Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act aims to inform parents about foreign influence in public schools. As a condition for receiving funds, local educational agencies must allow parents to review materials purchased with funds from foreign countries or foreign entities of concern. Parents can also request information on personnel compensated by these sources and details regarding donations, agreements, or financial transactions. Schools must post a notice of these rights publicly at the start of each school year. The Secretary and State educational agencies are required to notify local agencies of these rules.
Yes
- Scored +7
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
It mandates disclosure of foreign funding and influence in public schools.
- Scored +5
Would people in middle age be better off under this?
Parents (typically middle-aged) gain significant oversight and transparency regarding their children's education.
- Scored +3
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill establishes federal conditions for local educational agencies to receive funds.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
It imposes federal reporting requirements on local and state educational agencies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Parental Oversight of Materials: Parents have the right to review and get free copies of curricular or professional development materials funded by foreign countries or entities of concern (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Transparency on Staffing: Parents can find out how many school personnel are paid, partially or fully, by foreign governments or entities of concern (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Financial Disclosure: Parents can request details on donations, written agreements, and financial transactions involving foreign countries or entities of concern, including the amount of funds and any applicable terms (Section 2(a)(3) and 2(b)).
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Public Awareness: Schools must provide a summary notice of these parental rights on a public website or through wide dissemination at the start of the school year (Section 2(c)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — It mandates disclosure of foreign funding and influence in public schools. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill establishes federal conditions for local educational agencies to receive funds. Does this leave more decisions to the states? — It imposes federal reporting requirements on local and state educational agencies.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Parents (typically middle-aged) gain significant oversight and transparency regarding their children's education.
- 7/29/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming