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PAGE 10 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025

Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Sales of Advanced Department Applauds Passage Of
AI Chips to China Legislation To Create Existing

Representative Gregory W. legislation would prohibit the embargo as of January 1, 2025. Building Code
Meeks, Ranking Member of the sale of these advanced chips to • Safeguards national security
House Foreign Affairs Commit- China, while making it easier for while allowing our export con- (Continued from page 9) 21, 2025, DOB will be fully imple-
tee, led 13 House Democrats American companies to compete trols to adapt as technology ad- menting the city’s new Electrical
today in introducing the Restor- with China globally across the AI vances. The bill allows the Under technologies, and industry best Code. On December 31, 2025,
ing Export and Security Trade technology stack. Trump cannot Secretary of Commerce to revise practices. In November 2022, DOB will then implement the
Restrictions for Integrated Cir- be allowed to jeopardize U.S. na- the definition of “advanced inte- DOB fully modernized the city’s city’s new Energy Conservation
cuit Technologies (RESTRICT) tional security by supercharging grated circuit or product” after Construction Codes, which in- Code. Going forward, the Depart-
Act, legislation to protect U.S. the PRC’s AI capabilities and, in two years, if he/she has certified cluded comprehensive updates to ment is currently working on the
national security and preserve turn, its military and malign in- to Congress that doing so would the city’s Administrative, Plumb- development of a Waterfront Code
American leadership in artificial fluence capabilities,” said Rank- not harm U.S. national security. ing, Building, Mechanical and to regulate coastal structures such
intelligence. ing Member Meeks. • Facilitates secure global opera- Fuel Gas Codes. On December as piers, docks, and bulkheads.
The RESTRICT ACT would Bill Highlights: tions for U.S. firms. The bill calls
prohibit the sale of the most • Prohibits the sale of H200 on the Under Secretary to publish Attorney General James Secures
advanced U.S. artificial intelli- and other advanced AI chips to regulations outlining physical
gence (AI) chips to the People’s China. The bill directs the Un- security, cybersecurity, remote Refunds for New Yorkers Wrongfully
Republic of China (PRC) and der Secretary of Commerce for access security, and other re- Charged for Free COVID-19 Testing
other countries of concern, while Industry and Security to deny quirements that companies must
strengthening U.S. competitive- export license applications for meet to qualify for license-free and HIV Screening Services
ness by creating a secure, license- any advanced integrated circuits transfers to their overseas facili-
free export pathway for trusted to countries of concern. ties. Only U.S.-owned facilities (Continued from page 9) OAG on consumer complaints and
American companies operating • Codifies current restrictions outside of countries of concern provide documentation showing
data centers abroad. on the export of U.S. advanced are eligible. were refunded. The company sent it is following the agreement. In
“President Trump’s decision integrated circuits and products The original cosponsors of the corrected explanations of benefits addition to a $175,000 penalty,
to sell H200s to China further to China. The bill does not im- RESTRICT Act include: Rep- to all impacted consumers and Fidelis may be fined up to $500
proves that national security is pose new controls; instead, it resentatives Sydney Kamlager- updated its internal systems to for each future violation.
for sale under this administra- codifies existing restrictions as Dove, Joaquin Castro, Dina Titus, ensure these errors do not happen If a patient believes they have
tion. That decision not only risks currently articulated in the Fed- Greg Stanton, Jim Costa, Sheila again. been a victim of misleading bill-
undercutting U.S. dominance in eral Register. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mad- Under today’s agreement, Fi- ing practices, they should contact
the AI race, but also compromises • Applies prohibitions to all eleine Dean, Gabe Amo, Jared delis is prohibited from charging OAG’s Health Care Bureau online
our national security by giving arms-embargoed nations. The bill Moskowitz, Johnny Olszewski, patients for these HIV screening or call 1-800-428-9071. This
those capabilities directly to our defines “countries of concern” as Raja Krishnamoorthi, Josh Got- services and must stop attempts matter was handled by Assistant
chief strategic competitor. My those countries under a U.S. arms theimer, and Brad Sherman. to collect on charges for services Attorney Generals Eve Woodin
provided during the COVID-19 and Brant Campbell of the Health
Meeks, Smith, Himes, Thompson, Crow & Omar Issue Public Health Emergency. If Fi- Care Bureau under the supervision
delis finds any additional claims of Deputy Bureau Chief Leslieann
Statement Following House War Powers Resolution Vote that were wrongly processed, it Cachola and Bureau Chief Dar-
Representatives Gregory ongoing lethal U.S. military posed an imminent threat to the must fix those claims, notify the sana Srinivasan. The Health Care
affected consumers, direct provid-
Bureau is part of the Division
W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking strikes on alleged drug boats American people warranting the ers to cancel any inappropriate for Social Justice, led by Chief
Member of the House Foreign in the Western Hemisphere are use of military force. Our War bills, ensure refunds are issued, Deputy Attorney General Meghan
Affairs Committee; Adam Smith legally questionable, and inef- Powers Resolution sought to ter- and update its systems as needed. Faux and overseen by First Deputy
(D-Wash.), Ranking Member fective. Under existing U.S. law, minate these extrajudicial strikes, Fidelis must also cooperate with Attorney General Jennifer Levy.
