Ban or restrict dangerous communications-enabled robotics technology from China, Russia, and other foreign adversary countries through the GUARD Act.

Jennifer L. McClellan · Virginia · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 76%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

McClellan, Moolenaar, Obernolte Introduce Legislation to Ban Dangerous Communications Tech from China, Russia and More; introduced the bipartisan Guarding the U.S. Against Adversarial Robotics Dominance (GUARD) Act.

McClellan introduced bipartisan legislation intended to ban or restrict dangerous foreign-adversary communications and robotics technology in the United States.

McClellan, Moolenaar, Obernolte Introduce Legislation to Ban Dangerous Communications Tech from China, Russia and More
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Rep. Jennifer McClellan's office announced that McClellan, Chairman John Moolenaar, and Rep. Jay Obernolte introduced the bipartisan Guarding the U.S. Against Adversarial Robotics Dominance Act, or GUARD Act, on June 3, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the May 6-June 4 lookback window, McClellan took concrete legislative action by introducing the GUARD Act. This is serious effort toward the commitment, but introduction alone does not show enactment or an operative ban/restriction.

partial same_term A for effort

McClellan, Moolenaar, Obernolte Introduce Legislation to Ban Dangerous Communications Tech from China, Russia and More
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Quiver summarized the underlying McClellan press release as legislation introduced to scrutinize and potentially ban foreign-made robots posing national security risks, aimed at importation of robots from China and other foreign adversaries deemed a national security threat.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This corroborates the scope of the introduced GUARD Act as targeting foreign robotics risks and possible import bans, but does not show passage or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan Introduces GUARD Act to Address National Security Risks from Foreign Robotics
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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AUVSI said the GUARD Act would direct a national security agency to evaluate certain humanoid and quadruped robotics systems from countries of concern, including China, and place systems posing unacceptable risk, or not evaluated on time, on the FCC Covered List, effectively restricting sale in the United States.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill's described mechanism matches the commitment: national-security review and FCC Covered List restrictions for adversarial robotics. The evidence supports effort and bill design, not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

AUVSI Statement on Introduction of the GUARD Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The FCC notice states that, as of May 6, 2026, the Covered List included foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components, added December 22, 2025, and foreign-produced routers, added March 23, 2026, with limited conditional approvals and exemptions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal restrictions already cover related foreign-produced UAS and router categories, but this does not establish that the GUARD Act itself has become law or that humanoid/quadruped robotics restrictions promised through the GUARD Act are in force.

partial same_term

FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Conditional Approval and Exemption of Certain Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Routers from FCC Covered List
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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The House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee reported that H.R. 9129, the GUARD Act, was forwarded to the full committee by voice vote.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent official legislative movement found: the GUARD Act advanced out of subcommittee on September 1, 2026. This is concrete continued effort in McClellan's current House term, but it still does not show House passage, Senate passage, enactment, or implementation through the GUARD Act.

partial same_term A for effort

C&T Subcommittee Advances Six Bills to Strengthen Communications Networks and Modernize Satellite Regulations
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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The FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices to the Covered List, with a Conditional Approval exception, and said covered equipment cannot receive equipment authorizations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This official FCC action creates an operative restriction on foreign-produced advanced robotic devices through the Covered List mechanism, closely matching the policy substance. However, it was taken under existing Secure Networks Act authority and Executive Branch national-security determinations, not through enacted GUARD Act legislation.

partial same_term

FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Addition of Foreign-Produced Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices to FCC Covered List
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

McClellan materially advanced the GUARD Act in her current House term by joining its June 3, 2026 introduction and the bill later advanced from the Communications and Technology Subcommittee on September 1, 2026. But the GUARD Act has not passed the House, passed the Senate, become law, or been implemented. A related FCC Covered List action now restricts foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, which partially matches the promised policy substance, but it was not completed through enacted GUARD Act legislation and cannot be credited as full delivery of this specific promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

McClellan materially advanced the promised policy by introducing the GUARD Act during her current House term, and the bill's mechanism matches the claimed ban/restriction pathway. But the evidence only shows introduction and supporting statements, not enactment, FCC Covered List implementation under the GUARD Act, or an operative ban/restriction on the covered robotics technology. Existing FCC restrictions on related UAS/router categories do not fulfill this specific GUARD Act promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%