introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 to defend the American auto industry from the existential threat of predatory Chinese automobiles by banning them and their connected components from the American market
Introduce legislation to ban Chinese and other foreign-adversary connected vehicles, software, hardware, and components from the U.S. market.
Occurrences
To prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries.
Senators Bernie Moreno and Elissa Slotkin introduced a bipartisan bill that would ban automobiles, parts, and software manufactured in or in partnership with China and other adversarial nations from the U.S. market.
Evidence
05-20-2026 | S.4429 | Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 | Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
GovInfo lists S. 4429 as introduced in the Senate by Mr. Moreno with Ms. Slotkin, then read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill title and full title match the promised restriction on connected vehicles and related software and hardware tied to foreign adversaries.
Senator Moreno's legislation page, updated 06-03-2026, lists S. 4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, with latest action dated 05-28-2026: read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
GovInfo lists S. 4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, as introduced in the Senate by Mr. Moreno for himself and Ms. Slotkin on April 29, 2026, then read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The full title is to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries.
The introduced bill text states that Mr. Moreno introduced S. 4429 on April 29, 2026. Section 4 would prohibit connected vehicles from covered countries starting January 1, 2027; covered software from covered countries starting January 1, 2027; and connected vehicle hardware from covered countries starting January 1, 2030. Covered countries include China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
Senator Moreno's official legislation page lists S. 4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, under sponsored legislation, with the latest action: read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce legislation, not necessarily to enact it. Official congressional and Senate office records show Bernie Moreno sponsored S. 4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, in 2026, and the bill was referred to committee. Because the pledged action was the introduction of legislation targeting foreign-adversary connected vehicles and related software, hardware, and components, that constitutes fulfillment during his current Senate term.
Moreno formally introduced S. 4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, which targets foreign-adversary connected vehicles, software, hardware, and components. Because the claim is to introduce legislation and he did so during his Senate term, the promise is fulfilled even though the bill was not yet enacted.
The promise was to introduce legislation, not to secure enactment. The evidence shows Bernie Moreno sponsored S.4429, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, on May 20, 2026, during his current Senate term, and the bill was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. That satisfies the promised action of introducing legislation targeting foreign-adversary connected vehicles, software, hardware, and components. Because the promised outcome was introduction rather than passage, no effort badge is needed.