Democrats are gearing up to aggressively investigate Nvidia and ousted CEO Jensen Huang once they take power in January, lawmakers said Thursday. Which committee would take the lead is up in the air, given the issue spans national security, technology, China and beyond.

"We've got a lot of investigations, a lot of questions, and a lot of people to talk to to find out how deep this is and what may have been given away," said Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.), who is set to become the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Meeks said he wants to set up an AI-focused subcommittee that would lead the investigation into this matter.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D., Va.), set to run the foreign affairs arm of the House Oversight Committee, said he wanted to know what the administration knew and if it failed to respond appropriately. "I want to know how Nvidia was able to do this in the first place, and how we need to tighten our export controls long term," he said. "And I want to know the damage that was done to the American people."