Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, reintroduced a bill Nov. 20 that would authorize the president to sanction foreign individuals and companies that are most responsible for exacerbating climate change and deforestation.
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced a bill Nov. 20 that would authorize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to scrutinize investments in American humanoid robotics companies by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. The Humanoid Robot Act, which would also bar federal agencies and their contractors from using humanoid robots developed by those countries, was referred to the Senate Banking Committee.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced a bill last month that would require the president to sanction foreign entities and individuals who intentionally damage subsea fiber optic cables.
Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, reintroduced a bill Nov. 20 that aims to protect American companies that are sued in federal court for complying with U.S. sanctions and export controls against Russia.
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, introduced a bill Nov. 20 that would require the administration to determine whether certain Iranian clerics should be labeled Specially Designated Global Terrorists for calling for the death of President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other political leaders. The legislation was referred to the House Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means committees.
House Delegate James Moylan, R-Guam, introduced a bill Nov. 21 that would require the Commerce Department to annually assess China’s advanced AI capabilities. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by Reps. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Moylan, who revealed a day earlier that he planned to introduce the bill, said his proposal would help pinpoint loopholes in export controls (see 2511210027).
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said Nov. 21 that he plans to file a discharge petition to force a House vote on a bill to impose additional sanctions on Russia and new tariffs on countries that buy its oil and gas.
The House voted 217-188 on Nov. 20 to pass a bill that would eliminate a requirement that the Energy Department authorize liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, leaving the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the sole authority for the approval process.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., tried and failed Nov. 20 to have the Senate vote on his bill to prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates until the UAE ends its material support for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia (see 2503110073).
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., said Nov. 20 that he supports a proposal that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other U.S. arms embargoed countries.