The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has warned that it could issue a subpoena to compel NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang to testify, following a request for a closed-door, transcribed interview on December 1, 2026.
In a letter dated November 12, 2026, addressed to Huang through his counsel Walter Brown of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, three congressional committee chairmen requested written confirmation of his acceptance by 8 pm EST on November 13.The letter was signed by Brian J. Mast, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP; and Eric A. “Rick” Crawford, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.The lawmakers said they appreciated the conversation with NVIDIA staff on the previous day regarding their committee’s request.They added that failure to cooperate would result in the House Foreign Affairs Committee issuing a subpoena to compel Huang’s testimony in the format of a committee-selected interview. Other committees also reserved the right to separately issue subpoenas to compel his testimony.The correspondence was addressed to Huang at NVIDIA Corporation, care of Walter Brown, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, at the firm’s San Francisco office.
