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November 1, 2023

NAS Statement on the Deterrent Act

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The National Association of Scholars is pleased to see the introduction of the DETERRENT Act, a new bill that attempts to fix higher education foreign gift reporting requirements by closing looph......

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April 7, 2023

Comments on the Education Department's Plan to Rescind Religious Freedom

Teresa R. Manning

The National Association of Scholars opposes the Education Department's plan to rescind the religious freedom section of the 2020 Free Inquiry Rule, which protects the rights of rel......

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August 17, 2020

NAS Commends Tom Cotton's Campus Free Speech Restoration Act

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Senator Cotton has introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, a bill that would protect students' free speech rights in both public and private colleges and universities.

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July 24, 2020

NAS Applauds Senator Tom Cotton's Saving American History Act

National Association of Scholars

Senator Tom Cotton has introduced the Saving American History Act of 2020, a bill that would reduce federal funding to public schools that teach The 1619 Project.

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June 26, 2020

NAS Commends CONFUCIUS Act, Proposes Amendments

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The U.S. Senate has passed the CONFUCIUS Act, a bipartisan bill designed to curb Chinese government influence on the operation of American Confucius Institutes.

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April 25, 2018

NAS Statement on Secretary Scott Pruitt's Proposed Rule Change

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NAS welcomes the proposed rule change that would base public policy on reproducible science.

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March 22, 2018

NAS Statement on Foreign Influence Transparency Act

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The Foreign Influence Transparency Act is a step toward addressing Confucius Institutes.

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