H.R. 1049 · Passed House · Education

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

Sponsor: Aaron Bean (R-FL)

What it does

• Requires schools, as a condition of federal elementary and secondary education funds, to notify parents of their right to request information about foreign influence in the school.
• Gives parents the right to review and copy, at no cost, curricular or professional development materials bought with funds from a foreign government or entity of concern.
• Gives parents the right to a written response on how many school personnel are paid with such funds and on any funding or agreements with a foreign country or entity of concern.
• Requires each school to post a summary notice of these parental rights on a public website or otherwise disseminate it widely.
• Requires the Department of Education to notify state agencies, which must in turn notify local agencies, of the requirements.

Official summary

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…

Latest action

Dec 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions