This bill prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce of connected vehicles and related software and hardware components associated with China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. Connected vehicle means a vehicle that (1) integrates onboard networked hardware with automotive software systems to communicate with any other network or device using certain methods (e.g., wireless spectrum connectivity); or (2) is designed, manufactured, or originally equipped to communicate via such methods, regardless of whether such capability is enabled, disabled, or removed at the time the vehicle enters the United States. Current regulations administered by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) prohibit transactions involving vehicle connectivity system hardware and covered software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of China or Russia. The bill expands the BIS regulatory framework, including by (1) expanding the countries covered by the prohibition to include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (Current BIS regulations apply only to China and Russia.); and (2) specifying that certain artificial intelligence components are covered by the prohibition. By January 1, 2027, BIS must publish a list of items that are authorized for the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce and would otherwise be subject to the bill's prohibition. The bill also includes enforcement mechanisms, including that BIS must assess civil penalties for violations of the prohibition.
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SubjectsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEuropeGovernment information and archivesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIranManufacturingMiddle EastMotor vehiclesNorth KoreaRetail and wholesale tradesRussia
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2026 · via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2026 · via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2026 · via Library of Congress
Introduced in House
May 11, 2026 · via Library of Congress
Introduced in House
IntroducedMay 11, 2026
Policy areaForeign Trade and International Finance
[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 8730.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is introduced pursuant to Article I,Section 8 of the Constitution, which grants Congress thepower to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among theseveral states, to provide for the common defense and generalwelfare, and to make all laws necessary and proper forcarrying into execution those powers. The importation,manufacture, sale, and introduction into interstate commerceof connected vehicles and associated components linked toforeign adversaries falls squarely within Congress's foreignand interstate commerce authority, and the national securityrationale underlying the bill's prohibitions is a directexercise of Congress's responsibility to provide for thecommon defense.[Page H3347]
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