HR 1318 ยท United States Research Protection Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Feb 13, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Mike Kennedy [R-UT-3]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
United States Research Protection Act This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization). The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.
Recent actions
- Mar 25, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 24, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 24, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
- Mar 24, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)
- Mar 24, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
- Mar 24, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202)
- Mar 24, 2025 Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.