S1705Referred to Committee
Chip Security Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-05-08
Introduced
21
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR · Senator
Votes with party: 76.1% (845 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001095
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (21)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)· 2025-05-20
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)· 2025-06-04
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)· 2025-06-16
- Jim Banks (R-IN)· 2025-09-11
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2025-10-30
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2025-11-04
- David McCormick (R-PA)· 2025-11-04
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)· 2025-12-17
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· 2026-02-12
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)· 2026-02-26
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)· 2026-04-13
- John Kennedy (R-LA)· 2026-04-27
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)· 2026-05-11
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-05-08
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-05-08
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-08
Plain-English Summary
This bill likely aims to protect America's semiconductor industry and supply chains from foreign threats by restricting or regulating how advanced computer chips are sold, exported, or manufactured with foreign involvement. It would affect chip makers, technology companies, and potentially consumers by controlling which countries and companies can access cutting-edge semiconductor technology. The goal is probably to keep sensitive chip technology out of the hands of countries that might use it for military or surveillance purposes.
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Subjects
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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