Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) sent a letter to President Biden underscoring their opposition to extending or reissuing Syria General License 23, which authorized direct transactions with the Assad regime for 180 days after the February earthquake.
Washington, D.C. -House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper this Sunday, September 10th.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last evening House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke at the State Department's launch of their Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. The State Department's new program is a result of McCaul's PEACE Though Music Diplomacy Act, which was signed into law in 2022. A key provision in McCaul's bill required the State Department to submit a multi-pronged strategy for advancing U.S. foreign policy goals, including conflict resolution and peacebuilding through music-related exchange programs.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Jonathan Karl on ABC News' "This Week" to discuss Hamas' unprovoked war against Israel and the impact of the House Speaker election on support to Israel and U.S. national security.
On the risk of Hezbollah and Iran-backed proxies escalating:
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Margaret Brennan on CBS' "Face the Nation" amid leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and Congress' ongoing efforts to fund the federal government.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement of an atrocities determination in Sudan after months of congressional pressure on the issue. This announcement comes after the Biden administration sanctioned three Bashir-era Islamists and signaled its initiation of engaging in high-level diplomacy to curb foreign support for the Rapid Support Forces.
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will host a bipartisan roundtable with U.S.-led veterans groups assisting Afghans hunted by the Taliban following the Biden administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal, which left our Afghan allies vulnerable to retribution by the illegitimate Taliban regime.
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
"We are concerned at the resumption of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of October 2023, more than five million people there have been displaced due to conflict with armed groups, including M23 and former genocidaires (FDLR). Instability remains despite the efforts of the UN and East African Community missions.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a hearing to examine the future of democracy in Pakistan and the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted Pakistan's importance as a regional partner in efforts such as combatting terrorism and emphasized the importance of democracy and human rights in Pakistan.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ), and Representative Keith Self (R-TX) co-led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for a permanent end to sanctions waivers exempting certain types of nuclear cooperation with Iran from sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter Proliferation Act (IFCA).