Today on Capitol Hill, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar met with Pastor Ezra Jin in celebration of his release from prison in China. Jin, founder of Zion Church, one of China's largest independent house churches, was detained in October 2025 amidst the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on underground churches with nearly 30 other Zion Church pastors. On July 3, 2026, Jin was reunited with his family after spending 266 days in a Chinese prison.
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar delivered his opening statement at the Select Committee’s hearing titled Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise.
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Good morning.
The United States leads the world in scientific discovery because we have built a research enterprise rooted in openness, innovation, and excellence. American taxpayers invest billions of dollars each year in fundamental research to advance national security, our economy, and human knowledge.
The discoveries made in our laboratories today have become the technologies that drive commercialization, sustain our industrial base, and protect our nation tomorrow.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new research security policy that will prohibit NSF funds from being used to conduct research in collaboration with entities on U.S. government restricted party lists. The forthcoming policy also prohibits senior and key personnel on NSF awards from holding appointments or positions at, receiving research support from, or collaborating on NSF-funded research with these restricted entities.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China (SCC) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China sent a letter to Ted Leonsis, the Chairman and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and the owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, requesting information regarding the nature of the partnership between MSE and Alibaba. The letter comes after last month’s decision by the Pentagon adding Alibaba to its updated list of companies linked to the Chinese military operating in the U.S.
Pastor Ezra Jin has been released by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and has reunited with his family in the United States. Jin was arrested by the CCP in October 2025 for leading Zion Church, a house church in China.
“By God's grace, Pastor Ezra Jin has been reunited with his family after being imprisoned for more than 250 days for the simple act of sharing his faith in Christ. Thank you to President Trump for calling for this during his meeting with Xi Jinping and thank you to his Administration for all the work it did to make this happen. The CCP should continue to release all prisoners of conscience so they can be reunited with their families and follow their faith without fear of persecution,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China.
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Select Committee Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) released a statement with multiple U.S. Senators, led by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ranking Member Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), condemning China's move:
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Bristol Myers Squibb Chief Executive Officer Chris Boerner asking the pharmaceutical company to provide more information about the company's clinical drug trials in China.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China (SCC) has sent a letter to Eli Lilly and Company Chief Executive Officer David Ricks asking the pharmaceutical company to provide more information about the company's clinical drug trials in China.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Merck Chief Executive Officer Robert Davis asking the pharmaceutical company to provide more information about the company's clinical drug trials in China.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China (SCC) has sent a letter to AbbVie Chief Executive Officer Robert Michael asking the pharmaceutical company to provide more information about the company's clinical drug trials in China.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has sent a letter to Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Dr. Albert Bourla asking the pharmaceutical company to provide more information about the company's clinical drug trials in China.
The Chinese Communist Party's dystopian and deceptively-named "Ethnic Unity and Progress Law," is set to go into force on July 1.
“This law is an ugly escalation of the CCP’s cruelty and paranoia, and China plans to use it to continue its harassment and intimidation of critics who live beyond its borders. China will also use it to further perpetuate atrocities and to legitimize its abuse of Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other people of faith, as well as people it classifies as minority nationalities. This week as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, the CCP is going backwards and showing once again it does not believe in the God-given rights we enjoy. The true national unity the CCP seeks comes not from oppression, but from citizens freely living and worshipping as they please,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China has cosponsored legislation to prohibit the use of remote sensors and imaging equipment from China in American vehicles. The Stopping Adversaries From Exploiting (SAFE) LiDAR Act was introduced by Select Committee member Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and it bans the use of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) from firms based in or controlled from China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) are co-leading bipartisan legislation to stop the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from accessing advanced AI chips through cloud platforms, by giving providers the tools they need to flag suspicious behavior and report misuse by America's adversaries.
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar delivered his opening statement at the Select Committee’s hearing titled "China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States."
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Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here.
Today’s hearing is on the Chinese Communist Party’s economic espionage and malign influence targeted at the subnational level. This is an active threat, and we will examine how these activities have accelerated in scale, intensity, and sophistication over the past decade.
The CCP’s professed desire for “constructive” relations, its pursuit of so-called “win-win” outcomes, and its supposed respect for the sovereignty of other nations are all promises the CCP will always break.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China and Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) of House Republican Leadership sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urging strict implementation of a new requirement for U.S.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China has cosponsored the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act recently introduced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Select Committee member Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY). This legislation would direct the Secretary of State to determine if the growing body of evidence documenting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) systematic abuses of the Tibetan people in Tibet constitutes an “ongoing genocide” or “crimes against humanity.”
“The American people will never turn a blind eye to the CCP’s oppression of innocent Tibetans who wish to live freely and follow their faith,” said Moolenaar. “This legislation is the first step to holding China accountable for its atrocities in Tibet."
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