Posts - Bill - HR 5253 Protecting American Research and Talent Act

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.

HR 5253 - Protecting American Research and Talent Act

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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.

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.

moderate 09/10/2025

A cautious approach, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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?

right-leaning 09/10/2025

If you’re serious about protecting innovation, you’ve got to lock down these risky collaborations.

right-leaning 09/10/2025

Finally, a bill that puts American research first instead of foreign freeloaders.