On Monday (September 9), the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed multiple anti-CCP bills, including banning the operation of new drones from Chinese manufacturer DJI in the United States and preventing the invasion of Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party. These are part of a series of bills aimed at countering the CCP that are set to be voted on in the House.
These bills still need approval from the Senate and the President’s signature to become law.
The four known anti-CCP bills that were passed include the Countering CCP Drones Act, the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, the Chinese Currency Accountability Act of 2023, and the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act.
The Countering CCP Drones Act will place DJI on the Federal Communications Commission blacklist, prohibiting the company’s products from operating on U.S. communication infrastructure, but it will not affect the existing operations of DJI drones in the U.S.
This legislation deems drones produced by DJI to pose “an unacceptable risk to national security of the United States” and, due to data security concerns, will remove the company’s products from the U.S. communication networks.
“By taking this action, Congress will ensure that future versions of DJI drones cannot be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States,” said Democratic leader Frank Pallone of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
New York Republican Representative Elise Stefanik, who introduced the bill, stated previously that it would protect American data and critical infrastructure. She emphasized the necessity for Congress to use all available tools to prevent CCP’s monopoly control over the drone market.
The Countering CCP Drones Act has been included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House in June.
More than half of the drones in the United States are produced by DJI, which has voiced opposition to this bill, claiming that it undermines U.S. interests and harms the industry that Congress is seeking to support.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released industry cybersecurity guidelines regarding Chinese-manufactured drones, pointing out the data transmission risk posed by DJI to the CCP.
The guidelines show that using drones manufactured in China could potentially expose sensitive information to Chinese authorities, endangering U.S. national security, economic security, as well as public health and safety.
The Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, passed on Monday, aims to prevent CCP from invading or blockading Taiwan. If Beijing takes action against Taiwan, this bill would disclose the assets of top Chinese leaders and sever their connections with the U.S. financial system.
The Chinese Currency Accountability Act of 2023, initiated by Representative Warren Davidson, demands the Treasury Secretary to oppose increasing the weight of the Renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket to prevent CCP from influencing important international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.
Another bill passed on Monday, the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act proposed by Republican Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from purchasing batteries from six Chinese companies, including CATL. The other five companies mentioned in the bill are BYD, Farasis Energy, EVE Energy, Gotion High-Tech, and Heter Electronics.