US House Homeland Security and Select China Committees Weigh Federal Procurement Bans and Contractor Warnings to Curb US Companies' Use of Chinese AI Models

US lawmakers on the House Homeland Security and Select China committees are weighing federal procurement bans, contractor restrictions, and formal risk communications to curb the rapid adoption of Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen by US firms. Chairman Andrew Garbarino warned the CCP is 'racing to close the gap' in AI; the State Department said the models are 'designed to advance Beijing's narratives, censor dissent, and reflect CCP ideology.' The committees have already sent inquiry letters to Cursor (whose Composer 2 model was built on Moonshot's Kimi) and Airbnb, but experts note First Amendment obstacles to banning open-weight models outright.