The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2025
HR 881 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by August Pfluger (R)

DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

Bars colleges with ties to Chinese government programs from receiving funding.

Tradeoff

Restricts federal funding to colleges that partner with Chinese government cultural institutes or military-linked universities. Colleges can regain eligibility by ending those relationships.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period for federal administrative compliance.

The $500,000 federal cost is only 's administrative burden to enforce the new restrictions — the policy's real impact falls on higher education institutions that host Confucius Institutes or have relationships with Chinese entities of concern, which would lose funding eligibility.

H.R. 881, DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act · Apr 2025

The House passed this 266-153 on May 7, 2025. The bill is now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jan 31, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 9, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-87.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #120 · May 7, 2025)

    266 yeanay 153

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(May 8, 2025)

Passage votes so far· May 7, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027