What You Should Know About the Levin Amendment

Committee on Education & Labor

February 3, 2022
What You Should Know About the Levin Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2022
Democrats are trying to include a troubling amendment in their China bill that will give the Biden administration unprecedented control over Americans’ private and personal information. The Levin amendment will allow the Biden administration to create a data system that will track the personal information of EVERY college student for years into the future without their consent or any ability to opt-out. Here is what you need to know… 
BACKGROUND:
In a bill that professes to push back on the influence of China’s authoritarian regime, the Levin amendment risks putting the personal information – including income, race, and disability information – for every one of America’s college students in the hands of Russia and the Chinese Communist Party. Additionally, it does nothing to close the skills gap that has only worsened due to the administration’s dismal pandemic recovery, impeding our competitiveness against China’s authoritarian regime.

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