AI OVERWATCH Act

House Bill

H.R. 6875

119th Congress

AI OVERWATCH Act

In Committee

Introduced:Dec 18, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Mast

R - FL

Cosponsors

6

Quick Stats

Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill creates strict export licensing requirements for advanced AI chips and integrated circuits destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Venezuela. Every export would require an individual license with Congressional certification. The bill aims to prevent adversaries from acquiring computing power for military AI applications while ensuring U.S. supply is prioritized.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Introduced12/18/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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AI OVERWATCH Act

This bill creates strict export licensing requirements for advanced AI chips and integrated circuits destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Venezuela. Every export would require an individual license with Congressional certification. The bill

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This bill creates strict export licensing requirements for advanced AI chips and integrated circuits destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Venezuela. Every export would require an individual license with Congressional certification. The bill aims to prevent adversaries from acquiring computing power for military AI applications while ensuring U.S. supply is prioritized.

Bill Number: 6875
Introduced: 12/18/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy Area: International Affairs

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Fact Sheet

Title: AI OVERWATCH Act
Bill Number: 6875
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced: 12/18/2025
Summary: This bill creates strict export licensing requirements for advanced AI chips and integrated circuits destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Venezuela. Every export would require an individual license with Congressional certification. The bill aims to prevent adversaries from acquiri

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill creates strict export licensing requirements for advanced AI chips and integrated circuits destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Venezuela. Every export would require an individual license with Congressional certification. The bill aims to prevent adversaries from acquiring computing power for military AI applications while ensuring U.S. supply is prioritized.

Last updated: 12/26/2025

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires individual export licenses for advanced AI chips to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela
No general licenses allowed - each export needs specific approval
Congress must be notified 30 days before any license approval with detailed certifications
Must certify exports won't support foreign military, intelligence, or surveillance capabilities
Must certify U.S. chip supply is sufficient before approving exports
Targets chips meeting specific technical thresholds (processing performance, bandwidth, etc.)

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

U.S. semiconductor companies like NVIDIA would face significant new restrictions on sales to China - their largest foreign market. Cloud computing data centers in affected countries could lose access to cutting-edge AI chips. American AI leadership would be protected but potentially at cost of export revenue. Chinese tech companies would accelerate domestic chip development. This represents a major escalation of tech decoupling from adversaries.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

6875, 119th Congress (2025). "AI OVERWATCH Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-6875

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