S. 321 119th Congress Senate

Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit United States persons from advancing artificial intelligence capabilities within the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Hawley Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 29, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 321: Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-321/

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"S. 321: Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-321/.

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S. 321, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-321/.

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