A bipartisan effort from two Michigan representatives in the U.S. House is aiming to ban the import, manufacture, sale or resale of Chinese, Russian, North Korean and Iranian vehicles with certain connections, vehicle software and vehicle hardware tied to foreign adversary countries. Republican Rep. and Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar and Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell announced Monday afternoon that they have introduced what's being called the Connected Vehicle Security Act. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Michigan is home to the Detroit Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. "The American auto industry is vital for jobs, national security, and the future of America’s manufacturing base," Moolenaar said in a statement. "China cheats in every industry, and in autos it is overproducing vehicles and components, and selling them for cheap in hopes they will put our companies out of business. "In some cases, Chinese companies, including CATL and BYD, use slave labor to undercut the fair wages of hardworking Americans. These companies should not be allowed to do business in America, and their products shouldn’t be in our cars or threatening our infrastructure." Advertisement Article continues below this ad According to the Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce, similar action was taken in January 2025 when the U.S. Commerce Department finalized rules restricting the sales and imports of certain connected vehicles and software and hardware linked to China or Russia. Moolenaar and Dingell's bill adds North Korea and Iran to the list. The same bureau said the rule was put in place to protect connected vehicle supply chains because companies from those countries may seek to share data or gain remote access. “This bipartisan legislation will ban Chinese vehicles from coming into our country and undercutting our workers through massive government subsidies, unfair trade