Introduced, read twice and referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; this remains the latest Congress.gov action.
US · US Congress
S. 3275 — Humanoid ROBOT Act of 2025
S. 3275 proposes restrictions on executive-agency acquisition of humanoid robots from covered entities and their use to perform federal contracts. It also proposes expanded CFIUS review and mandatory declarations for specified investments in US humanoid-robot businesses. Congress.gov lists it as introduced.
Records last verified Oct 13, 2026 · Send a correction
- Type
- Bill
- Status
- Proposed
- Effective date
- Not stated
Definition
An autonomous or semi-autonomous AI-integrated machine with a human-like body or silhouette, able to perform human-associated tasks and interact through natural-language processing of verbal or written commands.
Scope
Federal acquisition and contractor use of robots designed, tested, developed or manufactured by covered entities; specified investment review; and a security report. Covered entities include country-of-concern entities and designated Chinese military companies. Procurement/use prohibitions would begin 180 days after enactment.
Exemptions
- The Secretary of Defense could waive the procurement or contractor-use prohibitions when robot use is required for national-security objectives or research.
Timeline
Explicitly listed robots and companies
Only entities named in the instrument or an official notice are shown. Manufacturer headquarters do not establish applicability.
No individual catalog robot or company is explicitly listed in this record. This does not establish unrestricted market access.
What it means for buyers
The introduced text addresses government contracting and investment review. It is a proposal with no enacted commencement date recorded here.
General information, not legal advice.
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Evidence
Sources
- [s1] S. 3275, introduced text, sections 1–5 ↗
US Government Publishing Office · official · published Nov 20, 2025 · accessed Oct 13, 2026
- [s2] S. 3275 — All Actions and legislative status ↗
Library of Congress · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026