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

The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation this week 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 South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, who lead the bill.

In April 2025, Round sponsored the Stop Stealing our Chips Act, S. 1473, with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) as the lead cosponsor.