Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday as the Trump administration investigates potential violations involving exports of the company’s advanced AI chips to China, according to Axios.

The meeting occurred during a broader visit to Washington, where Huang is holding discussions with lawmakers and administration officials about AI policy, domestic manufacturing, and competition with China.

It was not immediately clear what Huang and Lutnick discussed during the meeting, which had not previously been reported.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security confirmed last week that it is investigating potential violations involving Nvidia Blackwell chip exports to China.

The investigation remains focused on possible violations, and no determination that Nvidia broke US export rules has been announced.

Huang is also expected to meet Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and other lawmakers from both parties during the visit.

An Nvidia spokesperson said Huang is discussing the company’s plan to produce $500 billion of American technology over four years, strengthen domestic supply chains, and maintain US leadership in AI and open source development.

The visit comes as the Trump administration prepares a framework that would give the federal government early access to some of the most advanced AI models before their public release.

A June executive order directed officials to develop a voluntary process under which developers could provide access to powerful models for government security testing before broader distribution. The administration is expected to unveil further details by August 1.

Officials are also debating how the US should approach open source AI as downloadable Chinese models gain adoption among American developers and businesses.

Nvidia has advocated for open AI systems, arguing that they support innovation and strengthen US competitiveness as Chinese developers release increasingly capable and inexpensive alternatives.

The administration is simultaneously considering penalties against Chinese AI laboratories accused of using US models to train competing systems without authorization.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions and Commerce Department Entity List restrictions could be considered when industrial scale model distillation crosses into intellectual property theft.