Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Blocking Chinese Takeovers of US Companies Amid Pandemic

U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) confers with an aide during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 11, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) plans to introduce a new bill aimed at stopping China from scooping up companies vital to U.S. national security.

Specifically, he’s seeking to protect U.S. businesses “that supply the equipment, systems, and technologies for our military” from Chinese acquisition.