Press Releases
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China issued the following statement on the inclusion of outbound investment restrictions and the BIOSECURE Act – two signature Select Committee bills – in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act conference report:
This week, the House of Representatives passed three bills to safeguard America’s K–12 classrooms from the influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The PROTECT Our Kids Act (H.R. 1069), the CLASS Act (H.R. 1005), and the TRACE Act (H.R. 1049) together strengthen transparency, block adversarial funding streams, and reinforce protections for American students and their families. The bill all passed with bipartisan support.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on China introduced a resolution in honor of imprisoned pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai. The resolution will recognize December 8, 2025—his 78th birthday—as Jimmy Lai Day. In addition to this, the resolution affirms the support for Lai in Congress, calls on the CCP and Hong Kong authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him, and condemns these authorities for silencing dissent and violating the rights of all Hong Kongers.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China cosponsored the Stop Stealing Our Chips Act, bipartisan legislation designed to combat the smuggling of American-made artificial intelligence chips and other sensitive technologies into China. The bill would establish a whistleblower incentive program at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to support those who come forward and report export control violations.
The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled Trojan Horse: China's Auto Threat to America. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 11 at 10:00 A.M. in 390 Cannon House Office Building.
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) have called on Amazon and other online retailers to prominently display where their products come from on every product listing. In a letter to Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy, they expressed the need to keep the American people informed, particularly when the products they buy come from adversarial nations. Given ongoing reports of severe cyber-threats linked to PRC-made devices like TP-Link, Americans must be able to make an informed choice.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar hosted a meeting with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Guatemala, including Ambassador Hugo Beteta and Ms. Ana Glenda Tager, Chief of Staff to the President of Guatemala. The discussion centered on Chinese influence in Central America and the strategic implications for U.S.-Guatemalan partnership.
Today, Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar and Select Committee member Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) met with legislators from the National Assembly of Panama. They discussed U.S.-Panama relations, China’s influence in the western hemisphere, and the Panama Canal.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China is again highlighting the dangers of allowing Chinese companies to operate and raise money in the United States following a story in the Financial Times detailing how Alibaba works with China’s military.