I have not heard anything about legislation, but the NSA and CISA have been arguing for the industry to embrace memory safe languages: https://www.nsa.gov/Pres

I have not heard anything about legislation, but the NSA and CISA have been arguing for the industry to embrace memory safe languages: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3608324/us-and-international-partners-issue-recommendations-to-secure-software-products/ https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Pre... Even without legislation, I could imagine that the US government could try to enact software procurement rules that favor or require memory-safe implementations.