H.R. 6879 119th Congress House

RESTRICT Act

Official title: To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips to countries of concern and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of chips to approved United States persons abroad.

Introduced: January 7, 2026 Introduced by: Gregory W. Meeks Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Dec 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

SKYLINE CAPITOL LLC
for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SKYLINE CAPITOL LLC
for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
SKYLINE CAPITOL LLC
for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION
for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
3 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
3 filings
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
3 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
3 filings
Energy, Dept of
3 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 16