On September 20, reports emerged indicating that the U.S. House of Representatives had approved an amendment the previous week. This amendment aims to forbid the U.S. military from acquiring digital display technology manufactured by state - owned enterprises based in China or Russia. The amendment was put forward by Republican Representative Austin Scott of Georgia. It has been incorporated into the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). During the House vote, the bill received 231 affirmative votes and 196 negative votes. Subsequently, it has been forwarded to the Senate for further deliberation. (In the original text, “passed an amendment” was a bit of a misnomer. An amendment is proposed and then voted on for inclusion in a bill. Also, the description of the voting process and subsequent action was made more clear and in line with common legislative process reporting in English. )