Senate Passes Legislation to Create Whistleblower Program to Stop Smuggling of US Semiconductors to China

‘I look forward to working with our colleagues in the House to get this important legislation through Congress,’ Sen. Mike Rounds said.

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) participates in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on March 18, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Senate has unanimously passed legislation aimed at preventing American-made semiconductor chips from being smuggled to China.

The legislation, called the Stop Stealing Our Chips Act, has been introduced in both chambers of Congress. The Senate bill (S.1473), introduced by Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), passed without objection on May 20.