H.R. 6875 · 119th Congress

AI OVERWATCH Act

Introduced on Dec 18, 2025 by Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21). 45 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 2.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 18, 2025
Cosponsors
45
4 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security to require a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of certain integrated circuits, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Asia
  • Caribbean area
  • China
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Cuba
  • Department of Commerce
  • Europe
  • Iran
  • Latin America
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Middle East
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Trade restrictions
  • Venezuela

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian J. MastR-FL-21Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 41

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Jan 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 2.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. INTEL CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTEL CORPORATIONAI match · 99%
  2. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.4 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.AI match · 98%
  3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. NVIDIA CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  5. ARM INC.3 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARM INCAI match · 96%
  6. Business Software Alliance3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  7. FDD Action3 reports
    $810K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  9. Oracle Corporation3 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORACLE AMERICA, INC$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  11. Anthropic2 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  12. BROADCOM INC2 reports
    $850K reported (all issues)
  13. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION2 reports
  14. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.2 reports
  15. Google Client Services LLC2 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  16. LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  17. ORACLE AMERICA, INC.2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORACLE AMERICA, INC$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. SK AMERICAS, INC.2 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  19. SYNOPSYS, INC.2 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SYNOPSYS, INC.$245.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. Software & Information Industry Association2 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  21. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED2 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  22. THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  24. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  25. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  26. THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.1 report
    $188.9K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.