March 28, 2024
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Warner-Thune ‘RESTRICT Act’ on foreign tech transactions picks up bipartisan support
Legislation by Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to change the U.S. approach to regulating technology threats from foreign adversaries is picking up steam, with 18 senators now in support.
The so-called “RESTRICT Act” was introduced in early March and recently added six new cosponsors: Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM); Tim Kaine (D-VA); Kevin Cramer (R-ND); Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); and Charles Grassley (R-IA).
Nine Democrats and nine Republicans are now...