Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific will convene a joint hearing entitled, "Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian Affairs" on Thursday, July 13th.
What: Hearing – "Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian Affairs"
Date: Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: HVC-210
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing strong opposition to U.S. government officials traveling to meet with the Taliban and legitimizing their de-facto governance of Afghanistan, which continues to be contested.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of key State Department officials for the committee's investigation into the Biden administration's chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of the following current and former officials:
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on repealing and replacing the 2001 and 2002 AUMF's with a new, updated counterterrorism AUMF.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul applauds the passage of significant legislation on various measures addressing Iran and its terrorist proxies at yesterday's markup.
H.Res. 559 – Declaring it is the policy of the US that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable.
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced the "Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act." This bipartisan bill builds on the Biden administration's Executive Order "Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern."
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a 90-Day Review Report of the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), the regulatory body responsible for regulating dual-use export controls.
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability and Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a joint hearing entitled, "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures" on Tuesday, January 30 at 2:00pm ET.
What: Hearing - "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures"
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned retired General Mark A. Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the U.S. Department of Defense, and retired General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., former Commander of United States Central Command at the U.S. Department of Defense, during a hearing examining the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which left 13 American servicemembers dead and enabled the Taliban's takeover of the country.