{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1005","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1005","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-05","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-12-03","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h312","question":"On Passage","title":"CLASS Act","result":"Passed","yea":242,"nay":176,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll312.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.","date":"2025-12-04"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-05","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act or the CLASS Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill prohibits public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from or entering into a contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the CCP. The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education."}],"words":85},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires public elementary and secondary schools that receive federal financial assistance to submit written disclosures to the Secretary of Education about funds or contracts above $10,000 from a foreign source.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}]},"core_areas":["Foreign funding and contract disclosure by public elementary and secondary schools"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Makes disclosure to the Secretary of Education a condition on a public elementary or secondary school's receipt of Federal financial assistance under any applicable program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}},{"text":"Requires a school to submit a written disclosure not later than 30 days after it receives funds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate from a foreign source.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}},{"text":"Requires the same written disclosure not later than 30 days after a school enters into one or more contracts with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000 with a foreign source.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}},{"text":"Requires each disclosure to identify the name and country of origin of the foreign source.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}},{"text":"Requires a disclosure of funds received to state the amount received and any terms or conditions applicable to the funds, and a disclosure of a contract to state the contract's terms and conditions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}},{"text":"Defines \"foreign source\" by reference to section 117(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and defines other terms by reference to existing federal laws.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh#H50BB81EEBEEC49EEA19715316399E3A3"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-12-03","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1005.png","v":"32de7a548571","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1005, 119th Congress: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act. House: 242 Yea, 176 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 3 Dec 2025."}}