The U.S. House and Senate passed resolutions urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese leader Xi Jinping on political prisoners held in China. The House measure, H.Res. 1259 introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, passed 414-0 and names five individuals unfairly punished for exercising freedom of speech and religion: Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Jimmy Lai, and Dr. Gulshan Abbas. It addresses China’s detentions of thousands of political and religious prisoners, including American citizens and family members of U.S. nationals. Gao and Pang were detained in 2024 over their house church activities, with Pang denied critical medication, while Jin was detained in October 2025 along with nearly 30 others, and Abbas has been imprisoned nearly 3,000 days. The Senate passed a companion measure sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz and Dick Durbin, calling for prioritization of the five individuals’ release. Cruz and Durbin issued a joint statement emphasizing the need to secure releases and hold the Chinese regime accountable, urging Trump to raise the cases during his meeting with Xi.