Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China, Chairman Bill Cassidy of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chairman Tim Walberg of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Senator Jim Banks raised serious concerns following a new U.S. Department of Education (DeptEd) report showing attempts by foreign entities aligned with the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) and other adversaries to influence American universities.  

Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China and Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) today introduced the Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act, legislation aimed at safeguarding federally funded research from exploitation by China and other foreign adversaries.

“The Trump Administration and the Department of War have made significant improvements to our nation’s research security, and this legislation turns their executive actions into law,” said Moolenaar. “We must protect taxpayer-funded research from ever benefiting our adversaries. Departments across the government and our universities must step up and make sure they are not working with Chinese researchers on dual-use technologies that could one day be used against our country.”

Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released a new report examining NASA’s research security compliance and its enforcement of the Wolf Amendment, which prohibits NASA-funded bilateral research and activities with China without specific authorization from Congress and the FBI. 

Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution calling on President Trump to prioritize the release of prisoners of conscience unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party in future engagements with Xi Jinping. The resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was cosponsored and supported by Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar.

This week, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China discussed U.S.-China relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. in a conversation with John Murphy, the head of the Chamber’s international division. Moolenaar talked about the dangerous operating environment for American businesses in China and underscored there is momentum in Congress to take on the Communist regime's predatory practices.

On China’s support for Iran against the United States: “China portrays itself as a neutral broker of peace but it is very much enabling this conflict. The Trump Administration comes in from a position of strength” because China relies on energy coming through the Strait of Hormuz.

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar is leading a bipartisan push to reaffirm Congress’s longstanding commitment to Taiwan, underscoring his continued leadership in strengthening U.S.-Taiwan relations at a pivotal moment for Indo-Pacific security. Joined by Select Committee Ranking Member Ro Khanna and Select Committee member Congresswoman Jill Tokuda, Chairman Moolenaar is championing a resolution that reinforces the foundational principles of U.S.-Taiwan policy.