Senate Passes Bill To Crack Down On Smuggling Of U.S. Chips To China

U.S. Senate passes bipartisan legislation, led by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), to establish a whistleblower reward program to fight illegal exports of semiconductors. The bill has been forwarded to the U.S. House of Representatives for action.

“I look forward to working with our colleagues in the House to get this important legislation through Congress and to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law,” said Sen. Rounds, who in April 2025 sponsored the Stop Stealing our Chips Act, S. 1473, alongside lead cosponsor U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA).

If signed into law, the bill would amend the Export Control Reform Act to establish a whistleblower reward program at the