Real bill currently in Congress c/o HR/119/9162

Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act of 2026

Policy area: International Affairs ▲ 59 days since action Sponsor: Haley M. Stevens, MI-11, D → Congress.gov

Latest action (2026-07-07): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

What should pass

“AI Consensus Solution”

Connected Vehicle National Security Review and Licensing Act

Prevent connected vehicles—ones linked to foreign adversary governments—from entering the U.S. market, to protect national security and consumer data from foreign surveillance and control.

Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities honored: data privacy protection for consumers, whistleblower incentives, de novo judicial review to prevent arbitrary agency action, preservation of state privacy laws. Republican priorities honored: fiscal offset via user fee (no new general taxes), sunset provision to prevent permanent bureaucracy, strong national security control of foreign adversary entities, preemption of state import bans to avoid regulatory patchwork, rigorous due process for license denials.

Funding: Licensing fee on imported connected vehicl $50 million per fiscal year, w Sunset 10y Oversight: Department of Homeland Securit Enforcement: Civil penalty up to $100k per vehicl

Vote-count path: House: ~300 votes, including most Republicans (security/cost-control) and many moderate Democrats (privacy/due process); Senate: ~65 votes, from pro-trade due-process camps and national security hawks, with opposition from free-trade absolutists and some progressive privacy purists who prefer no federal preemption of state import bans.

→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause — regulating foreign commerce) → Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause (license denials must have written reasons with judicial review) → Tenth Amendment (state data privacy laws preserved)

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