Explicitly prohibit vehicles produced by Chinese-owned or controlled entities in Canada or Mexico from qualifying for USMCA benefits or entering the United States;
I will explicitly prohibit vehicles produced by Chinese-owned or controlled entities in Canada or Mexico from qualifying for USMCA benefits or entering the United States.
Occurrences
Evidence
USMCA origin rules qualify goods based on production in party territories, applicable product rules, and regional value content calculations.
BIS announced a final rule restricting sale or import transactions involving connected vehicles, hardware, and software with a PRC or Russia nexus.
The final rule applies to ICTS integral to connected vehicles when tied to PRC or Russia ownership, control, jurisdiction, direction, design, development, manufacture, or supply.
Sections 791.302-791.304 bar certain VCS hardware imports, covered-software vehicle imports or sales, and U.S. sales by PRC/Russia-linked connected-vehicle manufacturers.
The rule allows BIS to issue general authorizations and specific authorizations permitting otherwise prohibited transactions after case-by-case review.
The House Select Committee said Moolenaar and Dingell introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act to prohibit connected vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China.
The Senate draft would prohibit importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into U.S. commerce of connected vehicles and related technology associated with foreign adversaries.
WSJ reported House Democrats urged Trump to block Chinese-owned vehicles sold in Canada or Mexico from entering the United States.
Assessments
The promised outcome was not fully delivered. The 2025 Commerce/BIS connected-vehicle rule restricts certain imports, sales, and transactions involving connected vehicles, covered software, and covered hardware with a PRC or Russia nexus, so it partially advances the entry-ban portion of the pledge. But it is narrower than the promise: it does not categorically prohibit all vehicles produced by Chinese-owned or controlled entities in Canada or Mexico, allows authorizations or exceptions, and does not explicitly bar those vehicles from receiving USMCA benefits. The evidence also does not show Stephen F. Lynch sponsored, wrote, or materially advanced enacted legislation delivering the full policy. Later 2026 bills and appeals appear introduced or urged by other officials and are not shown as enacted.