H.R. 554: Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019

Plain summary

Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on educational materials published by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, which are used both inside and outside Saudi Arabia. The report shall detail whether such educational materials include content that could be seen as encouraging violence and intolerance toward religious groups, including Muslims who hold dissenting views. The report shall also discuss related subjects, including the extent such materials are exported and efforts by the Saudi government to remove the intolerant content. The State Department shall issue such reports for 10 years, unless the State Department determines that the intolerant content has been completely removed. If such content is still included in Saudi Arabia's educational materials after 10 years, the State Department shall continue reporting to Congress for another 5 years.

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Official text

Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 20 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 554, Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019 (2019-11-14)

Cosponsors on this site

William R. Keating (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr554.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr554 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116