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Amendments · HAMDT 12
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 12
Amendment sought to amend section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, align reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establish sanctions for noncompliance and require the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.
· LAST ACTION MAR 27
- Amendment, not the bill
- Failed — base text stands
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
MAR 27
“On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 214 (Roll no. 79).”
OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL
- HAMDT 13Amendment sought to amend the threshold value at which gifts must be reported from $50,000 to $1.FAILED
- HAMDT 15Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State de…FAILED
- HAMDT 14Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Foreign Country Of Concern".FAILED
- HAMDT 11(no purpose recorded)ADOPTED
- HAMDT 10(no purpose recorded)ADOPTED
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment proposed changing how colleges report money they receive from foreign sources to make the rules more consistent with other federal security requirements. It also aimed to establish specific penalties for schools that break the rules and required the government to get feedback from universities before finalizing the reporting process.
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KEY POINTS
3POINT 01
Negotiated Rulemaking
This would have required the government to sit down with university leaders to design the reporting process together rather than setting the rules unilaterally.
POINT 02
Alignment with Security Standards
It aimed to prevent universities from having to fill out different forms for different government agencies regarding the same foreign funding.
POINT 03
Sanctions for Noncompliance
The amendment sought to create a specific legal framework for punishing institutions that fail to report foreign money accurately.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
D· Virginia
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ACTION TIMELINE
6 EVENTSMAR 27
On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 214 (Roll no. 79).
MAR 27
MAR 27
House amendment not agreed to: On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 214 (Roll no. 79).
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeHouse Amendment
NumberHAMDT 12
Congress119th
ChamberHouse
StatusFAILED
SubmittedMar 25, 2025
Last actionMar 27, 2025
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 12
Amendment sought to amend section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, align reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establish sanctions for noncompliance and require the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 119-38 to amend Section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, aligns reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establishes sanctions for noncompliance and requires the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.
· SUBMITTED MAR 25, 2025· LAST ACTION MAR 27, 2025
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
547
