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substantiveDec 3, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H R 1005 — CLASS Act

Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act, or the CLASS Act.
  • Official subject tags include Asia, China, education program funding, and elementary and secondary education.
  • The official summary says that, as a condition of receiving federal K, 12 education funds, public elementary and secondary schools could not accept funds from or contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or anyone acting for them.
  • Schools would also have to tell the Department of Education about funding or contracts from a foreign source.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea242

Democrat: 30 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 211

Nay176

Democrat: 176

Present0

Not Voting14

Democrat: 7 · Republican: 7

How each member voted (432)

Yea (242)

Nay (176)

Not Voting (14)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.