# 119-hr-938: No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act

119-hr-938, No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-938
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Contracts with Foreign Adversaries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks college contracts with foreign adversaries.** This bill would bar institutions of higher education from entering contracts with a foreign country of concern or a foreign entity of concern. - Colleges must appoint a compliance officer and make specified contract disclosures to Congress, including a transitional waiver path for contracts signed before enactment. - Waivers and penalties: Institutions could request 1-year waivers with renewal options, but repeated violations would bar future waivers and impose monetary fines tied to the institution's federal funding. - Enforcement and program access: The Education Secretary and the Attorney General could investigate and bring civil actions. Three consecutive years of violations could make an institution ineligible for Department of Education programs for at least 2 fiscal years and require 2 years of demonstrated compliance to regain eligibility.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Loss of federal student aid access: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would add a rule tying school eligibility for Title-authorized federal student aid to compliance with the new contract rules. A school that violates any requirement for three institutional fiscal years in a row would lose eligibility for federal student aid programs for at leas…
- Fines and legal costs for violations: cost, medium. If enacted, the Department would investigate possible violations and could ask the Attorney General to sue to force compliance. Schools that knowingly or willfully break the rules could face fines tied to their federal funds under this Act for the most recent fiscal year. A first knowing or willful…
- Ban and waiver for foreign contracts: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar colleges from signing contracts with countries or entities labeled a foreign country or entity of concern. "Contract" would be defined broadly to include purchases, leases, and affiliations that use a school's name, time, services, or resources. Schools with contract…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act
- 119-hr-1623: SCREEN Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/938)

## Related
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4323)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5883)
- [119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2528)
- [119-hr-1623: SCREEN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1623)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-938 (as of 2026-04-21).