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S. 769

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S. 769, the United States Research Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 27, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 22, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

Record

Text

S. 769 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb769/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S769 IS: United States Research Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-27
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 769  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself and  Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
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 of 2025  .
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 ( 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.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Feb 27, 2025

sb769/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/27/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 769, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 769 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Reported By · Jul 22, 2025 · 458 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on S. 769, the latest S. Rept. 119-45.

Actions

S. 769 has taken 5 actions since Feb 27, 2025, the latest on Jul 22, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 22, 2025
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jul 22, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Feb 27, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 769 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 769 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • United States Research Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • United States Research Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • United States Research Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill 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

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 769, the latest on Jul 9, 2025.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 769 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; S. 769’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s769/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

S. 769 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employee hiring to Research administration and funding.

s769/subjects.txt
Employee hiringInternational scientific cooperationResearch administration and funding

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