Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official Website
The Supreme Court has issued a decision regarding the Trump administration’s use of emergency authorities to impose tariffs, ruling against tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China responded to the decision by emphasizing concerns about China’s trade practices. “China continues to engage in predatory trade practices that hurt American workers, hollow out our manufacturing base, and threaten our national security. Tariffs on China level the playing field for Americans, and President Trump has demonstrated, since his first administration, that tariffs are one of the few meaningful tools in the U.S. economic security toolkit for confronting China. That's why I led the first ever bipartisan effort to repeal China’s privileged trade status. Congress should quickly pass this legislation to put American workers first, rebuild our nation’s manufacturing capacity, and establish a consistent trade policy towards China,” said Moolenaar.
In January 2025, Moolenaar and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) introduced the Restoring Trade Fairness Act. The proposed legislation seeks to end permanent normal trade relations with China and would apply tariffs ranging from 35% to 100%, depending on whether products are deemed critical to national security.
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is a bipartisan body within the U.S. House of Representatives that examines economic and security challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party while developing policy recommendations (official website). The committee also proposes legislation aimed at enhancing U.S. competitiveness against China (official website). Its work includes analyzing issues such as technology competition, supply chain resilience, and threats to national security by holding hearings and publishing reports (official website). The committee advances strategies designed to protect U.S. innovation and coordinate government responses (official website).
