CCP Influence Restrictions in K-12 Schools

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2025-05-08 — DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act: cross-connection with dhs-confucius-institutes-chinese-entities-restrictions: Parallel efforts to restrict PRC/CCP-affiliated educational programs, with this bill focused on the DHS lever for higher-ed-facing Confucius Institutes. (novelty: 3)
2025-12-04 — PROTECT Our Kids Act: cross-connection with protect-our-kids-act: PROTECT Our Kids Act is a specific legislative vehicle implementing the broader K-12 CCP-influence restriction concept by conditioning federal education funding on non-affiliation with PRC-funded cultural/language institutes. (novelty: 2)
2025-12-04 — Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act: CLASS Act (Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act) introduced: would condition federal K-12 elementary and secondary education funding on public schools refusing PRC/CCP government funds or contracts, and require disclosure of foreign-source funding and contracts to the Department of Education. (novelty: 2)