STOP China Act

Summary

Prohibits the Department of Transportation from using most federal transit and other DOT funds to buy buses or bus powertrains, or to build/maintain charging or fueling infrastructure for buses, if the vehicles or key components are produced or supplied by entities tied to certain foreign governments (as defined by existing national-security rules). The bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative, with DOJ and DOT input, to publish and update a list of covered entities; it allows narrow exceptions for inspections, investigations, and safety research, and lets already-eligible contracts in progress be completed.

• Bars DOT grant-funded purchases of buses or bus powertrains and related charging/fueling infrastructure if tied to certain foreign government-linked entities.
• Requires the U.S. Trade Representative, with DOJ and DOT, to publish and update a list of covered entities that trigger the ban.
• Initial covered-entity list is due within 30 days; frequent updates required in the first 180 days and annually afterwards.
• Narrow exceptions permit use of funds for inspections/investigations and vehicle safety research, development, or testing.
• Allows contracts eligible before enactment to be completed until delivery (limited grandfathering).
• Prohibitions apply to contracts and subcontracts executed on or after enactment across covered DOT funding streams.
• Policy findings frame the measure as protecting U.S. supply chains, national security, and preventing taxpayer funding of foreign-subsidized vehicle production.
• Adds a severability clause so valid provisions remain if part is invalidated in court.