Contact Congress about H.R. 8170: 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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MATCH Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 8.

Latest action on H.R. 8170: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 8.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects companies that make or service chip-making equipment, factories in China and other named countries, and allied governments that also supply these tools. It could also matter for companies linked to named Chinese firms, because shared ownership or partnership ties can pull a facility into the covered list. Congress and U.S. export-control agencies would also have new reporting, rulemaking, and enforcement work.

Why this matters: This bill matters because advanced chip-making tools are a choke point for making the most powerful semiconductors. If fewer countries and companies can buy or service those tools, it could slow their ability to build cutting-edge chip factories. The bill also tries to stop workarounds through allied countries, which could make the rules stronger. At the same time, it could reduce sales for equipment makers, strain ties with some allies, and shift where chip factories get built and maintained.

Key provisions in H.R. 8170

• 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.
• U.S. officials would have to push allied supplier countries to adopt country-wide controls on these tools. Those countries would also be asked to require licenses and usually deny them for exports and service tied to covered facilities.
• Congress would get a briefing within 90 days on that diplomacy. The briefing must say which allies have adopted the requested controls, which have not, and what incentives the United States is using.

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What is H.R. 8170?

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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