# 119-hr-1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

119-hr-1005, Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1005
- Congress: 119
- Title: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-08

## Summary

**Requires public K–12 schools to disclose foreign funding and contracts.** The bill would tie federal aid to a new, mandatory reporting rule that sends information about foreign money and contracts to the Secretary of Education.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 242 | 176 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- New foreign funding reports for schools: mixed, medium. If enacted, public K–12 schools that get federal aid would have to report some foreign money and contracts. A report would be due within 30 days after a school gets over $10,000 from a foreign source, or signs foreign contracts totaling over $10,000. The school would have to name the foreign source…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1005 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1005)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1005 (as of 2026-09-08).