Neil Chilson House Testimony: American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership

Head of AI policy Neil Chilson testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 30th. Read his full testimony here.

"At this very moment China is giving its AI technology away.

It's releasing open-weight AI models that are cheap, capable, and they're fast becoming the world's default."

We can overcome this. @neil_chilson testified before @HouseCommerce @EnergyCommerce today to explain how. pic.twitter.com/tci2BVhIh9

— Abundance Institute (@abundanceinst) June 30, 2026

WHAT: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing to discuss legislation regarding American economic competitiveness, supply chains, and innovation.

DATE: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

The hearing will focus on the following bills:

H.R. ____, Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 (Rep. Harshbarger)

H.R. 9385, PROTECT USA Act of 2025 (Rep. Fitzgerald)

H.R. 7334, National Commission on Robotics Act (Reps. Obernolte and McClellan)

H.R. 2321, United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act of 2025 (Reps. DelBene and Pfluger)

H.R. 6207, Chip EQUIP Act (Reps. Lofgren and Obernolte)

H.R. ____, Open-Source AI Leadership Act (Rep. Evans)

H.R. ____, American Quantum Competitiveness Act (Rep. Langworthy)

H.R. ____, Biomanufacturing Excellence, Domestic Resilience, Output, and Competitive Know-how (BEDROCK) Act (Rep. Latta)

H.R. ____, Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act (Reps. Pfluger and Houlahan)

H.R. ____, Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act (Rep. Miller Meeks)