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Chairman Moolenaar on the FCC's Move to Block New Chinese Robots from America

July 28, 2026

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) announcement banning foreign-made robots today:

“The FCC’s action today protects our country and strengthens our nation’s robotics industry. Congress should pass the bipartisan GUARD Act I introduced earlier this year to further strengthen the policy and codify it into a federal law that cannot be easily changed by future administrations. It is likely that one day robotic technology will be in Americans’ homes and workplaces, and we must protect our country by keeping out Chinese robots with backdoors that share sensitive data with the CCP.”