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H.R. 1318

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1318, the United States Research Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 1318 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb1318/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1318 EH: United States Research Protection 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.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1318
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   United States Research Protection Act  .
2.
Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction
Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( Public Law 117–167 ;  42 U.S.C. 19237 ) is amended—
(1)
by inserting  of concern  after  foreign country  each place such term appears;
(2)
by striking  means—  and all that follows through  any program, position, or activity  and inserting  means any program, position, or activity ;
(3)
by striking subparagraph (B);
(4)
by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left;
(5)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking  directly provided  and inserting  whether directly or indirectly provided ; and
(6)
in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking  ; and  and inserting a period.
    Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House2025-03-24
  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 13, 2025

hb1318/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/13/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) sponsors H.R. 1318, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1318 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Science, Space, and Technology.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Mar 25, 2025 · 458 Bills
Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 178 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1318 has taken 9 actions since Feb 13, 2025, the latest on Mar 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Mar 24, 202514:37
House
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 24, 202514:37
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1201-1202)
Mar 24, 202514:37
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
Mar 24, 202514:51
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1201)

Votes

H.R. 1318 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1318 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • United States Research Protection Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • United States Research Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • United States Research Protection Act — Display Title
  • United States Research Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1318 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Transportation.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHAD LORD111
CHARLES SPEARS111
CHRISTINA HAZARD111
EMILY DOUCE111
JOHN GARDER111
KRISTEN HAJIBRAHIM111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$127.3K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1318 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1318’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr1318/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1318 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employee hiring to Research administration and funding.

hr1318/subjects.txt
Employee hiringInternational scientific cooperationResearch administration and funding

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1318, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 1318.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havepower to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H711]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com