STOP China Act

This bill blocks federal money from being used to buy certain buses, rail cars, and other transit vehicles—or their electric drive systems—from companies tied to certain countries, citing national security risks linked to China. It applies to both federal transit funds and other Department of Transportation funds, and also blocks federal money for building or maintaining fueling/charging equipment for those buses if the bus was bought under a new contract after the law takes effect .

To carry this out, the U.S. Trade Representative must post a public list of banned companies within 30 days and keep it updated. Limited exceptions allow purchases for safety inspections, investigations, research, and testing. Existing, eligible contracts signed before the law takes effect can still be finished and delivered .

• Who is affected: Transit agencies and others using federal transit funds, the Department of Transportation, and anyone using other DOT funds for vehicle purchases or bus fueling/charging projects .
• What changes: No federal funds for vehicles or electric drivetrains from listed companies; no federal funds for fueling/charging equipment for those buses; a public list of covered companies is posted and regularly updated; narrow safety-related exceptions apply .
• When: The ban applies to contracts signed on or after the date the law takes effect; the company list is posted within 30 days and updated every 90 days initially, then yearly; older eligible contracts can be completed .