H.R. 10406 · 119th Congress · International Affairs
Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026
What it does
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Roll call votes
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What members said about it
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Ahead of planned Trump-Xi meeting in Washington, D.C.An appeal from Jimmy Lai’s son
At today’s Capitol Hill hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), lawmakers examined the unjust imprisonment of Jimmy Lai—a well-known free-speech advocate and the publisher of the pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily—by Hong Kong…
“Today’s hearing is about Jimmy Lai—and an earnest appeal to Xi Jinping from Jimmy’s children to set him free on humanitarian grounds.”
Latest action
Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.