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.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Jeremy Ison, Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
- Dr. Patricia Valdez, Chief Extramural Research Integrity Officer, National Institutes of Health
- Dr. Rebecca Keiser, Acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Research Security Policy and Strategy, National Science Foundation
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.
The House Select Committee on China will hold a hearing titled Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 A.M. in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 390.
The witnesses for the hearing will be:
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.