Committee Activity

Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper this Sunday, July 9th. 

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) led the introduction of legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from extending or reissuing Syria General License 23, which authorized direct transactions with the Assad regime for 180 days after the February Turkey–Syria earthquake.

Washington, D.C. – Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

The bipartisan delegation includes House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands Chairman Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA).

Washington, D.C. – In a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week, top Biden administration officials attempted to downplay the Taliban's terrorist ties in an effort to exclude them from an updated authorized use of military force (AUMF). They repeatedly claimed the Taliban is meeting their counterterrorism obligations under the Doha agreement because they are working to defeat ISIS-K.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will postpone tomorrow's scheduled hearing entitled, "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack" to a future date soon. 

What: Hearing – "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack" 

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

Witnesses:

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of President Biden's expected meeting with Chinese Communist Party General Chairman Xi Jinping, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) have released the following statement. 

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee markup on bills to restrict the flow of critical technologies fueling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and H.R. 3569, the Expansion of the Starr-Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, TX.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the deaths of U.S. servicemembers killed by a drone attack executed by Iranian proxies.

"I am heartbroken that three U.S. servicemembers were killed and 25 others injured in Jordan in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militias. My thoughts and prayers are with their families as they grieve their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.