Semiconductor Controls Effectiveness Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8287 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8287 To require the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research to submit a comprehensive report on the impact and effectiveness of United States semiconductor export controls on the People?s Republic of China, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research to submit a comprehensive report on the impact and effectiveness of United States semiconductor export controls on the People?s Republic of China, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Semiconductor Controls Effectiveness Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) United States export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced integrated circuits are critical for United States national security and the Artificial Intelligence race with the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) the efficacy of export controls requires rigorous, data-driven evaluation and assessment; (3) export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced integrated circuits to the PRC have impacted the PRC's military modernization efforts, indigenous semiconductor industry, and advanced artificial intelligence development; and (4) given the stakes of the strategic and technology competition with the PRC, the American public benefits from public disclosure of the real-world data and impac