{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-leads-opposition-extreme-gop-bill-jeopardizes-global-research", "Scott Leads Opposition to Extreme GOP Bill that Jeopardizes Global Research Partnerships", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Robert C. \"Bobby\" Scott", "S000185", "bobbyscott.house.gov", "bobbyscott", "https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Ranking Member Robert C. \u201cBobby Scott\u201d delivered the following remarks during today\u2019s House floor debate on House Republicans\u2019 DETERRENT Act (H.R. 5933).\n\n\u201cHistorically, collaborations with global partners\u2014and careful federal investments in research\u2014have enabled our colleges and universities to make bold, forward-thinking strides in health, science, and technology for people around the world.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, institutions have collaborated with the U.S. government to enhance our research by attracting and retaining researchers and scholars from across the world.\n\n\u201cThese partnerships help drive intellectual and campus diversity, strengthen the inner workings of our economy, and give us an undeniable competitive edge.\n\n\u201cInstitutions, however, must be transparent about resources they receive from foreign entities, particularly as the federal government invests nearly $30 billion annually in our higher education research and development efforts. And some colleges and universities, unfortunately, have not complied with all their responsibilities in those disclosures. Regrettably, H.R. 5933 does nothing to meaningfully protect research security at colleges and universities.\n\n\u201cFor example, colleges must report any gift from a representative of a \u201ccountry of concern\u201d no matter the value\u2014even a cup of coffee. The faculty\u2019s information is then shared in a publicly searchable database, regardless of whether the action was nefarious or not.\n\n\u201cThis is so excessive and burdensome\u2014to say nothing about the potential discriminatory effect\u2014that it would disincentivize universities from conducting critical research using collaborative partners from around the world.\n\n\u201cIt would force them to deviate from established compliance and reporting guidelines under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act.\n\n\u201cSchools are already grappling with recruiting and retaining students and scholars. And, if passed, H.R. 5933 would stall decades of innovative progress and jeopardize global research initiatives.\n\n\u201cStudents and faculties are already calling on Congress to improve our higher education system and address discrimination on campus. However, certain provisions in this bill would only exacerbate the ongoing culture wars that have consumed my colleagues in Congress.\n\n\u201cFor example, the legislation singles out partnerships with certain countries, targeting researchers based solely on their nationality.\n\n\u201cAnd as I\u2019ve said before, we can achieve accountability and compliance without contributing to anti-Asian, antisemitic, or Islamophobic animosity.\n\n\u201cI have offered a thoughtful alternative to improve Section 117 compliance and support institutions as they evaluate and implement their research integrity and foreign influence policies. And that alternative will be offered during the amendment process.\n\n\u201cThis amendment builds on the CHIPS and Science Act and the Presidential Memorandum on Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy guidelines. And specifically, it aligns reporting requirements with those of federal agencies and requires the Secretary of Education to go through negotiated rulemaking to address key implementation aspects of Section 117.\n\n\u201cWe must take targeted and thoughtful steps to protect our research and development initiatives without jeopardizing our global partnerships that will benefit us all.\u201d\n\nView Ranking Member Scott\u2019s floor remarks on YouTube.\n\nRead a fact sheet on H.R. 5933 here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-leads-opposition-extreme-gop-bill-jeopardizes-global-research"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8680989742279053, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}