of the House Armed Services these vessels could have been yet most Republicans chose loy-
Committee; Jim Himes (D- interdicted and their occupants alty to Donald Trump over their Council Report Finds Major Gaps in
Conn.), Ranking Member of the subjected to judicial process. oath to the Constitution. By not
House Permanent Select Com- Instead of pursuing prosecutions, reining in Trump’s gross abuse of NYPD Crime-Solving Data; New Law
mittee on Intelligence; Bennie this administration has deliber- power, they are sending a danger-
G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking ately avoided judicial scrutiny by ous signal that any president can Aims to Fix Long-Standing Flaws
Member of the House Homeland conducting lethal strikes, repatri- unilaterally commit U.S. armed Days after approving a major a long-standing reporting flaw:
Security Committee; Jason Crow ating survivors, and in at least one forces to hostilities without Con- reform to how the NYPD reports until 2024, the NYPD calculated
(D-Colo.), Ranking Member instance, carrying out a second gressional authorization. We crime-solving statistics, the New quarterly clearance rates by divid-
of the House Armed Services strike on defenseless persons. hope our Republican colleagues York City Council has released ing all arrests made in a quarter by
Subcommittee on Intelligence “The president has failed to find their courage in the face a detailed analysis showing that all complaints filed in that same
and Special Operations; and demonstrate the necessary au- of President Trump’s threats to the department’s current practices quarter — even when arrests were
Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) issued a thority under U.S. or internation- expand this military operation leave significant blind spots in tied to older cases. This practice
statement following the vote on al law to conduct lethal military into Venezuela. Should he be al- understanding how effectively sometimes produced clearance
their War Powers Resolution to strikes on these boats. No one can lowed to do so, he will no doubt crimes are resolved across the five rates above 100 percent, obscur-
end the Trump administration’s credibly claim that these vessels, provoke another forever war that boroughs. ing how long cases actually took
military strikes in the Caribbean in some cases not even traveling the American people do not sup- The Council’s Data Team to resolve.
and Pacific: to the United States and located port and Congress has certainly found that while the NYPD has A review of Manhattan’s mur-
“The Trump administration’s thousands of miles from U.S. soil, not authorized.” made some recent improvements, der clearance rate underscored the
its public reporting still omits distortion. In the fourth quarter of
Meeks’ Floor Debate Remarks on War Powers Resolution to large categories of information 2023, the clearance rate was 69.2
Prohibit Hostilities Against Venezuela needed to evaluate performance, percent when only same-quarter
identify disparities, and guide
complaints were counted — but
public-safety policy. The find- soared to 130.8 percent when
Representative Gregory W. of Venezuela. Or threatening CIA if Trump wanted to put boots on ings were published alongside the older complaints were included.
Meeks, Ranking Member of the operations, blockades, and ground the ground or conduct military Council’s passage of Introduction The NYPD’s data offered no way
House Foreign Affairs Commit- strikes on Venezuela. strikes on Venezuela. And for that, 1237-A, a bill requiring far more to determine how many of those
tee, today delivered the following “It’s not about drugs, it’s about Republicans in Congress would comprehensive disclosure of com- cleared cases originated in previ-
remarks on the floor during debate regime change, and it’s about oil. need to cast their vote on whether plaint and arrest data dating back ous quarters or how far back they
on House Concurrent Resolution That’s not just me saying that. It’s to commit U.S. armed forces to to 2007. went.
64, a War Powers Resolution Rep. Trump himself saying it. It’s Presi- an open-ended conflict their con- Key Gaps in Current NYPD Re- New Law Requires Far More
McGovern introduced to prohibit dent Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie stituents certainly do not want. porting Detailed Data
the Trump administration’s hos- Wiles, who said Trump wants “Trump ran on ending forever According to the Council’s To address these gaps, the
tilities against Venezuela. to, and I quote, “keep on blow- wars, but now he’s forgotten what analysis, the NYPD’s existing Council approved Introduction
Full remarks as prepared: ing boats up until Maduro cries they are. What his own Secretary clearance-rate data excludes: 1237-A, sponsored by Council
“As I said earlier today on this uncle.” And it relies on the magical of Defense Pete Hegseth charac- • Crimes outside the major index Member Oswald Feliz. The law
floor, during the debate on my thinking that military force can terized as, quote, “intervention- categories requires the NYPD to publish a
War Powers Resolution to end bring democracy in Venezuela or ism, undefined wars, regime • Incident-level details comprehensive dataset including:
this administration’s extrajudicial anywhere else. change, and feckless nation build- • Demographic information for • Location, date, time, and nature
strikes on boats in the Western “But his chief of staff also ing.” Yet with Venezuela, Trump victims, suspects, and arrestees of every offense
Hemisphere, those bombings are conceded, as any reasonable per- is provoking a new war right in • More precise geographic • Demographic details for vic-
not about drugs. If the administra- son with any knowledge of the our backyard and threatening to markers tims, suspects, and arrestees
tion did want to stop drugs, Trump constitution should, that if Trump, destabilize an entire region. Without these details, the report • Whether a complaint resulted in
would not have pardoned the for- quote, “were to authorize some “And let’s be clear...claiming states, it is difficult to determine an arrest or departmental resolu-
mer President of Honduras, Juan activity on land, then it’s war, then a war with Venezuela will be where the NYPD is succeeding tion, and the date of that resolution
Orlando Hernández, or Ross Ul- [we’d need] Congress.” quick and easy – that’s a fantasy. or struggling to solve crimes, or Feliz said the expanded dataset
bricht, who operated the Silk Road “On that, she’s right. Congress Maduro is by no means a good how different communities are will allow the public and policy-
drug marketplace. He wouldn’t be would need to pass an Authoriza- affected.
seizing an oil tanker off the coast tion for the Use of Military Force (Continued on page 11) The analysis also highlighted (Continued on page 11)