WASHINGTON — A key U.S. Senate committee is set to hold a vote on July 15 on bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening the American government’s ban on Chinese automakers entering the U.S. vehicle market.
A Republican senator from Ohio, Bernie Moreno, and a Democratic senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin, jointly introduced the bill back in April. The legislation is designed to formally write into law a regulation that was put in place by the Biden administration — one that effectively prevents all Chinese automakers from selling passenger cars in the United States.
Beyond locking in that existing ban, the bill would also take additional measures to keep Chinese manufacturers out of the broader U.S. light-duty vehicle market. The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to take up the measure on July 15.
