H.R. 8730: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

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Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

This bill prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce of connected vehicles and related software and hardware components associated with China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.

Connected vehicle means a vehicle that (1) integrates onboard networked hardware with automotive software systems to communicate with any other network or device using certain methods (e.g., wireless spectrum connectivity); or (2) is designed, manufactured, or originally equipped to communicate via such methods, regardless of whether such capability is enabled, disabled, or removed at the time the vehicle enters the United States.

Current regulations administered by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) prohibit transactions involving vehicle connectivity system hardware and covered software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of China or Russia.

The bill expands the BIS regulatory framework, including by (1) expanding the countries covered by the prohibition to include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (Current BIS regulations apply only to China and Russia.); and (2) specifying that certain artificial intelligence components are covered by the prohibition.

By January 1, 2027, BIS must publish a list of items that are authorized for the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce and would otherwise be subject to the bill's prohibition.

The bill also includes enforcement mechanisms, including that BIS must assess civil penalties for violations of the prohibition.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 11, 2026).

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2026-05-11Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Rep. Robert B. Aderholt R-AL-4
Rep. Mark E. Amodei R-NV-2
Rep. Jodey C. Arrington R-TX-19
Rep. Troy Balderson R-OH-12
Rep. Andy Barr R-KY-6
Rep. Tom Barrett R-MI-7
Rep. Aaron Bean R-FL-4
Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
Rep. Wesley Bell D-MO-1
Rep. Jack Bergman R-MI-1
Rep. Lauren Boebert R-CO-4
Rep. Brendan F. Boyle D-PA-2
Rep. Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
Rep. Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
Rep. Janelle S. Bynum D-OR-5
Rep. Kat Cammack R-FL-3
Rep. Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
Rep. Mike Carey R-OH-15
Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA-1
Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZ-6
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5
Rep. Michael Cloud R-TX-27
Rep. Steve Cohen D-TN-9
Rep. Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
Rep. Warren Davidson R-OH-8
Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
Rep. Scott DesJarlais R-TN-4
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL-26
Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
Rep. Byron Donalds R-FL-19
Rep. Neal P. Dunn R-FL-2
Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MD-3
Rep. Jake Ellzey R-TX-6
Rep. Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
Rep. Pat Fallon R-TX-4
Rep. Randy Feenstra R-IA-4
Rep. Randy Fine R-FL-6
Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11
Rep. Scott Franklin R-FL-18
Rep. John Garamendi D-CA-8
Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
Rep. Laura Gillen D-NY-4
Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez R-FL-28
Rep. Craig A. Goldman R-TX-12
Rep. Lance Gooden R-TX-5
Rep. Maggie Goodlander D-NH-2
Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
Rep. Michael Guest R-MS-3
Rep. Pat Harrigan R-NC-10
Rep. Diana Harshbarger R-TN-1
Rep. J. French Hill R-AR-2
Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IA-2
Rep. Steven Horsford D-NV-4
Rep. Erin Houchin R-IN-9
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MI-4
Rep. John James R-MI-10
Rep. Julie Johnson D-TX-32
Rep. David P. Joyce R-OH-14
Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9
Rep. Thomas H. Kean R-NJ-7
Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA-16
Rep. Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
Rep. Trent Kelly R-MS-1
Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
Rep. Mike Kennedy R-UT-3
Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA-17
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
Rep. David Kustoff R-TN-8
Rep. Darin LaHood R-IL-16
Rep. Nick LaLota R-NY-1
Rep. Greg Landsman D-OH-1
Rep. Rick Larsen D-WA-2
Rep. John B. Larson D-CT-1
Rep. George Latimer D-NY-16
Rep. Robert E. Latta R-OH-5
Rep. Susie Lee D-NV-3
Rep. Ted Lieu D-CA-36
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11
Rep. Tracey Mann R-KS-1
Rep. John W. Mannion D-NY-22
Rep. Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
Rep. Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
Rep. John J. McGuire R-VA-5
Rep. Carol D. Miller R-WV-1
Rep. Mary E. Miller R-IL-15
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA-1
Rep. Blake D. Moore R-UT-1
Rep. Riley M. Moore R-WV-2
Rep. Joseph D. Morelle D-NY-25
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
Rep. Gregory F. Murphy R-NC-3
Rep. Dan Newhouse R-WA-4
Rep. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
Rep. Zachary Nunn R-IA-3
Rep. Chris Pappas D-NH-1
Rep. Jimmy Patronis R-FL-1
Rep. Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
Rep. Brittany Pettersen D-CO-7
Rep. August Pfluger R-TX-11
Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
Rep. Josh Riley D-NY-19
Rep. David Rouzer R-NC-7
Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
Rep. Michael A. Rulli R-OH-6
Rep. John H. Rutherford R-FL-5
Rep. Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
Rep. Derek Schmidt R-KS-2
Rep. Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
Rep. Keith Self R-TX-3
Rep. Brad Sherman D-CA-32
Rep. Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
Rep. Darren Soto D-FL-9
Rep. Elise M. Stefanik R-NY-21
Rep. Bryan Steil R-WI-1
Rep. W. Gregory Steube R-FL-17
Rep. Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH-13
Rep. David J. Taylor R-OH-2
Rep. Claudia Tenney R-NY-24
Rep. Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2
Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PA-15
Rep. Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
Rep. Michael R. Turner R-OH-10
Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2
Rep. Beth Van Duyne R-TX-24
Rep. Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
Rep. Ann Wagner R-MO-2
Rep. Tim Walberg R-MI-5
Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43
Rep. Randy K. Sr. Weber R-TX-14
Rep. Bruce Westerman R-AR-4
Rep. Robert J. Wittman R-VA-1
Rep. Steve Womack R-AR-3
Rep. Rudy Yakym R-IN-2