House passes the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
On Passage
DEC 3, 2025 · 5:03 PM ET
Democrats split 30–176; most Republicans voted yes. Cleared the 210 needed by 32 votes.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 1005, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools receiving federal education funds from accepting funds from or contracting with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or their agents, and require disclosure of foreign-source funding and contracts. It passed with 32 more yes votes than the 210 needed.
Pass H.R. 1005 in the House and send it to the Senate.
Reject H.R. 1005 in the House.
Requires public schools receiving federal education aid to report qualifying foreign-source funds and contracts to the Department of Education.
Passed the House 242–176 on Dec. 3, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 615 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
210 is a majority of the 418 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Democrats splitDemocrats split.
Every vote on H.R. 1005, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 1005
- MAR 5Reported by Education and WorkforceREPORTED20–14
- DEC 2#308Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–205
- DEC 2#309On the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–209
- DEC 3#312THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED242–17632 votes to spare over the 210 needed.
Coverage of this vote and its bill1 story from 1 outlet
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
