Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Would restrict US-China collaboration, investment, and technology transfer in artificial intelligence. It aims to slow Chinese access to US AI capabilities on national security grounds.
Model-rated AI relevance 95%.
Sponsored by
Joshua HawleyRepublicanMOData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jan 29, 2025
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · January 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Franklin touts $2.9 million for a Florida Poly lab doing applied AI and cybersecurity research and workforce training.
Source ↗Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.
Source ↗Harrigan backs bipartisan monitoring of self-improving AI through NIST while stressing the bill imposes no new mandates and won't impede innovation.
Source ↗Jacobs introduces bipartisan legislation creating a DoD-wide AI incident and vulnerability reporting program to make military AI safer and more accountable.
Source ↗The 9/11 Review Task Force report treats AI as both an emerging threat and a tool intelligence agencies should adopt, with recommendations balancing modernization against privacy and civil liberties.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z