Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1259

Official text excerpt

119 HRES 1259 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2026-05-07 
 text/xml 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 IV 
 119th CONGRESS 
 2d Session 
 H. RES. 1259 
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 
 May 7, 2026 
 Mr. Smith of New Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
 
 RESOLUTION 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 
 
 
 Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China has arrested Chinese, American, and British citizens for the peaceful expression of speech or religion, or such acts by family members; Whereas such arrests have been widely condemned by the international community and human rights organizations, with repeated calls for the release of the detainees; 
 Whereas, on May 17, 2025, Pastor Gao Quanfu of the Light of Zion Church in Xi’an Province was detained and is being held on charges of “using superstitious activities to undermine the implementation of law” and “fraud”; Whereas Pastor Gao’s wife, Pang Yu, who was subsequently detained on June 7, 2025, remains held despite holding no official position in the church, and has been denied access to critical prescription medication; 
 Whereas, on or about October 10, 2025, authorities of the People's Republic of China detained Pastor Jin Mingri, founder …

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Citations

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