Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on findings by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) detailing the extent to which the Taliban is benefitting from U.S. taxpayer dollars since they took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) requested a classified briefing from the Biden administration as the chairmen remain concerned that without robust protections, sensitive U.S.-origin technology transferred as part of the Microsoft-G42 partnership could end up the CCP's hands.
Sydney, Australia – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to the State Department's failure to provide all documents central to the committee's investigation into a State Department grant promoting atheism overseas, which concerns possible violations of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. The committee's requests date back to August 2023.
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Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud in Venezuela," on Friday, September 20th.
What: Hearing – "Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud in Venezuela"
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 11:00am ET
Location: Rayburn 2200
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Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement on House passage of a bipartisan resolution, which he co-led with Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), commending the bravery and courage of Iranian protestors demonstrating against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to advance long delayed weapons sales to Israel amid increasing threats from Iran and its terrorist proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. The letter specifically highlights the urgent need for the Biden-Harris administration to advance the 2,000-pound bombs purchased by Israel via Foreign Military Financing and at least ten additional cases purchased via Direct Commercial Sale.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) released the following statement in response to Venezuela's draft law furthering the restrictions to non-governmental organizations and calling on the Biden administration to push back on the plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to the Israel–Hamas ceasefire deal.
"We don't trust Hamas. We trust that President Trump has put the fear of God into Hamas."
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