Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan U.S. Technology Procurement and Access to Trusted Hardware Act (or U.S. Tech PATH Act ), which aims to streamline the procurement of American cyber and digital technology by partner countries.
Introduce and support bipartisan legislation to streamline procurement of American cyber and digital technology by foreign allies and partners.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee press release says Jeanne Shaheen and Pete Ricketts introduced the bipartisan U.S. Tech PATH Act, which is designed to streamline procurement of American cyber and digital technology by foreign allies and partners. It says the bill would create a State Department-led U.S. Technology Procurement Program and support long-term procurement partnerships.
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The bill text cover page states that the measure is intended to incentivize, streamline, and sustain foreign government partner procurement of U.S.-origin cyber and digital technologies. It also shows the bill was introduced in the Senate, read twice, and referred to committee.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced that Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan U.S. Technology Procurement and Access to Trusted Hardware Act, or U.S. Tech PATH Act, to streamline procurement of American cyber and digital technology by partner countries.
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The release says the bill would establish a State Department-led U.S. Technology Procurement Program to streamline procurement of U.S. cyber and digital technologies by foreign allies and partners, with consultative support, financial incentives, strategic planning, and long-term procurement partnerships.
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The bill text cover page states the purpose is to incentivize, streamline, and sustain U.S. foreign government partner procurement of U.S.-origin cyber and digital technologies. It lists Mrs. Shaheen for herself and Mr. Ricketts as introducing the bill in the Senate.
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Senator Ricketts is quoted supporting the U.S. Tech PATH Act, saying it would promote export of the full American AI tech stack and related critical infrastructure, reduce vulnerabilities from foreign adversaries, and ensure U.S. and allied tech supremacy.
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S. 4570 would authorize appropriations to promote the sale of U.S. cybersecurity and digital products to foreign governments.
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Last Action Date Listed July 27, 2026
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Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill
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To streamline foreign government partner procurement of trusted cyber and digital technologies
Assessments
Ricketts fulfilled the specific federal campaign promise by co-introducing bipartisan Senate legislation with Jeanne Shaheen, the U.S. Tech PATH Act, in May 2026 while serving in the same Senate term. The bill's stated purpose was to streamline and sustain procurement of U.S.-origin cyber and digital technologies by foreign allies and partners, and Ricketts publicly supported it. Because the promise was to introduce and support such legislation, not necessarily enact it, this counts as delivered.
Ricketts co-introduced the bipartisan U.S. Tech PATH Act in the Senate, and the bill’s stated purpose matches the claim by seeking to streamline foreign allies’ procurement of U.S. cyber and digital technology. That is a direct, on-term legislative action rather than a later, unrelated outcome.