Committee Activity

Austin, TX — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the release of the first group of hostages who were abducted by Hamas on October 7th. Chairman McCaul met with some family members of hostages while on a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Israel earlier this month, and also met with family members of hostages who visited Washington.

Austin, TX — Last week, the New York Post ran an op-ed, authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), criticizing the Biden administration's draconian energy restrictions on growing African economies.

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will host a bipartisan roundtable with U.S.-led veterans groups assisting Afghans hunted by the Taliban following the Biden administration's disastrous 2021 withdrawal, which left our Afghan allies vulnerable to retribution by the illegitimate Taliban regime.

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America" on Thursday, March 7th. 

What: Hearing – "The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America"

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Time: 2:00pm ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

Witnesses:

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

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered opening remarks on the House Floor in support of his bill H.R. 8038, the "21st Century Peace through Strength Act,"  which will serve as the fourth pillar of the House Republican national security supplemental package.
 

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to clarify the leadership structure of the Biden administration as it sets climate policy on the international stage. 

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks on the House Floor in support of H.Con.Res. 27, which condemns the detention of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a strong advocate for human rights and democracy in Russia. After Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, Mr. Kara-Murza spoke out against the war and returned to Russia to advocate for peace where he was promptly arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted the harsh prison conditions and called for Mr.