UAW Urges House to Keep China Select Committee

The auto union's letter to House leaders cites concerns over Chinese automakers and electric vehicle overcapacity.

Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Electric Vehicles

UAW Urges House to Keep China Select Committee

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Should the US keep banning Chinese automakers from selling cars here?

The United Auto Workers wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging them to keep the House China Select Committee in place. Jeffries said he would meet with Democratic leaders on the committee's future.

Why it matters

The UAW cited global overcapacity in electric vehicles, Chinese ownership of Western automakers, and continued offshoring to China as reasons for congressional attention. The union said these issues have rapidly emerging downstream effects that require ongoing oversight.

A Gotion subsidiary abandoned a $2.4 billion battery materials plant in Michigan that the House select committee investigated. US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles remain above 100%, though Congress has not made the effective ban on Chinese automakers permanent.

The players

United Auto Workers (UAW)

The UAW is a North American labor union representing autoworkers, which sent the letter urging House leaders to keep the China Select Committee.

John Moolenaar

John Moolenaar is a Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan who leads the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

Bernie Moreno

Bernie Moreno is a Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio and co-author of the bill to make the ban on Chinese autos permanent.

Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries is the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives who said he would meet with Democratic leaders on the committee's future.

The details

The House select committee, led by Republican Representative John Moolenaar, has investigated Ford's partnership with CATL and the abandoned Gotion plant. A regulation imposed by former President Joe Biden in early 2025 effectively banned Chinese automakers from selling or building passenger vehicles in the US over concerns that they could send sensitive driver data to China.

Early 2025: A Biden-era regulation effectively banned Chinese automakers from the US passenger vehicle market.
November 11, 2026: The UAW letter urging Congress to keep the China Select Committee was reported.
Next week: Republican Senator Bernie Moreno hopes for a Senate vote on making the Chinese auto ban permanent.
Next year: Moolenaar said the committee's work should continue.

Roadmap

The UAW's appeal builds on the early 2025 Biden-era regulation that effectively barred Chinese automakers from US passenger vehicle sales over data security concerns. The union's push signals that protecting domestic auto manufacturing now depends on sustained congressional action rather than the regulation alone.

The outcome of this oversight determines whether Chinese-built vehicles and their components remain blocked from US showrooms and factories. Buyers considering electric vehicles could see continued price and availability effects from tariffs above 100% and the ongoing restrictions.

The takeaway

Congressional oversight of Chinese automakers is shifting from a temporary regulatory fix toward a question of permanent policy. Readers following EV pricing and supply should watch whether the Senate votes on the ban and whether the select committee continues its work.

What happens next

Jeffries is scheduled to meet with Democratic leaders on the future of the House China select committee, and Senator Moreno hopes for a Senate vote on the permanent Chinese auto ban as early as next week.