# 119-hr-10670: China FIREWALL Act of 2026

119-hr-10670, China FIREWALL Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10670
- Congress: 119
- Title: China FIREWALL Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Blocks executive-branch use and procurement of AI tools from foreign entities of concern.** It would require the Office of Management and Budget to set standards within 60 days to remove covered applications from agency IT and to align those standards with federal information security rules. The bill also creates narrow exceptions and a case-by-case waiver path for national security uses. - Federal agencies would have to remove covered applications from their information technology and follow OMB standards issued within 60 days. Agencies must document risk mitigation for any authorized exception and follow federal information security requirements. - Procurement would bar agency heads from buying any covered application or any software that uses a foundation model developed or provided by a foreign entity of concern. This restricts federal contracting for such AI products. - The bill spells out key definitions. A “foundation model” is an AI component trained on broad data and adaptable to many tasks. The definition and the reference to “foreign entity of concern” shape which products are included and how the ban is applied.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits federal use of certain foreign AI: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit executive agencies from procuring or using AI applications developed or provided by foreign entities of concern. The Office of Management and Budget would have 60 days after enactment to issue standards, in consultation with the General Services Administration, t…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10670 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10670)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10670 (as of 2026-10-22).