H.R. 1049 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 4, 2025. Received Dec 4, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires schools to disclose foreign funding sources
This bill would require schools to tell parents about any foreign government money or influence coming into their schools. Parents could request to see lesson plans and materials bought with foreign funds, find out how many staff members are paid with foreign money, and learn about agreements schools have with foreign countries or foreign entities. Schools would have to post information about these parent rights on their websites.
How it affects you
If you're a parent with a child in public school, you'd have the right to request and review information about foreign funding and influence at your child's school. Schools would need to respond to your written requests with details about foreign money, staff compensation, and agreements with foreign entities. This mainly affects parents in traditional public schools that receive federal education funding.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 6, 2025)
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA notifies parents of their rights to request and receive information regarding foreign influence (e.g., influence by China) in schools.
These rights include the right to
• review (and make copies of at no cost) any curricular or professional development material used at the school that was obtained using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern;
• know, by written response, how many school personnel are compensated using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern; and
• know, by written response, information about funding from or agreements (e.g., contracts) with a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.
Parents must submit a written request for this information.
Each school must post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) a summary notice of parental rights under the bill.
The bill requires the Department of Education to notify state educational agencies (SEAs) about the bill's requirements. Each SEA must, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, notify LEAs about the bill's requirements.
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. 1049
AN ACT
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Sponsor: Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL-4) · Introduced Feb 6, 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 4, 2025
Passage Passed 247–166
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 33 | 166 | 14 |
| Republicans | 214 | 0 | 6 |
33 members voted against most of their party: 33 Democrats voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.