Moolenaar: FCC Action on Chinese Routers Protects America

Today, the Federal Communications Commission prohibited foreign-adversary controlled networking equipment from being used in U.S. IT infrastructure. 

“Today’s tremendous decision by the FCC and the Trump Administration protects our country against China’s relentless cyberattacks and makes it clear that these devices should be excluded from our critical infrastructure. Routers are key to keeping us all connected and we cannot allow Chinese technology to be at the center of that. Additionally, I urge our national security agencies to keep shutting down the glaring vulnerabilities throughout the American IT supply chain, including Chinese-made cellular modules, networked sensors, industrial robots, and energy grid equipment,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China.

In October 2025, Moolenaar was joined by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, and Congressman Bill Huizenga in sending a letter urging the Administration to expand investigations and restrictions on Chinese and other foreign adversary technologies operating in U.S. supply chains. Their letter identified many products and services that raise security vulnerabilities for U.S. supply chains, including routers and communications equipment.