119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 6, 2025
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
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Latest action (Dec 4, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 6, 2025)
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA notifies parents of their rights to request and receive information regarding foreign influence (e.g., influence by China) in schools.
These rights include the right to
• review (and make copies of at no cost) any curricular or professional development material used at the school that was obtained using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern;
• know, by written response, how many school personnel are compensated using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern; and
• know, by written response, information about funding from or agreements (e.g., contracts) with a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.
Parents must submit a written request for this information.
Each school must post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) a summary notice of parental rights under the bill.
The bill requires the Department of Education to notify state educational agencies (SEAs) about the bill's requirements. Each SEA must, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, notify LEAs about the bill's requirements.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 314 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 166 (Roll no. 314). (text: CR 12/3/2025 H5008) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 166 (Roll no. 314). (text: CR 12/3/2025 H5008) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5036-5037)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1049, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1049.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H5007-5010)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 916 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Education programs funding · Elementary and secondary education · School administration · State and local government operations · Teaching, teachers, curricula
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-13.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-13.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026.
6 citations.
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, all provisions. H.R. 8901, Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act, all provisions. H.R.1049, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act, all provisions. S. 1296, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Education
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1048, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1049, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1069, Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Commu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1048, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1049, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1069, Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Commu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Education
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1048, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1049, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act, all provisions. H.R. 2686, University Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 1049 "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act," all provisions. HR 418 "Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act," a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Education
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Communist Teachings for (PROTECT) Our Kids Act, all provisions. H.R. 1005, Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems (CLASS) Act, all provisions. H.R. 1049, Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act, all provisions. Issues related to Department of Educations Office of Civil Ri…
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