Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large at the Office of International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain and Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes calling for urgent action on a group of Chinese dissidents, the Mayflower Church, fleeing religious persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They are still awaiting refugee status in Thailand.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement congratulating Secretary of State Marco Rubio on a successful first week in office.

"Secretary Rubio has accomplished more in his first week as Secretary of State than his predecessor did in four years," Chairman Mast said. "From gutting DEI to ensuring the American flag is the only one raised above U.S. Embassies abroad, Secretary Rubio is showing what America First foreign policy looks like."

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration's announcement that they will support Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced the formation of a new task force charged with crafting legislative reforms to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future.

"This task force will examine the process, make it more transparent, and ensure we're getting instruments of war – which are also instruments of peace – into the hands of the right partners at the pace that war, deterrence and preparation require," Chairman Mast said.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has reiterated compliance with the subpoena for the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable sent by 23 staffers at the Kabul Embassy, as well as Secretary Blinken's response, would only be satisfied by allowing the committee to review the actual documents.

However, in an effort to show good faith, Chairman McCaul expressed the committee's willingness to receive a briefing on the documents – with the understanding that such a briefing does not constitute compliance with the subpoena.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "FY26 State Department Posture: Protecting American Interests."

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-Remarks-

Since day one, President Trump and yourself, you've taken bold action to clean house, to restore accountability, to slash waste, and to put America—and Americans—first. I would say that this was desperately needed.