# 119-hr-254: American Science First Act

119-hr-254, American Science First Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-254
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Science First Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Bars NSF funding to people or groups tied to export‑controlled or Chinese military‑associated entities.** This bill would prohibit the National Science Foundation from giving grants or other assistance to any individual or organization that is affiliated with entities on the Export Administration Regulations entity list or on Chinese military company lists, including parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or entities they own or control. - Researchers and U.S. universities: Would lose access to NSF funds for projects that involve partnerships, contracts, joint ventures, or other affiliations with listed foreign entities. This could force institutions to end or restructure some international collaborations. - Foreign entities and affiliates: Entities on the specified export‑control or Chinese military company lists and their corporate families would be ineligible to receive NSF grants or other assistance. - National Science Foundation and research ties: The prohibition applies notwithstanding other law and ties its scope to specific federal lists so updates to those lists would change who is covered.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NSF grants barred for listed ties: cost, low. This bill would bar the National Science Foundation from giving grants or other aid to anyone linked to certain foreign-listed companies. It would apply if your school, lab, or company has a partnership, joint venture, contract, or ownership tie with an entity on the Export Administration Regulatio…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-254 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/254)

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- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-682: Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-682)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-254 (as of 2025-12-20).