{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-bill-to-block-china-other-foreign-adversaries-from-interfering-in-u-s-rulemaking-process/", "Lummis Introduces Bill to Block China & Other Foreign Adversaries from Interfering in U.S. Rulemaking Process", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act, legislation to prohibit foreign adversaries\u2014including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea\u2014from submitting public comments or petitioning federal agencies during the U.S. rulemaking process, closing a loophole that has allowed hostile governments to manipulate American regulations.\n\n\u201cThe rulemaking process exists to give Americans a voice in their government, not to let foreign adversaries rig the system in their favor,\u201d said Senator Cynthia Lummis. \u201cChina has submitted comments pushing for stricter power plant rules to hobble American energy, while doing the exact opposite at home to power their own economy. My bill ensures our regulatory process serves the American people, not communist regimes trying to keep Biden-era regulations in place to undermine our energy independence and economic strength.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor too long, hostile governments like Communist China have legally inserted themselves into America\u2019s regulatory process,\u201d said Representative Barry Moore. \u201cThis is not a hypothetical \u2013 Beijing has already been caught trying to shape our rules. If China wants to influence regulations, they can do it in their own country. Federal rulemaking should reflect the voices of the American people, not the agendas of adversaries working against our national interests. This bill puts an immediate stop to foreign adversary interference and strengthens the integrity of U.S. policymaking.\u201d\n\nSenators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have cosponsored this legislation.\n\nBackground:\n\nA recent Daily Caller article highlighted how China purportedly sought to shape American energy policy by submitting public comments advocating for more extreme Obama and Biden-era rules on power plants.\n\nCurrently, the Administrative Procedure Act allows any interested party\u2014including foreign governments\u2014to submit public comments on proposed U.S. regulations. The Lummis bill prohibits foreign adversaries, as designated by the Secretary of Commerce, along with their nationals and incorporated entities, from participating in the federal rulemaking process or petitioning federal agencies. The foreign adversary designation currently includes China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and the Maduro regime in Venezuela. By closing this loophole, the legislation ensures that America\u2019s regulatory process serves U.S. citizens and domestic interests rather than allowing hostile foreign governments to influence rules governing American businesses, energy production, and economic competitiveness.\n\nHere are a few examples of CCP affiliate comments on recent EPA proposed rulemakings.\n\nExample #1\n\nExample #2\n\nExample #3\n\nRead full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-bill-to-block-china-other-foreign-adversaries-from-interfering-in-u-s-rulemaking-process/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5612938441336155, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}