American Security Robotics Act of 2026

This bill would bar federal executive agencies from buying unmanned ground vehicle systems, such as ground robots, patrol robots, and humanoid robots, that are made or assembled by companies based in or controlled by certain foreign nations. Starting one year after it becomes law, agencies could not operate these systems, including through service contracts, and federal funds from contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements could not be used to buy or operate them. The Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, State, and Justice could be exempt if the use is in the national interest and is for purposes such as research, testing, counterterrorism, or investigations, or if the system is modified so it cannot exchange data with the foreign company and poses no national security cybersecurity risk.

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Sponsors

• Elise M. Stefanik Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors