Congress Pushes Tighter AI Chip Export Curbs After Nvidia Spy Scandal, Reviving 2025 Bill
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Updated · The Verge · Nov 15
Congress Pushes Tighter AI Chip Export Curbs After Nvidia Spy Scandal, Reviving 2025 Bill
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Nov 15
Summary
Bipartisan lawmakers are moving to tighten U.S. AI chip export rules after revelations tied former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a suspected Chinese spy.
Congress is pairing that push with oversight demands: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Huang and the Trump administration must answer to lawmakers, while Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott called for public testimony from Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The renewed crackdown is also reviving measures such as the Remote Access Security Act, a House bill first introduced in April 2025 that later stalled in the Senate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said there is growing consensus to limit chip exports to China and backed restricting Beijing's access to powerful AI chips from companies such as Nvidia.