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US HB7635

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Greg Steube

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Prohibits importing energy storage systems with remote monitoring capabilities manufactured using technology licensed or owned by entities organized under PRC law or under Chinese Communist Party jurisdiction, control, or oversight

  • Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue enforcement regulations within 60 days of enactment and conduct annual reviews to determine whether additional restrictions are needed

  • Establishes criminal penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment, fines up to $250,000, or both, for each shipment that knowingly violates the import prohibition

  • Mandates the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and Homeland Security, to submit reports to Congress on PRC-developed energy storage systems with remote monitoring capabilities in the U.S., with reporting requirement terminating after 6 years

  • Defines "energy storage system" as any device capable of storing electric current for later discharge, and "remote monitoring capability" as any device capable of observing, collecting, analyzing, and disrupting data of IT, communication, or critical infrastructure systems

Legislative Description

CHARGE Act Countering Harmful Adversarial Rechargeable and Generative Energy Act

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways And Means2/20/2026

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