# 116-hr-7842: INFLUENCE Act

116-hr-7842, INFLUENCE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7842
- Congress: 116
- Title: INFLUENCE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment Act or the INFLUENCE Act This bill lowers the disclosure threshold regarding gifts or contracts from a foreign source that institutions of higher education (IHEs) must report to the Department of Education. It also requires IHEs to disclose information related to foreign involvement in sensitive projects.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7842)

## Related
- [116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6802)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8757)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7842 (as of 2025-11-18).