Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) on his opposition to the committee approving Derek Chollet to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will postpone a hearing entitled, "The Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at the United Nations — It's Getting Worse."  

What: Hearing – "The Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at the United Nations — It's Getting Worse"

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced another release of transcribed interviews with State Department officials charged with coordinating the United States' civilian evacuation from Afghanistan. On Monday, the committee released its first tranche of transcribed interviews with State Department officials.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced another release of transcribed interviews with State Department officials charged with leading the United States' civilian evacuation from Afghanistan.

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks in support of H. Res. 965, which calls for the immediate release of Ryan Corbett, an American citizen wrongfully detained by the Taliban. In his remarks, Chairman McCaul urged President Biden to prioritize bringing Ryan home as his health deteriorates and he continues to be held in horrific conditions by Taliban terrorists. 

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Global Engagement Center's (GEC) potential complicity in efforts to censor Americans. In the letter, the Members raised concerns the office strayed from its statutory duty to counter propaganda and disinformation abroad.

Manila, Philippines – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding his decision to subpoena Humanists International (HI) for failing to provide key documents related to a $500,000 State Department grant promoting atheism overseas.