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No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced
Summary
Prohibits certain foreign gifts to colleges and universities. This bill would bar colleges that receive Higher Education Act funds from accepting gifts from any country that has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization or from China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran, and it would require institutions to report each offered gift from those countries to the Secretary to remain eligible for federal funds.
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- Colleges and universities would be unable to accept gifts from the listed countries and must report each offer to the Secretary to keep eligibility for Higher Education Act funding.
- Donors from China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, or any country the Secretary of State determines has provided material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization would be excluded as allowable gift sources.
- The bill ties national security definitions from federal law into higher education funding rules by using the legal meaning of "material support" and the definition of a foreign terrorist organization.
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Ban on some foreign gifts to colleges
Colleges that get federal higher-ed funds would face new limits on foreign gifts. They could not accept gifts from China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. They also could not accept gifts from any country that, as of enactment, has given material support to a foreign terrorist group, as determined by the State Department. This would start on the date the bill is enacted. To stay eligible for federal higher-ed funds, colleges would need to report each time they are offered a gift from those countries.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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