Committee Activity
Past Events
Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) have released the following statement after the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) expelled Taiwan and admitted China as a permanent observer yesterday.
Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul to serve on the Conference Committee for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Conference Committee is made up of bipartisan leaders in the House and the Senate and will work to resolve the differences in the bills each Chamber has passed.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a hearing entitled, "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack" on Tuesday, October 24th.
What: Hearing – "Friend and Ally: U.S. Support for Israel After Hamas' Barbaric Attack"
Date: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: HVC-210
Witness:
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden's Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan" on Tuesday, November 14th.
What: Hearing – "Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden's Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan"
Date: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm ET
Location: HVC-210
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Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Speaker Johnson and other congressional leaders at the White House to discuss a supplemental package that would address border security and provide security assistance to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. There, he told the president substantive policy reforms to address the crisis at the southern border must be a part of any supplemental package.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the below statement following the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's report unveiling five U.S. venture-capital firms investing at least $3 billion dollars into China's military and surveillance capabilities.
Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled, "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology" on Thursday, March 21st.
What: Hearing – "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology"
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 10:00am ET
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Chairman McCaul joined Margaret Brennan on CBS' "Face the Nation" to discuss topics including the Iranian strikes against Israel and the importance of the House of Representatives voting on the supplemental aid package to support our allies.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting further information over the investigations into the Abbey Gate bombing on August 26, 2021 during the evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.