- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 17
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2025
What it does
The RESTRICT Act would prohibit the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to countries of concern, including China, Hong Kong, and Macau, by requiring licenses for such transfers and denying them to entities headquartered in or primarily located in those jurisdictions. It would also create a new designation for "approved United States persons" abroad who meet strict ownership, security, and compliance standards—such as limiting foreign ownership from countries of concern to no more than 10%—allowing them to receive and control these chips without a license, provided the chips remain under their ownership and are not sent to countries of concern. The bill amends the Export Control…
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