Contact Congress about S. 1638: Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025
Federal contractors would have to stop using DeepSeek for active federal contract work. A limited waiver could allow it for national security work or research. The bill also requires a report on risks from foreign-linked AI tools.
Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Latest action on S. 1638: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal contractors that use AI tools for government work. It also matters to federal agencies that manage contracts and to U.S. users whose data may be entered into foreign-linked AI systems. Companies, schools, and researchers could also be affected if future rules grow out of the required report.
Why this matters: Federal contractors may handle sensitive government data, and this bill tries to keep that data away from DeepSeek during federal contract work. It focuses on one named AI tool but also asks the government to study wider risks from foreign-linked AI systems. The report could shape later rules, but the bill itself does not set those future limits.
Key provisions in S. 1638
- Federal contractors could not use DeepSeek for active federal contract work. The ban covers any work that performs, helps with, carries out, or supports part of those contracts.
- The Commerce Secretary could waive the ban only in narrow cases. The use must be needed for a national security part of a contract or for research, and the Defense Secretary must be consulted first.
- Congress would get a detailed report within one year after the bill becomes law. The Commerce Secretary would prepare it with the Defense Secretary.
- The report would look at foreign-linked AI tools, including large language models and generative AI. It covers tools based in or tied to countries that existing U.S. defense law lists as countries of concern.
- The report must study three main risks. These are foreign censorship power over AI apps, use of AI for government-backed propaganda, and attempts to dodge U.S. export limits on graphics processing units used to build foreign AI models.
How Modern Action helps you take action on S. 1638
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
Questions people ask about S. 1638
- What is S. 1638?
- Federal contractors would have to stop using DeepSeek for active federal contract work. A limited waiver could allow it for national security work or research. The bill also requires a report on risks from foreign-linked AI tools.
- How do I support or oppose S. 1638?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about S. 1638?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain S. 1638 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
