# US House Panel Advances AI Overwatch Act: Congress Gains Power to Block AI Chip Exports to China

*2026-01-22 18:31 UTC · Technology · 1 min read*

> House Foreign Affairs Committee votes 42-2 to advance bill giving Congress 30-day review power over AI chip exports to China.

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 42-2 to advance the AI Overwatch Act, giving Congress authority to review and block AI chip exports to China and other adversarial nations. The bill comes after President Trump approved Nvidia H200 shipments to China, drawing bipartisan concern.

The legislation gives the Foreign Affairs and Senate Banking committees 30 days to review export licenses. It requires Commerce Department disclosure that chips won't be used for military, intelligence, or surveillance by adversaries. The latest version also bans exports of Nvidia's top-end Blackwell chips.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned at Davos: "It would be a big mistake to ship these chips. This is crazy. It's a bit like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea." The bill still requires full House and Senate approval.

## Sources

- [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/1/21/us-house-panel-advances-bill-to-give-congress-authority-on-ai-chip-exports)
- [rollcall.com](https://rollcall.com/2026/01/21/chip-export-bill-advances-in-house-foreign-affairs/)
- [theregister.com](https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/house_gop_ai_chip_exports_trump_china_nvidia/)

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