Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026 (S4586)
Current understanding
S4586 (119th Congress), the Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026, was read twice and referred to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The bill is framed as restricting Chinese Communist Party spy technology, but substantive provisions, covered items/entities, and specific effects on importers, exporters, and consumer prices have not yet been characterized from bill text. Status: introduced / referred to committee.
Evidence log
- 2026-05-20 — Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026: cross-connection with icts-supply-chain-security-act-s4882: Both are 119th Congress Senate bills addressing ICT/technology national-security risk; S4586 narrows the frame to CCP spy technology via Intelligence, while S4882 addresses ICT supply-chain security via Banking. (novelty: 2)