A bipartisan pair of US House members on Monday formally introduced legislation banning Chinese-made vehicles and connected components from American roads, citing national security and data-collection concerns just days before President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing. The Connected Vehicle Security Act — introduced by Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) — is the House companion to a Senate bill of the same name introduced April 29 by Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). “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,” he added, accusing Chinese companies including CATL and BYD of using slave labor to undercut American wages. Dingell described the legislation as a guard against repeating “the mistakes that hollowed out manufacturing communities across this country.” The bill’s introduction arrives as Trump prepares to depart for his May 13-15 state visit to Beijing — his first trip to China during this term and the first state visit by a sitting US president to China since his own 2017 trip. What the Bill Does The Connected Vehicle Security Act would prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, or introduction into US commerce of connected vehicles originating from or controlled by a covered foreign adversary country, effective January 1, 2027. Software-related prohibitions would also take effect January 1, 2027, with hardware prohibitions following on January 1, 2030. The legislation covers four designated adversaries: China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a declaration of conformity process, authorization