# 119-hr-1048: DETERRENT Act 119-hr-1048, DETERRENT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1048 - As of: 2026-07-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-1048 - Congress: 119 - Title: DETERRENT Act - Status: passed_house - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Sponsor: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA) - Cosponsors: 21 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-15 ## Summary **Mandatory annual disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts** would require colleges and universities to report most foreign funding and creates rules to block or waive certain deals with designated foreign actors. It would also build a public database, require interagency information sharing, and set a new enforcement system with fines, recordkeeping, and compliance officers. - Colleges and universities would have to report gifts that total more than $50,000 from the same foreign source in a year, gifts of indeterminate value, and any gifts or contracts from countries or entities of concern. Institutions must keep unredacted contracts and related records for 5 years and appoint one to three compliance officers. - Students and campus programs could see changes to research partnerships and funded activities when contracts involve designated countries or entities of concern, because many such deals would be prohibited or require a Secretary-issued waiver. - The Department of Education would transmit unredacted reports to other agencies, maintain a public list of countries and entities of concern, and enforce the rules with fines (including minimums such as $50,000 and percentage-based penalties) and possible loss of Title IV eligibility for at least 2 institutional fiscal years. ## Cosponsors (21) - Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - 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. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z ## Votes | Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 241 | 169 | ## Provisions PRIA read - Stronger enforcement and big fines for colleges: cost, high. If enacted, the Department would investigate possible violations and would ask the Attorney General to sue to force compliance. If a court orders a school to comply, the school would have to repay the government’s investigation and enforcement costs and pay tiered fines. For missed reports on known… - Limits on contracts with foreign adversaries: cost, medium. If enacted, schools would be barred from signing contracts with listed countries or entities of concern. The Secretary could grant a one‑year waiver for specific contract terms after review. First‑time waiver requests would be due 120 days before the contract, and the Secretary would respond at lea… - Colleges must name compliance officers: cost, low. If enacted, each school would publish a compliance policy within 90 days and name 1 to 3 compliance officers. Covered people at the school would disclose foreign gifts each year above the federal minimal value, and contracts of $5,000 or more or of indeterminate value. Schools would post these disc… - Public reporting of foreign gifts to colleges: mixed, medium. If enacted, schools would report by July 31 for any year they get a foreign gift or contract of $50,000 or more (alone or combined), or of indeterminate value. They would also report any gift or contract from a listed country or entity of concern, no matter the amount. Schools would keep unredacted… - Large private colleges must report investments: mixed, medium. If enacted, a non‑public school with more than $6 billion in assets and more than $250 million in investments of concern would file a report by July 31 for any year it buys, sells, or holds such investments. The report would list purchases, sales, and holdings, show the year‑end total, the value of… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act - 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 - 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 - 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-1048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1048) ## Related - [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514) - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909) - [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567) - [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422) - [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1048 (as of 2026-07-15).