Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Philippines and Australia. He traveled to the Philippines alongside Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC). In Australia, they were joined by Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced a full committee markup to find U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee on Tuesday, September 3rd.
What: Markup to find Secretary Blinken in contempt of Congress
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday" to discuss the latest on China, Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine, the U.S. industrial defense base, and President Biden's classified documents scandal.
San Francisco, Calif. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after Yahya Sinwar — the architect of the brutal massacre that killed 1,200 people in Israel on October 7 — was eliminated by the IDF in a military operation in Gaza.
Munich, Germany - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) joined Pamela Brown on CNN's "State of the Union" to discuss their time at the Munich Security Conference, the Putin regime's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, and the growing threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast released the following statement upon Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Senate confirmation.
"Secretary Rubio is exactly what America needs on the global stage after four failed years of the Biden administration. I can't wait to partner with him and the entire Trump administration to root out DEI and waste at the State Department. A Golden Age of America First foreign policy is here. Let's get to work."
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CBS's "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan this Sunday, March 12th at 10:30amET/9:30amCT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing titled, "Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa" on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
Location: 2200 Rayburn
Subject: Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa
Washington, D.C. – Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will be leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. The bipartisan delegation includes Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, along with Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY), and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX).