Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations will convene a joint hearing entitled, "The Future of Peacekeeping and the Increasing Role of Private Military Companies in Africa" on Wednesday, January 31 at 2:00pm ET.
What: Hearing – "The Future of Peacekeeping and the Increasing Role of Private Military Companies in Africa"
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 2:00pm ET
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee hearing entitled, "Behind the Scenes: How the Biden Administration Failed to Enforce the Doha Agreement." In his opening remarks, Chairman McCaul questioned the decision made by President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to abandon Afghanistan, in spite of warnings from high-level advisors and American officials, including U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, who testified before the committee.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a committee markup on various measures to discuss H.R. 6727, which would establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation and promote robust, long-term conservation efforts between America's public and private sectors.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of two bills: H.R. 4691, the Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023, and H.R. 6046, the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act. H.R. 6046 would require the State Department to re-designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, thereby expanding restrictions against the Houthis terrorizing Yemeni civilians and threatening global commerce. Furthermore, H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) introduced the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act to expand existing funding prohibitions to include U.N. organizations that afford status, rights, or privileges to the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization beyond observer status.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. In his remarks, Chairman McCaul criticized the International Criminal Court's (ICC) baseless decision to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and reaffirmed U.S. support for our friend and ally Israel.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks on the House Floor honoring the sacrifice of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed as a result of the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. During last night's presidential debate, President Joe Biden lied, claiming to be the only president in the last decade without any U.S. servicemembers dying under his watch.
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on reports of the Maduro regime's plot to falsify the recent election in Venezuela and arrest leading opposition candidate María Corina Machado.
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Europe will convene a hearing entitled, "Countering Malign PRC Influence in Europe," on Wednesday, September 11th.
What: Hearing – "Countering Malign PRC Influence in Europe"
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Witnesses:
Dr. Dalibor Rohac
Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C. – After the Biden administration's chaotic and deadly evacuation from Afghanistan, America's adversaries have been emboldened and the country has once again become a safe haven for terrorists. Despite requesting documents and information on the withdrawal dating back to August 2021, the Biden administration has refused to provide Congress the transparency our nation's citizens deserve. In one of his first actions as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.