# 119-hr-9602: Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act

119-hr-9602, Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9602
- Congress: 119
- Title: Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**This bill would move responsibility for disclosure of foreign gifts and related contracts in higher education to the Department of State, centralizing oversight of foreign gift reporting.** It would shift functions, staff, records, and related funds from the Department of Education to the Department of State and set rules for a managed transition. - Colleges and universities would report foreign gifts and contracts to the Department of State instead of the Department of Education, changing which federal office manages those disclosures and records. - The Department of State would receive the transferred duties plus personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, records, and unexpended funds needed for the function, and could delegate those duties within the department. - The Office of Management and Budget would oversee the transfer to prevent a net increase in federal full-time equivalent employees and to certify compliance, while legal actions and existing records tied to the function would continue uninterrupted.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Foreign gift reporting moves to State: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would move college and university foreign gift and contract reporting duties from the Department of Education to the Department of State. The main transfer would take effect six months after enactment, though transfers may begin on the date of enactment. The early start would…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9602)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9602 (as of 2026-10-01).