# 119-hr-1318: United States Research Protection Act

119-hr-1318, United States Research Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1318
- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1318
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States Research Protection Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would broaden the malign foreign talent recruitment restriction by creating a "foreign country of concern" and extending the rule to any program, position, or activity, including indirect support.** It also removes a specific subparagraph and reorganizes the enumerated list so the statutory text reads more broadly and with standardized formatting. - Researchers, university administrators, and employers would face wider restrictions. Any program, position, or activity tied to a foreign country of concern could fall under the rule, even when support or facilitation is provided indirectly. - Federal agencies and compliance offices would have a wider set of conduct and entities they can restrict under the malign foreign talent recruitment regime. The change explicitly widens which conduct and entities may be covered. - The bill restructures the statute by striking subparagraph (B), renumbering clauses i–ix as A–I, inserting "whether directly or indirectly provided," and ending the list with a period, which standardizes the law's presentation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter rules for foreign research ties: mixed, low. If enacted, this would broaden limits on malign foreign talent recruitment tied to research. It would apply to any program, job, or activity offered directly or through partners or contractors. The bill would use the term "foreign country of concern" and remove one earlier subparagraph. Researchers…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act
- 119-hr-4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1318 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1318)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5343)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
- [119-hr-4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4242)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1318 (as of 2026-09-10).