This resolution expresses the sense of the House that the President should prioritize securing the release of five named individuals currently detained by the Chinese government: Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu (both denied access to needed prescription medication), Dr. Gulshan Abbas (a retired Uyghur physician sentenced to 20 years after secret proceedings), and journalist Jimmy Lai (sentenced to 20 years on national security charges in Hong Kong). It calls on the President to raise these cases directly with China's President Xi Jinping, including at a diplomatic summit anticipated in May 2026. The resolution also urges the administration to seek verifiable proof of life and to press for each detainee's access to independent legal counsel, family communication, and medical care. It reaffirms a longstanding bipartisan U.S. commitment to advocating for political and religious freedom abroad.
Congressional Summary
This resolution calls upon the President to prioritize the humanitarian release of five specified individuals (Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai) and others unjustly detained by China during future engagements with China's President Xi Jinping.The resolution also (1) urges the President to seek verifiable proof of life, access to independent legal counsel, family communication, and medical care for these detainees; and (2) reaffirms the U.S. commitment to defending political and religious freedom and advocating for the release of those unjustly detained for exercising such fundamental freedoms.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-07
- Date Added
- 2026-05-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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