# New Hampshire HB1776: requiring higher educational institutions to report the reception of foreign grants, donations, and contracts to the department of education and the general court.

New Hampshire HB1776, requiring higher educational institutions to report the reception of foreign grants, donations, and contracts to the department of education and the general court., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Sweeney (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-10-19 (Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 9-6; )) (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1776
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring higher educational institutions to report the reception of foreign grants, donations, and contracts to the department of education and the general court.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-10-19, Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 9-6; )
- Sponsor: Joe Sweeney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Sweeney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ross Berry (Republican), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-10-19: Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 9-6; ) (House)
- 2026-09-14: Executive Session: 10/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 11 (House)
- 2026-02-11: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 02/10/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 7 P. 9 (House)
- 2026-01-29: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 35 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-17: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24536)

## Related bills

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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24536)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1776-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-05).