South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

South Carolina House Bill H5504

Introduced
4/2/26  
Refer
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/30/26  

Caption

Foreign Influence Operations Out of American Education Act

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

SC H0905

Foreign Influence

SC S1178

Foreign Influence

SC HB4239

Higher education: other; foreign influence of state institutions of higher education; prohibit. Creates new act.

SC SB1741

Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.

SC HB2661

Enacting the foreign adversaries out of higher education act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from accepting gifts, grants and other moneys from foreign adversaries and their affiliates, prohibiting certain foreign adversary affiliates from operating on campuses and providing training and education on such foreign adversaries and their affiliates.

SC SB2514

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

SC S525

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

SC H875

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

SC HB4240

State agencies (existing): other; foreign influence of public bodies; prohibit. Creates new act.

SC HB3128

Creates new provisions relating to prohibiting foreign influence on lobbying activities

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