Bill · H.R. 4010· House(119-HR-4010)
Turning Untrusted Tutoring Origins Away from Resources Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/13/2025
- Last activity
- 6/13/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Wesley Bell
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "TUTOR Act of 2025," aims to prohibit the Department of Defense from entering into contracts with certain foreign-owned online tutoring services. It specifically amends the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation introduces the term "country of concern" to define specific nations. These nations include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The bill is intended to restrict Department of Defense dealings with these specific entities.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+5
By limiting foreign-owned educational services, the bill mitigates potential data privacy and cybersecurity risks within the DoD.
Would students be better off under this?+4
The bill aims to ensure that students and servicemembers using DoD resources are not utilizing untrusted foreign-owned tutoring services.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+4
The restriction on foreign-owned tutoring services aims to protect the data privacy of Department of Defense personnel.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Restricting foreign-owned tutoring services: The bill prohibits Department of Defense contracts with online tutoring services owned by specific foreign entities, which is defined in Section 2 as a "country of concern."
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+3Increases Federal Power+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+4
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+4
- 9/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/13/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Sam GravesRepublican · Missouri
Zachary NunnRepublican · Iowa