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 the law takes effect, agencies could not operate these systems, including through service contracts, and federal funds from contracts, grants, or other sources 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 limited to purposes like research, testing, counter-terrorism, or investigations, or if the system has been changed so it cannot share data with the foreign company and poses no cybersecurity risk.

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Sponsors

• Tom Cotton Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors