HR 1005
Passed a chamber
Requires public elementary and secondary schools that receive federal aid to report to the Secretary of Education any foreign funding or contracts worth more than $10,000.
Official title: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
05-FEB-2025
Referred
05-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
12-FEB-2025
Reported
05-MAR-2025
On the calendar
05-MAR-2025
Passed
03-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
04-DEC-2025
- Schools must file a written disclosure within 30 days of receiving more than $10,000 in foreign funds or signing foreign contracts worth more than $10,000 in total.
- Each disclosure identifies the foreign source's name and country, the amount received, and the terms of any funding or contract.
- Disclosure is a condition of receiving federal financial assistance under any applicable program.
- The short title is the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act, or the CLASS Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (05-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-DEC-2025).
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5 Republicans