Export Control and Compute Governance

Co-led bipartisan, bicameral bill to streamline federal permitting for microchip projects; supports export controls on semiconductors in AI competition with China

Science Committee chair overseeing national AI initiatives; supports investments in research/computing recognizing strategic competition

Co-sponsored the AI OVERWATCH Act to ensure U.S. adversaries cannot use American AI technology to further military and intelligence programs, curb the sale of chips to our adversaries such as China, and accelerate American AI exports to allies and partners around the world; "

Emphasizes winning AI race against China; frames AI competition within national security and technology dominance context

Co-sponsored CHIPS Act and Building Chips in America Act; supports CHIPS funding restrictions on China-based fab expansion. Has framed semiconductor policy as essential to U.S. supply-chain security and competition with China.

Participated in the Select Committee hearing on China's campaign to steal America's AI edge; warned about China acquiring frontier AI capabilities through both legal and illegal channels

Introduced the Chip Security Act, which would require location verification mechanisms on AI chips subject to export controls and mandate reporting to Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security if chips are diverted or tampered with; also co-sponsored the America First GAIN AI Act to prioritize American companies' access to AI chips ahead of adversaries.

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence chair; joined bipartisan effort to stop AI chip smuggling to China; stated 'the global AI race against China is moving much faster than many think' and 'Export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and AI chips have strengthened America’s advantage in the AI Arms Race.'

Key sponsor on the Chip Security Act which would require high-end chip manufacturers to implement technical security measures to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end users

Campaigns on protecting American innovation from China's economic espionage; supports smart investments in American AI infrastructure

Supports Genesis Mission to maintain AI leadership against China; emphasizes reducing reliance on Chinese supply chains in AI research

Has framed AI competition with China as paramount: "If America wants economic and national security dominance, we must lead in technology and AI to stay ahead of adversaries like China." Co-led DeepSeek ban for U.S. government devices/networks; signed letter to Commerce Secretary urging stronger safeguards against PRC AI access.

Introduced the Advanced AI Security Readiness Act to develop an AI security playbook to defend American technology against foreign adversaries; introduced the Chip Security Act preventing the Chinese Communist Party from smuggling American-manufactured AI chips; supports the FY2026 NDAA where one of the priorities were the Advanced AI Security Readiness Act requiring the Director of the National Security Agency to develop guidance to protect artificial intelligence (AI) technology from adversaries by engaging with AI developers and leveraging industry expertise to address vulnerabilities and threats

AL Attorney General; joined 21-AG coalition urging Congress to pass the "No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act" banning Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices, citing user-data exposure to the Chinese Communist Party.

Supports protecting sensitive American data and securing frontier AI R&D facilities as response to China's technological expansion

Writes that export conrols on advanced AI chips are critical to ensure that AI is developed in America for the benefit of Americans

Introduced the SAFE Chips Act which codifies into law the Trump Administration’s current limits on which advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips are allowed to be sold to Communist China and the MATCH Act which modernizes U.S. export controls to ensure adversaries cannot buy “chokepoint” semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) technology from the United States; chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and held a hearing specifically on countering China's AI challenge.

Senate Foreign Relations chair; chaired full committee hearing on US leadership on AI in era of strategic competition; warned "China's development of dual-use artificial intelligence is growing more advanced by the day"; flags AI-powered cyber-attacks and information operations by Russia/Iran/China.

Chaired the HASC version of the FY26 NDAA which "codifies and expands current outbound investment restrictions" via amendments to the Defense Production Act, creating mandatory notification for US investments in Chinese-controlled entities in AI, semiconductors, and quantum.

Introduced the Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act to help American businesses navigate increasingly complex export control rules and stay globally competitive; introduced the BIS Strengh Act to strengthen staffing at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which administers and enforces U.S. export controls on sensitive and dual-use technologies; said "Keeping our most advanced AI chips out of Chinese hands is crucial for both national security and economic strength"

Wants to pass legislation to enforce and strengthen export controls to keep advanced AI chips out of the hands of adversaries

Believes in improving export controls on sensitive technologies so China can't buy or steal criticial capabilities

Critical about AI impact on local infrastructure and national security; skeptical of large-scale AI technology infrastructure projects

Investigations & Oversight subcommittee chair on House Science; led congressional letter raising "deep concerns" about Biden BIS Rule 00636 on AI diffusion; co-authored bipartisan CLOUD AI Act to "prevent China from exploiting legal loopholes to use American-made AI technology to strengthen its military".