By Reuters
Publication Date: 2025-12-22 18:02:00
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Two senior Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked the U.S. Commerce Department to disclose details and any approvals of ongoing license reviews for potential sales to Chinese firms of Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chips.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Gregory Meeks in a letter asked the Commerce Department to disclose all license applications for the H200 chips for Chinese companies and disclose any approved licenses within 48 hours of the approval date. The lawmakers also want a briefing on the issue before approvals are issued, including “an assessment of the military potential of the chips approved for export and the reaction of allies and partners to the decision to export these chips,” according to the letter, which was seen by Reuters.
Warren earlier this month called on Congress to compel Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify before lawmakers, and said Trump’s decision to allow H200 sales to Chinese companies “risks turbo-charging China’s bid for technological and military dominance and undermining U.S. economic and national security.”
The Commerce Department and Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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