# The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on the 'MATCH Act' The bill is designed to tighten restrictions on chipmaking tools sold to China.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-22 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- Micron Technology is lobbying Congress for stricter export controls on chipmaking equipment to China.
- The House will vote soon on the MATCH Act, aiming to tighten chip tool sales to China.
- The MATCH Act would apply similar export restrictions to foreign firms as to U.S. companies.
- Despite existing U.S. restrictions, Chinese memory firms CXMT and YMTC continue technological advances.

**Companies:** Micron Technology, Lam Research
**Countries:** United States, China

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