S4281-119

In Committee

Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 13, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Foreign Policy, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act.
  • Section id096fde89eb5c403fb51ee4cbd57efde1: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and components represent one of the United...
  • Section id629276a7d75b433fa7404b558e402ef0: 3. Report and application of controls Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the covered agency heads...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Foreign Policy, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Foreign Policy Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 13, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

Apr 13, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 13, 2026

Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Risch, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Foreign Policy Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"applicable item" §id629276a7d75b433fa7404b558e402ef0

any item that is or can be made subject to the Export Administration Regulations, including— a United States-origin item

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