HR-8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

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Your MoneyCivil LibertiesCorporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability

Bans new cars from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea starting in 2027 — used cars are carved out.

Your Money

Repair parts for 2030-and-newer cars — four countries' parts banned

From January 1, 2030, connected-car parts made in China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea could not be sold here. That includes air bags, air bag inflators, and seat belts. Repair and warranty parts are exempt only for cars from model years before 2030.

Updates and repairs for banned parts — Commerce could stop them

Ongoing work on a banned item — updates, repairs, data service — counts as a transaction. Commerce could bar these by rule, even on a car you already own.

Civil Liberties

Privacy from foreign-run car systems — four countries banned from 2027

Cars made or designed in China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea could not be sold new starting January 1, 2027. Congress found that such cars can gather location and personal data and can be run remotely.

Companies' right to see the evidence — secret files allowed in court

Commerce could rely on classified information to enforce the ban. A court could read that information on its own, without the company on the other side ever seeing it.

Corporate Benefits

U.S. carmakers' protection from Chinese rivals — ban starts 2027

Vehicles made or designed in China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea could not be sold new from January 1, 2027. The ban also reaches carmakers more than 15 percent owned or controlled from those countries.

Existing exemptions kept in force — they last until January 1, 2032

An approval granted before January 1, 2030 would stay good until January 1, 2032. That covers ones issued under today's Commerce rule, and Commerce could still cancel one.

Delay for newly banned software — starts after January 1, 2030

Section 4 sets January 1, 2027 as the start date for banned software. But software and parts that today's Commerce rule does not already reach could not be banned until after January 1, 2030, and no later than January 1, 2032.

Leniency for banned car sales — fines at least $1.5 million

Commerce must fine each banned sale at least $1.5 million, or five times the value of the deal, whichever is more. A violation that runs for several days counts as a new one each day.

Sellers' freedom to skip paperwork — a form comes before every sale

Anyone importing, making, or selling a car or part would first file a form with Commerce. It must say the item is not one the ban reaches.

Transparency & Accountability

Public list of allowed items — first one due January 1, 2027

Commerce would publish and keep a list of items cleared for sale, with the maker and product name where possible. It would also explain why each listed item is not a risk.

Congress's power to block exemptions — 60-day review before each one

Commerce must tell Congress 60 days before an exemption starts, and hand over its written risk review. The exemption cannot start if a resolution against it becomes law in that window.

Names of companies seeking rulings — kept out of public lists

Commerce would publish a list of the items it has ruled on, updated at least once a year. It could not publish the name of the company that asked, or anything that would identify it.

More about this bill

Most drivers would notice nothing for years. The new rules would fall on carmakers, importers, and dealers, not on you. Starting January 1, 2027, cars made or designed in China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea could not be sold new here. The same date would apply to the software that runs a car's connection or its self-driving system. Used cars get a carve-out. A vehicle already titled to and used by a consumer would not count as a resale. One path could reach a current owner. Commerce could write rules that bar software updates or repairs tied to a banned part. Parts would come later. From January 1, 2030, connected-car parts from those four countries could not be imported or sold. The list covers modems, antennas, chips, battery electronics, air bags, and seat belts. Repair and warranty parts would still be allowed, but only for cars from model years before 2030. Some software and parts sit outside today's Commerce rule. Those would start after January 1, 2030, and no later than January 1, 2032. The Commerce Department would run the program. Sellers would have to file a form stating that a vehicle or part is allowed. Each violation would cost at least $1.5 million, or five times the value of the deal. Commerce would publish a list of allowed items by January 1, 2027. It could grant exemptions, but Congress would have 60 days to block each one.

Congressional Summary

Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026This bill prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce of connected vehicles and related software and hardware components associated with China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.Connected vehicle means a vehicle that (1) integrates onboard networked hardware with automotive software systems to communicate with any other network or device using certain methods (e.g., wireless spectrum connectivity); or (2) is designed, manufactured, or originally equipped to communicate via such methods, regardless of whether such capability is enabled, disabled, or removed at the time the vehicle enters the United States.Current regulations administered by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) prohibit transactions involving vehicle connectivity system hardware and covered software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of China or Russia.The bill expands the BIS regulatory framework, including by (1) expanding the countries covered by the prohibition to include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (Current BIS regulations apply only to China and Russia.); and (2) specifying that certain artificial intelligence components are covered by the prohibition.By January 1, 2027, BIS must publish a list of items that are authorized for the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce and would otherwise be subject to the bill's prohibition.The bill also includes enforcement mechanisms, including that BIS must assess civil penalties for violations of the prohibition.

Legislative Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEuropeGovernment information and archivesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIranManufacturingMiddle EastMotor vehiclesNorth KoreaRetail and wholesale tradesRussia

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in House
Action Date: 2026-05-11
Date Added: 2026-09-01
Source: Congress.gov →

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