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H.R. 8901119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 19, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
Introduced:
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HR 8901 bars federally funded researchers from joint projects, data sharing, or hosting scholars tied to watchlisted foreign entities.
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HR 8901 would prohibit anyone receiving federal research money from working with foreign organizations or individuals on certain U.S. government watchlists. The ban covers joint research, co-authored papers, data sharing, joint labs, and hosting visiting scholars. A government office would write rules explaining how the ban works and how it would be enforced.
Universities, research institutions, companies, and individual scientists who receive federal grants or contracts are most directly affected. Foreign researchers, students, and scholars working at or visiting U.S. federally funded institutions could also be affected indirectly.
Those currently working with a watchlisted foreign partner would have to stop using federal funds for that relationship. The bill could affect the pace and scope of international scientific work in fields like technology, medicine, and engineering.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.