S. 3362 · 118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

Introduced on Nov 29, 2023 by Thom Tillis (R-NC). 11 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 29, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 29, 2023
Cosponsors
11
0 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Contracts and agency
  • Education programs funding
  • Financial services and investments
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Subversive activities
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thom TillisR-NCSponsor

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Nov 29, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 29, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Council on Education5 reports
    $345.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  3. NORTHWESTERN UNIV5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Stanford University5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND5 reports
    $133.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDAI match · 100%
  6. University of California5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  7. BOSTON UNIVERSITY4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  8. BROWN UNIVERSITY4 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BROWN UNIVERSITY$1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY4 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. The Ohio State University4 reports
    $258.7K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$2.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Vanderbilt University4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. The Pennsylvania State University3 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$422.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. University of Michigan3 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  14. MIDDLE EAST FORUM2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  15. The Texas A&M University System2 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE$3.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE1 report
    $818.3K reported (all issues)
  17. Duke University1 report
    $295K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE UNIVERSITY$56.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. FDD Action1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)
  19. HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  20. Indiana University1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INCAI match · 96%
  21. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY1 report
    Federal contractor: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$30.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO1 report
    $211.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY$91.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 90%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.