S. 4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-29 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.

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Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

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Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 This bill prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce of connected vehicles and related software and hardware components associated with China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. Connected vehicle means a vehicle that (1) integrates onboard networked hardware with automotive software systems to communicate with any other network or device using certain methods (e.g., wireless spectrum connectivity); or (2) is designed, manufactured, or originally equipped to communicate via such methods, regardless of whether such capability is enabled, disabled, or removed at the time the vehicle enters the United States. Current regulations administered by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) prohibit transactions involving vehicle connectivity system hardware and covered software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of China or Russia. The bill expands the BIS regulatory framework, including by (1) expanding the countries covered by the prohibition to include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (Current BIS regulations apply only to China and Russia.); and (2) specifying that certain artificial intelligence components are covered by the prohibition. By January 1, 2027, BIS must publish a list of items that are authorized for the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. interstate commerce and would otherwise be subject to the bill's prohibition. The bill also includes enforcement mechanisms, including that BIS must assess civil penalties for violations of the prohibition.

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Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] · 57 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4429, Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (2026-09-11)

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Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Budd (R-NC), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James C. Justice (R-WV), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), David McCormick (R-PA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Jon Husted (R-OH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Barrasso (R-WY), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Alan Armstrong (R-OK), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Boozman (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tina Smith (D-MN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), Todd Young (R-IN), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Lee (R-UT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s4429.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s4429 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills