S 590 United States Senate · 117th Congress

CONFUCIUS Act

Summary

Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act or the CONFUCIUS Act This bill addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

President

Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Last action Mar 8, 2021

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1043; text: CR S1043)

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1043; text: CR S1043)

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors