this information.
Why does it matter?
Schools that fail to comply could risk their eligibility for federal funding, since disclosure would become a condition of receiving federal assistance.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Dec 4, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 312
As recorded
- Question
- On Passage
- Result:
- Passed
- 242
- Nay
- 176
- 0
- 14
Republicans 212 yes, 7 not voting · Democrats 30 yes, 176 no, 7 not voting
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