House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

RESTRICT Act

H.R. 6879Introduced Dec 18, 2025Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Official title: To prohibit sales of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips to countries of concern and facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of chips to approved United States persons abroad.

Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 18, 2025
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Latest action: Dec 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6879.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 214, December 18, 2025, Page H6117):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 16 Democrats

0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Gabe Amo (D-RI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), James McGovern (D-MA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Dina Titus (D-NV).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.