U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Passes Bipartisan Moolenaar Bill Banning Dangerous CCP Robots

Washington D.C. Sept 1 – Today, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology passed the bipartisan GUARD Act introduced by Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China, Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA). The legislation requires robots made by China and other foreign adversaries to be reviewed for national security threats and prohibits those found to be a threat from being imported into the United States. 
 
“The GUARD Act levels the playing field against China and ensures we have a homegrown, world-leading robotics industry in America. Right now, the CCP is working to bankrupt American robot makers while its own industry races ahead. Chinese robots are not benign technologies, but a calculated bid to harm us from within and they must be banned to protect Americans,” said Moolenaar. “This emerging critical threat sounds like science fiction, but it is a dangerous reality, and Congress must pass the GUARD Act to stop it. Thank you to Chairman Guthrie, Chairman Hudson, and the subcommittee for moving this legislation forward.”