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

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
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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.

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.

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McClellan, Moolenaar, Obernolte Introduce Legislation to Ban Dangerous Communications Tech from China, Russia and More
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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.

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
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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.

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.

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AUVSI Statement on Introduction of the GUARD Act
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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.

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.

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FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Conditional Approval and Exemption of Certain Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Routers from FCC Covered List
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