Bill bans Chinese tech firms if U.S. agencies skip one-year review.
H.R. 9687 — Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026 · Filed by Scott Perry (R-PA) · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill names six Chinese firms: DeepSeek, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo, Game Science Interactive, and Manycore Tech. U.S. security agencies must review if these firms pose a risk. They must finish within one year. If they do not finish, all products from these firms are banned. The Defense Secretary must also decide if these firms are Chinese military firms.
Who it affects
People and firms that use products from these six Chinese firms are affected. U.S. firms that work with these Chinese firms may also be affected.
One thing to notice
If agencies do not finish their review in one year, the ban happens on its own. The bill does not say what counts as communications tools or services.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- security — keeping the country and its people safe from harm or attack
- communications tools or services — ways that let people send and get messages or data
- pose a risk — could cause harm or danger
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 18, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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