S 769
· 119th Congress
· Science, Technology, Communications
United States Research Protection Act of 2025
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Latest action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
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Jul 22, 2025
committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-45.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jul 22, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
Apr 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Feb 27, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
United States Research Protection Act of 2025
This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.
The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization).
The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 769 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 769 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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+Calendar No. 123
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 769
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+[Report No. 119-45]
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act
to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign
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February 27, 2025
-Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill;
-which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
-Science, and Transportation
+Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Curtis) introduced the
+following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
+Commerce, Science, and Transportation
+
+July 22, 2025
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+Reported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
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``whether directly or indirectly provided''; and
(6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking
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+Calendar No. 123
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+119th CONGRESS
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+1st Session
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+S. 769
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+[Report No. 119-45]
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+_______________________________________________________________________
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+A BILL
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+To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act
+to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign
+foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.
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+_______________________________________________________________________
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+July 22, 2025
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+Reported without amendment
Cosponsors (4)
Members who signed on to support this bill.