HR1570: Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:

IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2026 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Suozzi ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release. Whereas Dr. Gulshan Abbas is a retired Uyghur medical doctor, mother, and grandmother who was forcibly disappeared by authorities of the People's Republic of China on September 10, 2018; Whereas, on September 5, 2018, days before the disappearance of Dr. Abbas, her sister, Rushan Abbas, a United States citizen, exercised her right to freedom of speech while participating in a public event at the Hudson Institute in Washington, District of Columbia, where she criticized the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of Uyghurs; Whereas Dr. Abbas had no known history of political activism and her detention has been widely understood as retaliation for the advocacy and speech of her family members in the United States; Whereas the detention of an individual in the People's Republic of China in retaliation for the lawful speech …

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Sponsors

• John Moolenaar (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
• Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)

Latest actions

1. September 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2. September 21, 2026: Submitted in House

Common questions

What is HR1570?

HR1570 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release.

What is the status of HR1570?

In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (September 21, 2026).

Who sponsored HR1570?

John Moolenaar (R, HD-002), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HR1570?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1570