WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that her Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act has been successfully included in the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), marking a major win in protecting Americans’ national security, data privacy, and supply chains. This bill bans Chinese connected vehicles from U.S. military bases and DoD installations.
“This is about our national security and the significant data these vehicles collect, which can be sent back to the Chinese government,” said Slotkin. “One of my top priorities is to stop Chinese vehicles — now selling for roughly $20,000 in Europe and Mexico — from ever entering our market. This ban starts that process by ensuring we prevent them from setting foot in our defense facilities. It sends a clear message: we won’t allow foreign adversaries to undermine our security or our economy.”
This ban builds on Slotkin’s original legislation that she championed in the Fiscal year 2025 NDAA in the House last year as a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
The inclusion of this bill in the FY26 NDAA, which Senator Banks co-sponsored, reflects bipartisan recognition of the threat posed by Chinese state-subsidized connected vehicles, which are already gaining market share in Europe and are now targeting the U.S. market. This is just the beginning of Slotkin’s broader legislative effort to secure the nation’s technology infrastructure, with plans to introduce similar provisions targeting the broader Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) supply chain.
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