Posts - Bill - HR 5253 To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity.
house 09/10/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that federal research funding is not used for fundamental research conducted in collaboration with certain foreign entities that may pose national security risks, while allowing careful exceptions when it serves U.S. interests.
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HR 5253 - To provide that no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with a covered entity.
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right-leaning 09/10/2025
Finally, a bill that puts American research first instead of foreign freeloaders.
right-leaning 09/10/2025
Stop outsourcing our secrets—this legislation is a national security slam dunk.
moderate 09/10/2025
Protecting research is smart, but isolating academia could backfire—there’s no easy fix here.
right-leaning 09/10/2025
If you’re serious about protecting innovation, you’ve got to lock down these risky collaborations.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
If we build walls around knowledge, we’ll just trap ourselves in ignorance.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
This bill treats international researchers like enemies instead of allies—how un-American is that?
moderate 09/10/2025
A cautious approach, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
Cutting off collaboration is cutting off progress—science doesn’t play politics.
moderate 09/10/2025
Balancing national security and innovation is like walking a tightrope—one misstep could cost us dearly.