US Senators Unveil Bill to Curb Foreign Espionage, Influence on Campuses

From Upper right, clockwise—1. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) walks to the Senate Chamber in Washington, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) 2. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a Senate hearing in Washington, on June 10, 2020. (Al Drago/Reuters) 3. Sen. Tom Carper, (D-Del.), speaks at a Senate hearing in Washington, on June 17, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/Reuters) 4. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) listens to testimony at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington, on May 23, 2019. James Lawler Duggan/Reuters

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on June 18 aimed at protecting research and innovation on U.S. campuses and preventing suspected theft of intellectual property by China and other countries.

There is a growing push in Washington to clamp down on spying and intellectual property theft that some Chinese nationals are suspected of engaging in at U.S. universities and colleges.