WASHINGTON, DC – In a mark up today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act (

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs requested a classified briefing from the Biden administration as the chairmen remain concerned that without robust protections, sensitive U.S.-origin technology transferred as part of the Microsoft-G42 partnership could end up the CCP’s hands.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Critical Minerals Policy Working Group, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), held its second meeting to discuss the United States’ heavy reliance on Chinese imports of critical minerals, working with our allies to create alternative supplies of these minerals, and policy solutions to incentivize this shift.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, inquiring why the U.S. Department of Agriculture greenlit a Chinese agricultural biotech company with close links to the Chinese government operating in the United States. The firm, Qi Biodesign, is a company that makes genetically engineered soybean seeds and was prioritized for USDA regulatory approval ahead of many American agricultural companies that currently face extensive delays.

Select Committee Members Neal Dunn (R-FL), Dusty Johnson (SD), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), and Ben Cline (R-VA) joined the letter.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement following the recent announcement by the Treasury Department that it would expand Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) coverage of real estate transactions near military installations:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) today released the following statement after Speaker Mike Johnson announced he would renew the Select Committee in the 119^th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the CCP and Representative Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, introduced the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act to hold foreign adversaries accountable for stealing American intellectual property (IP), violating the law, and undermining U.S. businesses, national security, and global competitiveness.

The PAID Act requires the Secretary of Commerce to identify and report on foreign adversary entities, including those affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Russia, North Korea, and Iran, using American IP related to a critical or emerging technology area without a license.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Chairman John Moolenaar wrote to the President of Harvard University today, seeking answers after students were forcibly removed by an unidentified individual during an April event with the Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng. The students sought to bring attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s horrendous record of human rights abuses. During the incident, an alleged Harvard student from China dragged one of the students out of the event. Following the incident, another Harvard student grew afraid after an alleged event organizer approached her and sought the names of students who challenged the Ambassador.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party's Fentanyl and Critical Minerals Policy Working Groups held their inaugural meetings.