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- On March 26, 2026, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced plans to introduce the American Security Robotics Act to bar the federal government from buying humanoid robots made by Chinese companies.
- The bill cites national security risks and notes a House companion by Representative Elise Stefanik.
- Military and law enforcement research would be exempt if the robots cannot transmit data to China.
