# 119-hr-422: No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act

119-hr-422, No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-422
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Limits federal reimbursement for university research overhead based on endowment size.** This bill would cap how much federal research award funds can pay for indirect costs and add annual data collection and oversight to track those funds. - Institutions with endowments over $5 billion would be barred from using federal research award funds to cover indirect costs. - Institutions with endowments over $2 billion but not more than $5 billion would face an 8% indirect cost rate cap. All other institutions would face a 15% cap on indirect costs. - Participating institutions must annually provide endowment data to the Commissioner for Education Statistics. The Commissioner would compile lists for agencies, Congress, and the public, and the Comptroller General would report annually on how reimbursed indirect costs are used and which fields and agencies receive the most funding. The rules would apply to federal research awards made one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Caps on university overhead in grants: cost, high. If enacted, colleges with endowments over $5 billion would get 0% for indirect costs on federal research awards. Schools with $2 billion to $5 billion would be capped at 8% for indirect costs. All other schools would be capped at 15% for indirect costs. Agencies would use each school’s endowment va…
- Annual endowment reports and public lists: mixed, low. If enacted, colleges in federal aid programs would need to send NCES their endowment totals each year. NCES would use values as of September 30 from the prior fiscal year and sort schools above $5 billion and $2–$5 billion. By each September 30, OMB would share these lists with agencies, Congress,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-422 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/422)

## Related
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [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-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8374)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-422 (as of 2026-09-21).