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S. 5050 117th Congress Senate

Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act

Official title: A bill to impose sanctions on certain foreign flash memory integrated circuit companies that threaten the interests of the United States.

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 29, 2022
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 Latest action September 29, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on entities that produce flash memory integrated circuits of at least 128 layers and that have financial links to countries of concern. The bill also requires sanctions on the Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation.

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  • HR 9051 Identical bill Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5050: Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5050/
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"S. 5050: Defending Memory Chip Supply Chains from the Chinese Communist Party Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5050/.
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S. 5050, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5050/.
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