H.R. 1005 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 3, 2025. Received Dec 4, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySchools must disclose foreign funding sources
This bill would prevent public schools that receive federal education money from accepting funds or signing contracts with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party. Schools would also have to report any funding they do receive from foreign sources to the Department of Education.
How it affects you
If you send your children to public schools, this could affect which funding sources and partnerships your school can pursue. School administrators and officials would need to track and report foreign funding to comply with the law.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 5, 2025)
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act or the CLASS Act
This bill prohibits public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from or entering into a contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the CCP. The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1005
AN ACT
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
Sponsor: Rep. David P. Joyce (R-OH-14) · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Education · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 4, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Dec 3, 2025
Passage Passed 242–176
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 30 | 176 | 7 |
| Republicans | 212 | 0 | 7 |
30 members voted against most of their party: 30 Democrats voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
Opens on the most recent version where something changed1 more section may have moved or been renamed, but the match wasn’t strong enough to confirm. They are not counted above.