{"id":"a6d15819-b8eb-4325-b032-f0ecc967e3be","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hres","billNumber":1259,"title":"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.","displayTitle":"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.","abstract":"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.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>You would see no change in your daily life from this. The House agreed to it on May 13, 2026, as a formal statement of opinion. It has no legal force. It spends no money and changes no law. In it, the House asks the President to press China's leader, Xi Jinping, to free five people it names. It wants those cases raised at meetings with Xi, including a summit expected in May 2026.\n\nThe five are Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu, his wife Pang Yu, Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai. The House says Pang Yu and Pastor Jin have been denied medicine they need. Abbas, a retired doctor, vanished in 2018 and was later given 20 years after a closed trial. Jimmy Lai, who started the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, was given 20 years in February 2026. The House also asks the President to seek proof that the five are alive. It urges a push for their access to lawyers, family contact, and medical care.</p>","status":"INTRODUCED","topics":["DEFENSE"],"introducedAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":null,"accountabilityFlags":{},"tldr":"The House asks the President to press Xi Jinping to free five people jailed in China — no law changes.","summaryStandard":"v2","flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Introduced in House","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"International Affairs","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","latestTextVersion":"Engrossed in House","textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-05-09T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"a6d15819-b8eb-4325-b032-f0ecc967e3be","feedIdentityKey":"119/hres/1259","websiteBillId":"HRES-1259","yourvoiceSummary":"You would see no change in your daily life from this. The House agreed to it on May 13, 2026, as a formal statement of opinion. It has no legal force. It spends no money and changes no law. In it, the House asks the President to press China's leader, Xi Jinping, to free five people it names. It wants those cases raised at meetings with Xi, including a summit expected in May 2026.\n\nThe five are Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu, his wife Pang Yu, Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai. The House says Pang Yu and Pastor Jin have been denied medicine they need. Abbas, a retired doctor, vanished in 2018 and was later given 20 years after a closed trial. Jimmy Lai, who started the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, was given 20 years in February 2026. The House also asks the President to seek proof that the five are alive. It urges a push for their access to lawyers, family contact, and medical care.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:31:42.910225+00:00"}