Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Subcommittee to Mark Up Bills on Chinese Robots, Communications Security, (Aug 31, 2026)
Legislation that would require a national security review of threats posed by robots manufactured in China is scheduled for markup tomorrow by the House communications and technology subcommittee.
The Guarding the U.S. Against Adversarial Robotics Dominance (GUARD) Act (HR 9129) was introduced over the summer by Rep. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and has six bipartisan co-sponsors.
It would require national security agencies to assess the threat posed by Chinese-made robots and add robotic components that present unacceptable national security risks to the FCC’s “covered list” (CPR, June 3).
The markup is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Also on the subcommittee’s agenda is the AI for Secure Networks Act (HR 7294), which would direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to study the use of artificial intelligence to secure U.S. communications networks (CPR, Feb. 3).
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