Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has formally requested the first set of transcribed interviews for the committee's investigation into the Biden Administration's chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of the following people:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House passed key measures spearheaded by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Foreign Military Sales Task Force to improve the foreign arms sales process and strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base as part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.
Washington, D.C. – Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, calling on Commerce to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not take market share lost to the ban and undercut Micron.
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking him to designate the Chinese Students and Scholars Association as a foreign mission of China’s government. This designation would require CSSA chapters to provide advance notice to the State Department of any meetings they have with local governments and universities.
New York, NY – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" today to discuss the Biden administration's weak China policy and Putin's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Margaret Brennan on CBS' "Face the Nation" today to discuss the House passage of NDAA, the administration slow walking the weapons Ukraine needs to win, and the controversies surrounding Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley.
Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking the Pentagon to make Lieutenant Colonel Brad Whited, USMC, available to the committee for a transcribed interview (TI). Lt. Col. Whited was the commanding officer of Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews, a Marine sniper who was gravely injured in the terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's (HKIA) Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the Hunter Biden investigation, the White House's $6 billion hostage deal with Iran, and the China threat.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, legislation to permanently freeze the $6 billion of Iranian funds released as part of the Biden administration's 2023 hostage deal.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) have released the following statement announcing their full support for reauthorizing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) before September 2025. By 2050 it is estimated that Africa will be the home to 2.5 billion people, with over half of this population being under the age of 25. This demographic boom will only further Africa's importance in the global economy.