Senate Advances Bipartisan Tech Bill Taking Aim at China

Senate Advances Bipartisan Tech Bill Taking Aim at China
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2021. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Thursday advanced a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology, as Congress increasingly seeks to take a tough line against Beijing.

Senators voted 68-30 to end debate on the $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, or USICA, and move nearer to a final vote on the legislation.