House Delegate James Moylan, R-Guam, introduced a bill Nov. 21 that would require the Commerce Department to annually assess China’s advanced AI capabilities. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by Reps. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Moylan, who revealed a day earlier that he planned to introduce the bill, said his proposal would help pinpoint loopholes in export controls (see 2511210027).

The U.S. should work with its allies to increase export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), components and services to limit China’s ability to make computing chips, former government officials told lawmakers Nov. 20.

Two House Democrats urged the Trump administration Nov. 20 to brief lawmakers on its decision to authorize the export of up to 35,000 of Nvidia's Blackwell advanced AI chips to companies based in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (see 2511190068).

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, which oversees the Bureau of Industry and Security, introduced a bill Nov. 17 to promote multilateral coordination on export controls for chipmaking equipment.

Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, which oversees the Bureau of Industry and Security, said Nov. 20 that she’s concerned that recent personnel departures at BIS have caused a “talent drain” at the export control agency.

The U.S. government’s “economic statecraft” tools, including export controls and sanctions, are “fragmented” across multiple agencies, and Congress should consider consolidating them into a single entity to increase coordination, focus and accountability, the congressionally mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its new 2025 annual report.

Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution Nov. 4 urging the Trump administration to sanction individuals and entities responsible for “severe violations” of religious freedom in Nigeria. The resolution was referred to the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., urged the Commerce Department on Oct. 30 to support Malaysia’s new efforts to prevent the country from being used to smuggle export-controlled U.S. chips to China.

House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee Chairman Keith Self, R-Texas, unveiled a bill Sept. 30 to codify a new interim final rule that will place subsidiaries on the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Entity List or Military End-User List if they are owned 50% or more by companies on those lists.

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, announced Sept. 15 that he has introduced a bill to authorize the president to sanction current and former Pakistani officials under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for allegedly violating human rights and undermining democracy.