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H.R. 2147

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Summary

H.R. 2147, the Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 14, 2025 by Rep. Riley Moore (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2147 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb2147/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2147 IH: Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-14
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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. 2147  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 14, 2025   Mr. Moore of West Virginia  (for himself,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Gill of Texas , and  Mr. McDowell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025   or the   Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on admission of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(s)
Prohibition on admission of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students
An alien who is a national of the People's Republic of China may not be issued a visa or otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M), for the purpose of conducting research or pursuing a course of study.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Riley Moore (R) sponsors H.R. 2147, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2147 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 14, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2147 has taken 2 actions since Mar 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 2147 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2147, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2147 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of Chinese nationals as nonimmigrant students, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2147 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CORNELL UNIVERSITY—New York16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CORNELL UNIVERSITY16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DIANNE MILLER116
ALESSIA LEAL115
DAMIEN SHARP115
DANIEL PARKER115
KRISTEN ADAMS111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 second_quarter$444K2nd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2026 second_quarter$360K2nd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 third_quarter$240K3rd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 first_quarter$230K1st Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 fourth_quarter$180K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2147 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2147’s is Immigration.

hr2147/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture 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 DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2147, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOORE of West Virginia:H.R. 2147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Artile 1, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H1163]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com