Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) – a member of the House Select Committee on China and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – joined House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-02), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01), Representatives Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Ted Lieu (CA-36) in introducing the Chip Security Act. This bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation would help prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from smuggling American-manufactured AI chips.
“AI is one of the most high-stakes fronts in our strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party,” said Rep. LaHood. “The CCP has a track record of exploiting U.S. capital and intellectual property to develop its own advanced technology. I am proud to join my colleagues and introduce the Chip Security Act to protect American innovation and prevent our foremost adversary from smuggling American-made chips. Under no circumstances can the United States allow our technology to power CCP propaganda machines, like DeepSeek.”
Background:
The Chip Security Act responds to evidence that U.S. chips were potentially funneled into China through shell companies to support the development of CCP AI software, such as DeepSeek. This bipartisan legislation would require location verification for advanced AI chips, enforce mandatory reporting, and study additional methods to stop U.S. chips from being stolen or sent to a foreign adversary. A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR). Read the full text of the legislation HERE.
In February 2025, Reps. LaHood and Gottheimer introduced the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act. This legislation would ban the use and download of the CCP’s AI software, DeepSeek, from government-issued devices. Read more HERE.
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