Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Bill Planned to Ban Chinese Connected Cars, (May 8, 2026)
Legislation that would ban imports of connected cars and vehicle technology from China to prevent the Chinese government from exploiting data collected from U.S. drivers and roadways will be introduced in the House later this month, according to its prospective sponsors.
Reps. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Debbie Dingell (D., Mich.) yesterday announced they planned to offer “bipartisan legislation to ban Chinese vehicles from U.S. roads.”
“Every vehicle on American roads is a rolling data collection device, capturing information on location, movement, people, and infrastructure in real time, and we cannot allow Chinese vehicles or components to be a part of that system,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.
“The legislation we introduce will show bipartisan support for doing what must be done to protect the manufacturing sector, jobs, and the American people from China’s predatory trade practices and manipulative attacks on American industry,” they said.
They indicated that their bill would be a House companion to Senate legislation, the Connected Vehicle Security Act (S 4429), introduced last month by Sens. Bernie Moreno (R., Ohio) and Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.).
Under the legislation, imports of connected cars and automotive software from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia would be banned beginning Jan. 1, 2027. A ban on automotive hardware imports from those nations would kick in on Jan. 1, 2030 (CPR, April 30).
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