119th Congress
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released the following statement regarding the TikTok deal built on a Bytedance-licensed algorithm:
“The Chinese Communist Party cannot be allowed to weaponize an app to divide and weaken our country. Does this deal ensure China does not have influence over the algorithm? Can the parties involved assure Americans their data is secure? Those are questions that need to be answered as the Select Committee does oversight of this deal.”
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Artificial Intelligence Oversight of Verified Exports and Restrictions on Weaponizable Advanced Technology to Covered High-Risk Actors (AI OVERWATCH) Act out of committee. The legislation strengthens export controls on advanced AI chips and enhances congressional oversight to prevent the flow of U.S. technology to our adversaries.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to National Science Foundation Interim Director Brian Stone urging NSF to immediately revoke Chinese entities’ access to the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program.
Today, the United Kingdom approved China’s plan to build a mega-embassy in London’s financial district. The proposed plan calls for the construction of the largest Chinese embassy in Europe on the site of the Royal Mint Court in London.
This week, the House of Representatives passed legislation funding the State Department and the Treasury Department for 2026. The legislation includes critical funding for the government’s effort to partner with Taiwan and allies in the Indo-Pacific.
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act, a bipartisan bill that modernizes the Export Control Reform Act by expanding federal authority to restrict foreign adversaries’ ability to access technologies, including AI chips, remotely through cloud computing services.