Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., introduced a resolution Sept. 29 urging the executive branch and U.S. allies to seize frozen Russian assets under the jurisdiction of Group of Seven nations and disburse them to Ukraine in tranches of at least $10 billion a month until expended.
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., said Sept. 26 that he plans to conduct “full oversight” of a new U.S.-China agreement that will transfer ownership and control of TikTok from China’s ByteDance to American investors.
The Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation (JHS), which represents Syrian Jews living in the diaspora, urged Congress on Sept. 25 to pass legislation to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 without conditions.
A bipartisan group of 20 House members told the Trump administration Sept. 25 that they would oppose the potential U.S. export of F-16 and F-35 fighter jets to Turkey for security reasons.
Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Delegate James Moylan, R-Guam, introduced a bill this month that would require the executive branch to report to Congress annually on China’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, including whether U.S. and allied export controls are curbing the development of that equipment.
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., urged three government watchdog offices to investigate whether two Trump administration officials had conflicts of interest while advocating for the U.S. to sell advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates.
Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, who recently led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Ukraine, Poland and Germany, called on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sept. 24 to schedule a House floor vote on the proposed Sanctioning Russia Act, which would impose additional sanctions on Russia and new tariffs on countries that buy its oil and gas.
Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., introduced a bill Sept. 18 that would prohibit foreign ownership of American public utility companies. Riley said his legislation is needed to prevent U.S. consumers from subsidizing foreign corporate profits. The Keep the Lights Local Act was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., “strongly supports” Senate legislation that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI computing chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China, the panel said Sept. 22.
While meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly High Level Week in New York City Sept. 22, Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., “emphasized the need for Congress to pass” her bill to end a U.S. economic sanctions law targeting Syria, a Shaheen press release said.