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H.R. 881: DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 881119th CongressEducation

DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

Sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) · 5 active : 5 Republicans

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMay 7, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

9 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

This bill restricts funding to an institution of higher education (IHE) that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute, Thousand Talents Program, or Chinese entity of concern. The bill defines (1)

Confucius Institute

as a cultural institute funded by the Chinese government; (2)

Thousand Talents Program

as any technological or educational program funded or administered by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; and (3)

Chinese entity of concern

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as generally any university or college in China that is involved in China's military, police, or intelligence activities.

Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must ensure that an IHE that has awarded a contract to, entered into an agreement with, or received an in-kind donation or gift from a Confucius Institute, Thousand Talents Program, or Chinese entity of concern is ineligible to receive any funds from DHS, unless the IHE terminates the relationship. The IHE may regain eligibility for these funds upon termination of the relationship.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed266 yea, 153 nayMay 7, 2025 · Roll call 120

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	35	19	54%
Middle	176	28	16%
Entrenched	202	7	3%
All

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Homeland Security · HouseReported by · Markup by · Discharged from · Referred to
Counterterrorism and Intelligence · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Area studies and international education
Asia
China
Department of Homeland Security
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

43Swing 70–100
204Middle 30–70
184Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 23.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 881 · May 7, 2025 · Roll call 119On PassageDHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 1069 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 312On PassagePROTECT Our Kids Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1005 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 311On PassageCLASS Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1516 · Sep 10, 2024 · Roll call 1126On PassageDHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1516 · Sep 10, 2024 · Roll call 1124On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 4795 · Sep 3, 2026 · Roll call 655On PassageProtect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7892 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 577On PassageNo Aid for Ghost Students Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2616 · May 20, 2026 · Roll call 544On PassagePROTECT Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1049 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 313On PassageTRACE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1048 · Mar 27, 2025 · Roll call 82On PassageDETERRENT Act
PassedSame policy area

Cosponsors

5 active

Show all 5 cosponsors

Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)
Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5)
Gabe Evans (R-CO-8)
Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8)
John Joyce (R-PA-13)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 92)
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 85 Swing (today: 90)
Contact
3
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 89)
ContactCall
4
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 88)
ContactCall
5
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 88)
ContactCall
6
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 81 Swing (today: 88)
Contact
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today86Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 80 Swing (today: 86)
ContactCall
8
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today85Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 85)
ContactCall
9
Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today84Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:YeaBroke with partyProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 84)
Contact
10
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey 5th · Lean D+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Today84Swing
Vote on passage, May 7, 2025:Not votingProjected at the vote: 77 Swing (today: 84)
ContactCall