WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on July 15 on bipartisan legislation to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market.

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan proposed legislation in April to codify a regulation imposed by the Biden administration that effectively bans all Chinese automakers from selling ​passenger vehicles in the U.S. and take other steps to prevent China from entering the U.S. light-duty market.