WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Darin LaHood (IL-16), members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent letters to U.S. governors on Monday urging an immediate ban on the use and download of DeepSeek on government-issued devices.
“By using DeepSeek, users are unknowingly sharing highly sensitive, proprietary information with the CCP — such as contracts, documents, and financial records,” the lawmakers wrote. “In the wrong hands, this data is an enormous asset to the CCP, a known foreign adversary. The CCP has made it abundantly clear that it will exploit any tool at its disposal to undermine our national security, spew harmful disinformation, and collect data on Americans. The U.S. has been a leader in raising concerns on companies tied to the CCP, most notably Huawei and Byte Dance, that pose a direct threat to our national security. Now, we have deeply disturbing evidence that the CCP could use DeepSeek to steal the sensitive data of U.S. citizens.”
On February 7, Gottheimer and LaHood introduced the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act, which would ban the use and download of the CCP’s AI software, DeepSeek, from government devices.
Three states, Virginia, Texas, and New York have banned the software from government devices.
