Archive · 20 Sep 2025
House Passes Amendment Restricting China, Russia Tech Purchases
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to prevent the military from buying certain display screens from China and Russia.
These OLED screens are used in smartphones and military equipment.
Congressman Austin Scott proposed this because he believes relying on these technologies from countries that are not allies could be a risk to national security.
The amendment is part of a larger bill that funds the military and aims to protect the country's technology sovereignty.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment restricting Pentagon purchases of OLED display technology from China and Russia.
The amendment is part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The amendment was sponsored by Representative Austin Scott.
The goal is to reduce national security risks posed by reliance on "adversarial sources."
The Senate still needs to approve the measure.
- Who
- U.S. House of Representatives
- What
- Passed an amendment to bar the Pentagon from purchasing OLED display technology from China and Russia.
- When
- Last week
- Where
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Why
- To mitigate national security risks and technological dependence.
- Amendment Sponsor
- Austin Scott
- House Vote
- 231-196
- Focus
- OLED Display Technologies
- Targeted Countries
- China, Russia
- Bill
- National Defense Authorization Act
