Bills · HR 8170
REPORTED· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 8170International Affairs
MATCH Act
This bill requires the U.S. government to coordinate with allies to stop selling advanced chip-making equipment to China and allows the U.S. to block those foreign sales if allies don't cooperate.AI-written
INTRO APR 2· LAST ACTION APR 22
PASSAGE CHANCESUNCERTAIN
20%
READING
13MIN
COSPONSORS
29BIPARTISAN
READER REACTIONS0 TOTAL
NO VOTES YET · BE THE FIRST
- Reported, not passed
tl;dr
AI-writtenForces U.S. allies to match American bans on selling chip-making tools to China or face U.S. intervention, ensuring adversaries can't use high-end hardware to build advanced AI and weapons.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
STEP 3 / 8Introduced
In Committee
Reported
Passed House
Passed Senate
Conference
To President
Became Law
WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenIf you care about the U.S. maintaining a lead in Artificial Intelligence and military technology, this bill is a major move to protect that advantage. Currently, if the U.S. bans a tool but a Dutch company keeps selling it, the ban doesn't work and U.S. companies just lose money. By forcing allies to match U.S. rules, the bill tries to make sure export bans actually stop the flow of technology to adversaries while keeping the global market fair for American businesses. However, it also risks creating tension with our friends by telling them who they can and cannot trade with.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Requires the government to identify specific 'chokepoint' equipment and Chinese 'covered facilities' that should be barred from receiving technology.
It creates a specific 'hit list' of technology and factories to ensure everyone knows exactly what is being blocked.
PROVISION 02
Mandates a 150-day deadline for allies to adopt export controls identical to those of the United States.
This creates a ticking clock for diplomacy, forcing a resolution on trade disputes quickly.
PROVISION 03
Authorizes the U.S. to claim jurisdiction over equipment made in other countries if those countries refuse to match U.S. export rules.
This is the 'stick' that allows the U.S. to block foreign sales of items that contain even small amounts of U.S. technology.
PROVISION 04
Requires a policy of 'denial' for any licenses to service equipment already located in targeted Chinese facilities.
This would stop technicians from fixing or maintaining machines China already owns, eventually making the machines useless.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 29
R· Washington
YRS IN OFFICE
1
BILLS LED
24
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 62%
DEM 9 REP 20 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
6 EVENTSAPR 22
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
APR 22
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 8.
APR 2
Introduced in House
APR 2
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 8170
Congress119th
StatusReported
IntroducedApr 2, 2026
Last actionApr 22, 2026
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REPORTED· 119TH CONGRESS · FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED APR 2, 2026
House BillHR 8170International Affairs
MATCH Act
This bill requires the U.S. government to coordinate with allies to stop selling advanced chip-making equipment to China and allows the U.S. to block those foreign sales if allies don't cooperate.AI-written
INTRODUCED APR 2, 2026· LAST ACTION APR 22, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
20%
READING
13 min
COSPONSORS
29
COMPLEXITY
Moderate
