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Rules Committee advances closed rule for bill restricting DHS funding to universities tied to Confucius Institutes
Summary
The House Committee on Rules reported a closed rule that will send H.R. 881 — which would restrict Department of Homeland Security funding to colleges and universities tied to Confucius Institutes or certain Chinese entities — to the House floor with limited debate.
The House Committee on Rules reported a closed rule to advance H.R. 881, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, which would bar Department of Homeland Security funding for U.S. institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes or maintain relationships with defined Chinese entities of concern unless the Secretary of Homeland Security issues a waiver.
Representative Pfluger (Representative, Committee on Homeland Security) told the committee that Confucius Institutes “were quickly discovered to be another extension of the CCP global influence apparatus” and described the bill as a tool to protect students, intellectual property and national security. Representative Thompson (Representative, Committee on…
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