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H.R. 1005

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1005, the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. David Joyce (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Dec 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

H.R. 1005 has 5 co-sponsors, 1 roll call and 1 amendment.

hb1005/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1005 EH: CLASS Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1005
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act   or the  CLASS Act .
2.
Disclosure of foreign funding and contracts
(a)
In general
As a condition on receipt of Federal financial assistance under any applicable program by a public elementary school or a public secondary school, the school, not later than 30 days after receiving funds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate from a foreign source, or entering into one or more contracts with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000 with a foreign source, shall submit to the Secretary of Education a written disclosure that identifies—
(1)
the name and country of origin of the foreign source;
(2)
in a case in which a school receives funds from a foreign source—
(A)
the amount of funds received from that source; and
(B)
any terms or conditions applicable to the receipt of such funds; and
(3)
in a case in which a school enters into a contract with a foreign source, the terms and conditions of such contract.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term  applicable program  has the meaning given that term in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1221 ).
(2)
The terms  elementary school  and  secondary school  have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
(3)
The term  Federal financial assistance  has the meaning given that term in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code.
(4)
The term  foreign source  has the meaning given that term in section 117(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h) ).
    Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-05
  2. Passed House2025-12-03
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025

hb1005/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/05/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. David Joyce (R) sponsors H.R. 1005, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1005 went before 2 committees: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Education and Workforce.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Dec 4, 2025 · 747 Bills
Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Reported By · Mar 5, 2025 · 824 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1005, the latest H. Rept. 119-12.

  • H. Rept. 119-12 — COMBATING THE LIES OF AUTHORITARIANS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACT

Actions

H.R. 1005 has taken 18 actions since Feb 5, 2025, the latest on Dec 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 4, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Dec 3, 202512:13
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H5005-5007)
Dec 3, 202512:13
House
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Dec 3, 202512:14
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1005.
Dec 3, 202512:31
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Votes

H.R. 1005 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Dec 3, 2025 at 242–176.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Dec 3, 2025
House
On Passage
242
176

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 1005, the latest acted on Dec 3, 2025.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1005.

HRES 916Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

Titles

H.R. 1005 goes by 8 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act — Display Title
  • To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, and for other purposes. — Official Titles as Amended by House
  • Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1005, the latest on Feb 20, 2025.

  • H.R. 1005, CLASS Act — 2025-02-20As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on February 12, 2025

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1005 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Education, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Banking, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia13—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FDD ACTION13—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG113
NICHOLAS STEWART113
TYLER STAPLETON113
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE112
CONNOR PFEIFFER112
DANIEL VAYNSHTEYN112
ZACHARY JUTCOVICH112
MICHAEL ROGENMOSER111
SARAH URSPRUNG FELDPAUSCH)111
TOBY DERSHOWITZ111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$300K4th Quarter - Amendme…
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$290K4th Quarter - Report
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1005 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1005’s is Education.

hr1005/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1005 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Asia to Elementary and secondary education.

hr1005/subjects.txt
AsiaChinaEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1005, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:H.R. 1005.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H505]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com