House · Roll call 312 · Dec. 3, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 1005, the CLASS Act, which bars public K-12 schools that receive federal funds from accepting money from or contracting with the Chinese government.

Passed242–176 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
H.R. 1005, Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 30 · No 176 · Did not vote 7
Republicans
Yes 212 · No 0 · Did not vote 7

Most Democrats voted No (176 of 213).

Most Republicans voted Yes (212 of 219).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

As a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, public schools could not accept funds from or contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or anyone acting for them. The House passed the bill.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

How each member voted

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