U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Close "Cloud Loophole" on AI Chip Exports​

On January 12, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act (H.R. 2683) with strong bipartisan support (369 votes in favor, 22 against), aiming to close a "cloud vulnerability" in technology controls. The bill seeks to prevent foreign adversaries from remotely accessing U.S.-controlled artificial intelligence chips and other hardware by leasing capacity in overseas data centers.

The proposed legislation expands the scope of U.S. export controls to cover situations where foreign persons use network connections, including cloud computing services, to access controlled items from locations outside the physical installation site of the hardware.