US EditionUS House panel to vote on bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports
The AI Overwatch Act would let Congress review and block advanced AI chip exports to adversaries, setting power thresholds and requiring Commerce Department licenses, House panel voted 42-2.
- A House panel set a Wednesday vote on a bill giving Congress authority to review AI chip exports, letting the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Banking Committee block shipments during a 30-day review despite pushback from White House AI czar David Sacks.
- Mast says the AI Overwatch Act aims to prevent advanced chips from reaching China, following Trump’s approval of Nvidia H200 shipments last week.
- Last week, Sacks reposted an X post alleging 'Never Trumpers' and former Obama and Biden staffers orchestrated the bill, singling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who said Tuesday at Davos, `It would be a big mistake to ship these chips`.
- If approved by committee, the bill still must pass both the full House and full Senate and be signed by the president, while Nvidia and the U.S. Department of Commerce did not respond to requests for comment.
- A coordinated media push last week appears to have affected prospects as one source said the act’s odds improved, while social-media critics called it `pro-China sabotage disguised as oversight` and compared it to `It’s a bit like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea.
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The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bill that would give Congress the power to regulate the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips. The bill could potentially prohibit Nvidia from selling its advanced Blackwell chips to China for at least two years.
Congressional Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill to Give Congress Authority to Block Exports of AI Chips to Adversaries, Draws Mixed Reactions
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. A congressional committee has officially advanced a bipartisan bill that would give Congress the authority to review and potentially block exports of advanced artificial intelligence…
Lawmakers Push Bill to Give Congress Oversight of Advanced AI Chip Sales
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, with broad bipartisan support, on Jan. 21 advanced for a full floor vote a bill that would give Congress oversight of foreign advanced AI chip sales. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), chair of the committee, doubled down on his AI Overwatch Act after controversy erupted last week following a committee hearing about the AI race between the United States and China. Mast’s bill gives Congress similar oversight of foreig…
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