{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harrigan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pat-harrigan-votes-strengthen-transparency-around-foreign", "Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Strengthen Transparency Around Foreign Influence in Schools", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Pat Harrigan", "H001101", "harrigan.house.gov", "harrigan", "https://harrigan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 1049, the TRACE Act, legislation that ensures parents are informed when foreign governments or foreign entities provide funding, materials, or support to their child\u2019s public school. The bill creates basic transparency requirements so families know who is influencing classroom content and school operations.\n\n\u201cParents deserve to know who is investing in their schools and what strings might come with that money,\u201d said Congressman Harrigan. \u201cWhen foreign entities are involved, there are real consequences if families are kept in the dark. It affects what gets taught, what materials are used, and what values are pushed in front of our kids. Transparency is the bare minimum, and this bill guarantees parents have the information they need to push back if something doesn\u2019t align with their community.\u201d\n\nThe TRACE Act requires school districts to disclose curricular materials, donations, agreements, and financial transactions that come from foreign countries or foreign entities of concern. It ensures parents can review this information upon request, mandates yearly public notices of these rights, and requires states and school districts to communicate these expectations clearly to families.\n\nWith House passage, the TRACE Act now moves to the Senate. Congressman Harrigan is urging quick action so parents have straightforward answers, school districts operate with transparency, and families can be confident about who is influencing their children\u2019s education.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://harrigan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pat-harrigan-votes-strengthen-transparency-around-foreign"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7915070746093988, "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"}