# 119-hr-1999: Disclose GIFT Act

119-hr-1999, Disclose GIFT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1999
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disclose GIFT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Public reporting of foreign gifts and contracts at research-focused colleges and universities.** This bill would require eligible institutions to disclose foreign gifts and contracts to a searchable public database, set disclosure thresholds and retention rules, and create a federal enforcement mechanism and anti-espionage planning requirement. - Would require eligible colleges and universities to maintain a public, searchable database of disclosed foreign gifts and contracts. Reports must appear online 30 days after receipt and remain available until at least five years after the gift or contract date. - Covered faculty and staff would have to report gifts that exceed the minimal value defined in law and certain contracts. Institutions must keep records of the names of individuals who make disclosures for purposes of investigations or Freedom of Information Act requests. - Applies only to Title IV-eligible institutions that either received more than $50 million in federal research funds in any of the prior five years or receive Title VI funding. Institutions must also adopt plans to identify and manage potential information-gathering or espionage risks arising from foreign gifts or contracts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New foreign gift reporting at colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, Title IV colleges that got over $50,000,000 in federal research funds in any of the last five years, or get Title VI funds, would face new foreign gift and contract reporting within 90 days. Covered employees would file a yearly report by July 31 for the prior year. They would disclose…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-1048: DETERRENT Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1999 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1999)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-1048: DETERRENT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1048)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1999 (as of 2026-08-01).