HR 6428 Cleared committee

Requires the State Department to report to Congress on how many people take part in U.S. and Chinese educational and cultural exchange programs, and what those programs achieve, with the first report due 180 days after enactment and then every five years.

Official title: To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs.

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 04-DEC-2025

Referred 04-DEC-2025

Approved by committee 26-MAR-2026

Key points

Requires a list, by country, of participants in exchange programs funded by China and by the listed U.S. programs, including the Fulbright Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship
Requires data for each U.S. program on funding, participant counts, cohorts, and participant survey results on opinions of the United States and its values
Requires an analysis of participation trends and of how these programs affect U.S. and Chinese standing in each country
Requires the report in unclassified form, with an optional classified annex

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Ami Bera (D-CA) Cosponsors · 6

■ 4 D■ 2 R

4 Democrats

2 Republicans

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