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House Committee to Vote on Revised MATCH Act Restrictions

4/17/2026

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The MATCH Act would tighten restrictions on chipmaking equipment sold to China and ban ASML Holding N.V.'s DUV lithography machines.
Introduced on April 2, the bill was revised to address industry concerns, removing restrictions while prohibiting sales to Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to vote on the bill next Wednesday and align U.S. controls with the Netherlands and Japan.

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Story summary

The MATCH Act would tighten restrictions on chipmaking equipment sold to China and ban ASML Holding N.V.'s DUV lithography machines.
Introduced on April 2, the bill was revised to address industry concerns, removing restrictions while prohibiting sales to Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to vote on the bill next Wednesday and align U.S. controls with the Netherlands and Japan.