On October 6, U.S. Senator Merkley and Representative McGovern announced the Hong Kongers' Asylum Pledge Act, which would allow eligible Hong Kongers in the U.S. to apply for green cards. While their applications are pending, they may not be detained or deported by immigration authorities, and their spouses and children may apply together. The bill has not yet been passed.
On September 24, during Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended the "Free Tibet" protest rally at the National Mall in Washington and delivered a speech, criticizing that if the U.S. remains silent on human rights and religious freedom violations for economic interests, it will lose its moral credibility on human rights issues. Representative McGovern also spoke at the event, criticizing the White House for once welcoming the Dalai Lama and now welcoming authoritarian leaders and greedy billionaires.
In May 2026, US Representatives McGovern and McCaul jointly introduced a bill requiring the US Secretary of State to push the international community to grant a higher degree of political recognition and engagement to the Tibetan government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration.