Congress orders report on China's artificial intelligence power
S. 5382 — China AI Power Report Act · Filed by Jon Husted (R-OH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 7, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells two Cabinet secretaries to write a report. The report must cover China's AI chips, factories, models, research, money, and robots. It must also check if U.S. rules stop China from getting advanced AI technology. The first report is due in 180 days. Then the same report must be written every year for three more years.
Who it affects
The bill does not change any rules for people or companies right now. It only tells the government to study and report.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for facts about specific Chinese AI companies and their production numbers. This public report could help Congress decide what AI technology should not be sold to China.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Aug 7, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 7, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- artificial intelligence — Computer programs that learn and make decisions like humans do
- advanced AI technology — The newest and most powerful computer programs that think and learn
- report — A written document that gives facts and findings about a topic
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (26,066 characters) on Aug 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; 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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