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Congress Proposes Location-Tracking Chips, Commerce to Assess Risks

6/20/2026

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Rep. Bill Huizenga and Sen. Tom Cotton introduced H.R. 3447 and S.1705, referring them to House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
The bills would require chips in categories 3A090 and 4A090 to embed location verification, obligate licensees to report unauthorized movement or tampering, and, June 19, 2026, neither had been approved while Commerce Department directed to analyze cost, performance, confidentiality, and vulnerability risks of mechanisms.

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Rep. Bill Huizenga and Sen. Tom Cotton introduced H.R. 3447 and S.1705, referring them to House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
The bills would require chips in categories 3A090 and 4A090 to embed location verification, obligate licensees to report unauthorized movement or tampering, and, June 19, 2026, neither had been approved while Commerce Department directed to analyze cost, performance, confidentiality, and vulnerability risks of mechanisms.