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 legislation was introduced by Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) and Congresswoman Julie Johnson (D-TX). It was also cosponsored by Select Committee on China Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), and Congressman Josh Harder (D-CA).
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, the Department of Justice announced it has indicted three Chinese nationals for smuggling high-tech chips to China. According to reports, they “were involved in a scheme to ship these chips to third party
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.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China appeared on FOX Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss Morgan Stanley's underwriting of the initial public offering (IPO) of Zijin Gold International Company. Zijin Gold is a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group, a company on the U.S. government's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List for its ties to forced labor.
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China sent a letter to Morgan Stanley
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has pursued a decades-long strategy to dominate global critical mineral supply chains and manipulate commodity markets to advance the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) geopolitical and economic objectives. This interim report examines how Beijing uses state subsidies, regulatory controls, and coordinated industrial policy to influence global markets for critical minerals such as rare earth elements and lithium.
This week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipma
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman urging the university to end its association with the China–United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) and to investigate foreign funding of student groups.
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Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea:
“In a successful trip to Asia, President Trump turbocharged America’s efforts to counter Chinese aggression on rare earths and secured critical minerals agreements with our allies that will benefit America for years to come. China’s rare earth controls are a loaded gun pointed at our economy, and we must neutralize the threat by ending supply chain dependencies on China before it is too late. President Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping also brought hopeful progress for our farmers and the fight against fentanyl, but the ultimate measure of success will be whether China upholds its promises or lies and cheats as it usually does."
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China is introducing the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence (GAIN AI) Act to ensure that American companies remain at the front of the line for advanced AI chips. The legislation is being co-led by Select Committee Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).
"The GAIN AI Act will guarantee that no American company is ever put behind a foreign adversary buyer for advanced AI chips," said Chairman Moolenaar. “This is an America First Chip Policy in action that will build sustained American AI dominance.”