Rockland Reporter

The Remote Access Security Act, a bipartisan bill initiated by Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and co-led by Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14), Rich McCormick (R-GA-06), and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30), has successfully advanced from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This legislation aims to address a loophole in U.S. export control laws that is currently being exploited by China.

Despite recent U.S. restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to Chinese companies, these firms have found ways around this prohibition. They have been accessing this technology remotely and using it to develop AI and modernize China’s military forces. The Remote Access Security Act seeks to prevent China from accessing this technology via the cloud.

"China is our number one geopolitical foe and should have absolutely no way to access and steal American tech for their own nefarious purposes," said Congressman Lawler. "With China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea working in unison to disrupt and dismantle the free world, the Remote Access Security Act will ensure we aren't inadvertently giving them the tools to do so. I'm pleased that this important legislation has advanced out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I look forward to it soon passing the House and the Senate and being signed into law."

Representative Lawler is recognized as one of the most bipartisan members of the 118th Congress. He represents New York's 17th Congressional District, located just north of New York City, encompassing all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.