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Chairmen Green, Pfluger Applaud House Passage of Legislation Combating CCP's Infiltration of American Campuses
WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) applauded the House’s passage of H.R. 881, the “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act.” Chairman Pfluger’s legislation restricts Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding for institutions of higher education that maintain ties to Chinese Communist Party-backed (CCP) entities, such as Confucius Institutes. Chairman Pfluger has led on the “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act” since the 117th Congress. The legislation also passed the House of Representatives in 2024.
“Beijing’s malign influence should never have been allowed to reach American campuses. Chairman Pfluger’s legislation will protect our universities from the CCP’s efforts to steal American research and innovation, which Xi uses to undermine our nation’s sovereignty,” Chairman Green said. “After years of hard work by Chairman Pfluger, I look forward to getting this bill to the Senate and signed into law by President Trump. We must prevent American taxpayer dollars from funding our greatest geopolitical adversary’s sinister ambitions.”
“The Chinese Communist Party has proven to be an untrustworthy, adversarial actor by continually undermining American interests at every turn––in no world should they have a front-row seat in our classrooms funded by our own taxpayer dollars,” Chairman Pfluger said. “The passage of my legislation today sends a clear message: America’s universities and research labs will no longer be used to steal critical research, recruit talent for Military-Civil fusion enterprises, conduct espionage, commit transnational repression, and influence academic institutions to the benefit of the CCP. This is a victory for our national security and for the future generations of Americans.”
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