Senator: New BIS Policy Could Block Nvidia’s Sale of H200 Chips to China
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Jan. 14 welcomed the Bureau of Industry and Security’s new license review policy for certain chip exports to China (see 2601130073), saying the agency took a “good step” by requiring companies like Nvidia to prioritize U.S. customers.
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“If BIS implements its regulation in good faith, it will not approve a single license for Nvidia to sell H200s to China,” Warren said in a statement. “Demand for AI chips in the United States far outstrips supply, and we should not let companies like Nvidia sell to Chinese tech giants as U.S. companies, startups, and universities wait in line.”
Warren said the Banking Committee “will be watching implementation of this regulation closely.” BIS and Nvidia had no immediate comment on Warren's statement. The BIS policy is intended to carry out President Donald Trump’s decision last month to allow the sale of H200s to China (see 2512080059).
Warren noted that a policy similar to the BIS one is included in the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act, or Gain AI Act, which she is co-sponsoring (see 2512100015). The Gain AI Act was included in the Senate version of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act but didn't make it into the final version of the NDAA.