Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2022
Key claim: The bill would prohibit federal agencies from directly or indirectly funding or conducting research with China’s government, the Chinese Communist Party, or entities controlled by them.
Abstract
(HR6711 · 117th Congress) Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2022 This bill prohibits federal agencies from conducting or supporting, either directly or indirectly, research that will be conducted by China’s government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any agent, instrumentality, or entity belonging to or controlled by either entity. Latest action (2022-02-11): Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Why this matters
The proposal would have made ties to China’s government or Communist Party a basis for excluding research partnerships from direct or indirect federal support, affecting agencies and potentially universities working with covered entities. It did not advance beyond committee, so this bill created no new funding restrictions.