Rank 6 of 9

China race

on the Fear Index

Bills5

Lobbying filings203

Attention9K

The receipts

7,408Wikipedia views on this fear in the last 30 days

1,560news articles about it in the last 30 days

5bills, rules and orders cite it since January 2025, in 1 state and Congress

4new government controls written into those bills

203federal lobbying filings name it, past year

$1.8Mspent lobbying on it by advocacy groups, past year

The fear as the bill states it, and the power the same bill hands out.

“prevent illicit or unauthorized foreign adversary (e.g., China) access to the U.S. full AI stack”
H.R. 6996, CongressPendingExport controlsDepartment of Commerce
“prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or equipment manufactured or sold by entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries”
HB 2464, TennesseeFailedExport controls
“entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries”
SB 2680, TennesseePendingMandatory reportingTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
“ensuring that the United States achieves and maintains artificial intelligence dominance”
S.Res. 490, CongressPending

The government controls written into the bills that cite this fear.

Advocacy groups and foundations lobbying on this fear, past year.

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power.

Companies and trade groups whose lobbying filings name this fear, past year.

Lobbying filings naming it

Bills citing it

Wikipedia views

Each dot is one bill. Sources: LDA.gov lobbying filings that mention this fear, bills tagged with it, and Wikipedia pageviews for its topic.

The ones carrying the most controls, first.

S.Res. 598, CongressPendingA resolution condemning and calling for the reversal of President Trump's decision to allow the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United…Export controls
HB 2464, TennesseeFailedConsumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or…Export controls
SB 2680, TennesseePendingConsumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or…Mandatory reporting
H.R. 6996, CongressPendingFull AI Stack Export Promotion ActExport controls
S.Res. 490, CongressPendingA resolution affirming the critical importance of preserving the United States' advantage in artificial intelligence and ensuring that the United States…