Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Bill Would Ban DoT From Using Chinese Mapping Tech, (Jul 31, 2025)
The Department of Transportation would be prohibited from entering contracts that involve the use of light detection and ranging (LIDAR) devices made in China under a bipartisan bill introduced by members of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“LiDAR technology creates incredibly detailed maps of its surroundings. Allowing our adversaries like China to have access to these maps of critical infrastructure like ports, railways, airports, roads, and bridges could allow them to disrupt our supply chains and cause a national security crisis,” Rep. Dusty Johnson (R., S.D.), the bill’s sponsor, said in a news release.
The Securing Infrastructure from Adversaries Act (H.R. 4802, 119th Cong. (2025)) is co-sponsored by Reps. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.), the committee’s chairman; Raja Krishnamoorthi (D., Ill.), its ranking member; and Julia Brownley (D., Calif.).
“While LiDAR technology is widely employed in our nation’s transit infrastructure, including in airports, autonomous vehicles, and traffic control systems, it is increasingly being produced by Chinese companies that are required to hand over any data collected by their equipment to the Chinese government upon request,” Rep. Brownley explained. “This raises serious concerns that China could not only access sensitive data mapping U.S. infrastructure, but also use it to disrupt the systems that rely on their technology.”
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