WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of

Representatives voted on Monday to bar new drones from Chinese

drone manufacturer DJI from operating in the United States, one

of a series of measures aimed at China that lawmakers are

considering this week.

The bill, which still needs to be approved by the U.S.

Senate before it could become law, would prohibit the company's

products from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure.

It would not prevent existing DJI drones from operating in the

United States.

Lawmakers have repeatedly raised concerns that DJI drones

pose national security risks, something the company rejects.

"With this action, Congress will ensure that future versions

of DJI drones cannot be imported, marketed or sold in the United

States," said Representative Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on

the Energy and Commerce Committee.

DJI, which sells more than half of all drones in the United

States, opposes the bill that it said "restricts the ability of

U.S. drone operators to buy and use the right equipment for

their work, solely on the basis of the equipment's country of

origin."

Congress has repeatedly voted to impose new restrictions on

Chinese technology and in April voted to require China's

ByteDance to divest to sell its TikTok U.S. assets by Jan. 19.

Another bill approved Monday would bar the Homeland

Security Department from buying batteries from six Chinese

companies including CATL.

Another bill passed seeks to deter China from invading

or imposing a blockade of Taiwan, including one that would

publish the assets of top Chinese leaders and cut them and

family members off from the U.S. financial system if Beijing

took action against Taiwan.

The U.S. House is also expected to vote later this week

on tightening rules barring U.S. electric vehicles tax credits

with Chinese content.

In January, new rules took effect limiting Chinese content

in batteries eligible for EV tax credits. The House bill would

make those limits more stringent.

With less than two months before the 2024 presidential and

congressional elections, it is not clear if any China

legislation will become law this year.