# H.R. 1069 (119th): Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act

Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act This bill prohibits federal education funding for any elementary or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill prohibits such funding for any school that (1) has a partnership in effect with a cultural or language institute funded by the Chinese government, including a Confucius Institute; (2) operates a learning center supported by the Chinese government (commonly referred to as a Confucius Classroom); or (3) receives support from an individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government, including support in the form of teaching materials, personnel, funds, or other resources. However, the Department of Education (ED) may issue a waiver of the prohibition if a school has an existing contract with one of these entities and the school demonstrates that the contract is for the benefit of the school and promotes the security, stability, and economy of the United States. The bill directs ED to provide notice of the bill's requirements to schools, as well as guidance for achieving compliance with the requirements.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: child_protection. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: education_funding. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 313: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill restrains a named concern, foreign Chinese government support for K-12 programs, which has a legitimate protective aim for children and national integrity. However, it works mainly through a federal funding condition with a waiver and a broad security framing, so it combines a real protective good with prudential governance questions rather than being a plainly defensive moral measure.
Theological note: The bill bears on the parental and civic duty to protect children's formation from ideological corruption and on the proper limits of government in directing education. Its concern with foreign state influence over minors is a legitimate matter of prudence and justice, but the operative text is a funding condition tied to foreign state support rather than a direct moral prohibition on teaching content, so it should be weighed as prudential rather than as a settled moral verdict.

## Recorded votes

Roll 313: On Passage. Yea 247 · Nay 164 · Other 22.

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