Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2023
Key claim: Federal agencies would be barred from directly or indirectly funding or conducting research with China’s government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any affiliated entity.
Abstract
(HR1800 · 118th Congress) Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2023 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 (2023-03-24): Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Why this matters
The proposal would make institutional affiliation a basis for excluding research partners from direct and indirect federal support, affecting agencies and federally supported university collaborations involving covered entities. It continues the legislative approach documented in the 2022 proposal, but its introduced status does not establish a new funding restriction.