No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards and guidance requiring removal of the DeepSeek application from federal agency information technology. Such standards and guidance also apply to any successor application developed or provided by High Flyer or entities owned by High Flyer.
DeepSeek is an artificial intelligence start-up founded in 2023 and based in Hangzhou, China. DeepSeek's chief executive officer also created High Flyer, a hedge fund that is reportedly the sole funder of DeepSeek.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2025 to May 7, 2026; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | May 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | May 9, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | May 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 7, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 26, February 7, 2025, page H585.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13051 | DeepSeek and the Race to Develop Artificial Intelligence Archived | Resource | Jul 1, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 765 | No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of DeepSeek by the executive agencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
