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Bill tightens chip-tool export rules for China and other named countries

Officially: MATCH Act

Advanced chip-making tools would face tougher export and service limits, especially for China and certain named companies and factories. The bill also pressures allied countries to adopt matching rules. If they do not, the United States would extend more restrictions to equipment coming from those countries too.

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What this bill actually does

U.S. agencies would have 60 days to list every covered chip-making tool and every covered factory. They would update those lists every year and send them to the congressional committees named in the bill.
The bill spells out which countries count as countries of concern. That includes China, Hong Kong, Macau, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and some other countries if the Secretary of State adds them from a specific U.S. export-control group.
Factories tied to certain named companies would face tougher rules. That includes facilities linked to Huawei, SMIC, YMTC, CXMT, and other entities named in the bill.

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House Committee

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (4/2/2026)

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