# 119-s-1638: Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025

119-s-1638, Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1638
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Stops federal contractors from using the DeepSeek app and related High Flyer services for federal work.** It would also force a Commerce Department review of national security threats from AI platforms tied to countries of concern and allow narrow waivers for certain national-security research or contract needs. - Federal contractors: Would bar use of the DeepSeek application or any successor provided by High Flyer or entities it owns to fulfill or support active federal contracts, subject to case-by-case waivers by the Secretary of Commerce after consulting the Secretary of Defense. - Policymakers and national security officials: Would require the Secretary of Commerce, with Defense consultation, to deliver an unclassified report within one year analyzing threats from AI platforms based in or affiliated with countries of concern and it may include a classified annex. - Data privacy and technology risk focus: The report must analyze government censorship risks, state-sponsored propaganda, circumvention of export controls on GPUs, privacy and data access risks for U.S. data, and recommend administrative or legislative actions.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on DeepSeek for federal contractors: cost, low. This bill would bar federal contractors with active contracts from using the DeepSeek app or any successor from High Flyer when doing federal contract work. The ban would take effect upon enactment. The Secretary of Commerce could waive the ban after consulting the Secretary of Defense for national…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1638)

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- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1638 (as of 2026-09-10).