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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.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate10 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedMay 7, 2025
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govDHS 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
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 61 | 31 | 51% |
| Middle | 184 | 20 | 11% |
| Entrenched | 165 | 3 | 2% |
| Insufficient data |
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
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 10Swing 70–100
- 63Middle 30–70
- 27Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, 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, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
5 activeShow 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.
