Moolenaar's NO GOTION Policy Advances in House Budget

Today, Congressman John Moolenaar made the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation which included his NO GOTION policy as part of the budget reconciliation package.

"Gotion and its parent company have well-documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party and under no circumstance should American taxpayers fund companies beholden to our adversaries. I am grateful the House Ways and Means Committee has passed my NO GOTION policy in its budget reconciliation package. This policy will ensure that the federal tax dollars of hard-working Michigan families never go to Gotion and other companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. This is common sense, and I will continue my work in Congress to ensure this becomes law.”

Moolenaar's NO GOTION policy would prohibit foreign entities of concern from claiming green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden administration in the "Inflation Reduction Act."

Moolenaar's policy came as a response to Gotion, a CCP-affiliated company, claiming it was reviewing and assessing how it can utilize the tax credits. Gotion is currently planning to build factories in Green Charter Township, and Kankakee, Illinois.

Gotion is a "wholly owned and controlled" subsidiary of Gotion High-Tech, a Chinese-based battery company. According to Gotion High-Tech’s by-laws it is required to “carry out Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the [Chinese Communist Party].” A 2024 investigation into the company by the House Select Committee on the CCP found the company is reliant on the CCP's use of forced labor in its supply chain. In an amended Foreign Agents Registration Act filing, Gotion admitted it is subsidized by the Chinese government.