# 119-hr-7616: Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act

119-hr-7616, Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7616
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**Identify and mitigate risks from PRC-linked entities in European universities and research institutions.** This bill would require the State Department to produce a strategy to spot, assess, and reduce relationships between European higher‑education and research institutions and specified People’s Republic of China actors. - European colleges and research centers would be mapped and evaluated for direct or indirect ties to covered PRC entities. The strategy must report the scale, scope, and activities by country. - U.S. diplomats and policymakers would get a checklist of vulnerabilities, threat assessments, and recommended bilateral and multilateral steps to reduce risks to U.S. and allied interests. - The bill sets a broad definition of “covered entities of concern,” including PRC firms tied to military‑civil fusion or the defense industrial base, participants in PRC foreign talent recruitment within the prior 10 years, groups directing campus organizations like Confucius Institutes or Chinese Student and Scholars Associations, actors linked to forced labor, and entities engaged in foreign malign influence. - The Under Secretary for Political Affairs would have 180 days to submit an unclassified strategy and to brief the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The strategy may include a classified annex.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New State plan on Europe campus risks: benefit, medium. This bill would require the State Department to deliver a strategy within 180 days after enactment. The strategy would cover European universities and research institutions that have direct or indirect ties to certain foreign entities. It would explain how the Department would identify, assess, and…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7616 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7616)

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- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7616 (as of 2026-09-05).