Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who introduced a bill in January to prohibit AI technology exports to China (see 2502030031), said April 14 that he believes recent news about China’s AI activities might give his legislation a lift.
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China said April 16 that they have asked U.S.-based Nvidia whether and how the company’s chips powered the recent development of an advanced artificial intelligence model by Chinese startup DeepSeek despite U.S. export restrictions.
House Select Committee on China Chairman Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., reintroduced a bill April 14 that could lead to additional sanctions on China for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a bill April 8 that would establish that Chinese companies sanctioned under one U.S. authority be automatically sanctioned under all other authorities.
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., introduced a bill April 14 that would increase sanctions and export controls on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Three senators introduced a bill April 9 that would authorize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review greenfield and brownfield investments in the U.S. by China and other “foreign countries of concern.”
House lawmakers reintroduced bills April 9 that would restrict oil exports to China and expedite liquefied natural gas exports to allies.
Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced a bill April 10 aimed at preventing the smuggling of U.S. artificial intelligence chips into China.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., reintroduced a bill April 9 that would authorize the president to sanction foreign persons and vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The Protecting Global Fisheries Act was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kaine previously introduced the legislation near the end of the last Congress (see 2412200016).
Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and two other senators introduced a bill April 10 that would bar companies owned or controlled by China or other “foreign adversaries” from owning or operating retail stores on U.S. military bases.