S 769 ยท United States Research Protection Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Jul 22, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 4
Summary
United States Research Protection Act of 2025 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
- Jul 22, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
- Jul 22, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
- Jul 22, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
- Apr 30, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.