Pentagon must find and remove Chinese radio parts from military systems.
H.R. 10861 — Blocking Foreign Cellular Modules in Defense Systems Act of 2026 · Filed by Sheri Biggs (R-SC) · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Pentagon to search all military systems and buildings. They have 180 days to find radio parts made by China or other foreign countries. The Pentagon must report to Congress within one year. The report says what they found and how they will remove the parts.
Who it affects
The bill affects the Pentagon and Congress. It affects defense workers because the Pentagon will spend time and money to find and replace radio parts.
One thing to notice
The Pentagon gets to decide which foreign suppliers are risky. Some risky radio parts may stay in military systems for years. The Pentagon will plan to replace them later.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Pentagon — The federal agency that runs the U.S. military and protects the country.
- foreign — From another country, not from the United States.
- radio parts — Equipment that lets devices send and get signals over long distances.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,108 characters) on Oct 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,417 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-24.
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