The Illinois lawmaker hopes the federal government will take similar actions to 2020, when officials mandated that companies get rid of all network equipment from the Chinese company Huawei after it was determined to pose a national security threat, according to CNBC.
Now, investigators at the Commerce, Defense and Justice departments have all opened up probes into the company, according to the Journal, and officials could move to ban the routers within the next year.
“Because of this, we hope to see TP-link routers banned in the coming year, coupled with programs to replace existing Chinese routers with safe American alternatives,” the committee’s statement read.
After TikTok, a popular Chinese router could be the next tech ban target The routers are among the most popular on Amazon.
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led by Moolenaar, said in a statement to CNBC the routers pose an espionage risk to Americans.
