From Fox News: More than 160 House Democrats voted against a pair of bills Thursday aimed at keeping foreign influence out of U.S. schools.
Both pieces of legislation passed with bipartisan support, though Democrats’ top ranks opposed each one.
“We just want to educate our children, focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, developing a holistic child, giving the ability to them to think critically,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital when asked about the pushback.
“We’re not going to be lectured by a group of Republicans who are dismantling the Department of Education in real-time. Literally 90% of the Department of Education as it existed last year is now gone.”
Completely dodging the main issue of foreign influence in American schools, Jeffries wildly accused Republicans of “attacking public education just like they’re attacking public health and attacking public safety.”
Both bills now move on to the Senate, where they must be approved again before they can be signed into law.
The first bill, led by House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., blocks federal funds from elementary and secondary schools that have programs, cultural exchanges or other class-related activities that get dollars from the Chinese government, as well as schools that either directly or indirectly get any kind of support from entities or people related to the Chinese government. That bill passed 247–166, with 33 Democrats in favor and 166 against, Fox News reported.
The House just passed my bill, the PROTECT Our Kids Act.
The CCP’s malign influence in our education system is a real and growing threat. My bill ensures that no taxpayer dollars go to K-12 schools that continue to allow CCP-funded programs designed to brainwash our kids. pic.twitter.com/Gi7sIlKih8
— Congressman Kevin Hern (@repkevinhern) December 4, 2025
The second bill, led by Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., requires every public elementary and secondary school to notify parents that they have a right to request information about any “foreign influence” in their child’s school. It also passed 247–164, with 33 Democrats in favor and 164 against.
Today, the @HouseGOP delivered a HISTORIC WIN for parents that will make a generational impact on our students.
The passage of my bill—the TRACE Act—puts parents back in charge, exposes foreign influence for what it is, and slams the door on hostile nations trying to reach… pic.twitter.com/5pFgwEy1gr
— Aaron Bean (@RepAaronBean) December 4, 2025
Unlike the Democrats, I think parents MUST be informed about foreign influences in their child’s classroom.
That’s why I was proud to support the TRACE Act which keeps American education in our classrooms, not ideology from countries who wish us harm. pic.twitter.com/pnY9e2PJsM
— Chairwoman Lisa McClain (@RepLisaMcClain) December 4, 2025
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