Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act passed the House 301 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
ReportedFeb 12, 2025
Passed one chamberDec 3, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 85 words.
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act or the CLASS Act This bill prohibits public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from or entering into a contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the CCP. The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 105 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 288 words
- Subjects
- AsiaChinaEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 916 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]