To require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or… — House Roll Call 312
Passed in the House on December 3, 2025 · 242 Yea, 176 Nay, 14 Not Voting
Question: On Passage: H R 1005 CLASS Act
In plain English: Public schools must report any money or contracts they receive from foreign governments or their representatives to the Department of Education. The bill also prevents schools from accepting funds or contracts from the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or their agents if they want to receive federal education money.
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…
Vote Breakdown by Party
Republican: 211 Yea, 0 Nay, 7 not voting/present.
Democrat: 30 Yea, 176 Nay, 7 not voting/present.
Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.
Members Who Voted Against Their Party
Ed Case (D-HI) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Jim Costa (D-CA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Sharice Davids (D-KS) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Donald Davis (D-NC) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Laura Gillen (D-NY) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.