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H.R. 1121: No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Official title
No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
Plain 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.
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No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · 32 cosponsors
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1121.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr1121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills