H.R. 1005House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateEducation

Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

Sponsored byDavid P. JoyceR-OH-14Introduced Feb 5, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Dec 4, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Feb 5, 2025

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.

Face Value

as passed the House
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

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What Congress did

1 recorded
  • decisive vote

    House · Dec 3, 2025

    Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.

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