Committee Activity
Past Events
Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, the committee has held a variety of hearings and roundtable meetings on the Biden administration’s chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, including:
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our Allies," on Thursday, September 19th.
What: Hearing – "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our Allies"
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Washington D.C. –Today, Chairman Michael McCaul announced his leadership team on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 118th Congress.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the transcribed interview of Setareh Sieg, a senior official at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which was conducted after more than six months of stonewalling by USAGM and Ms. Sieg. In June of 2024, Chairman McCaul released his report into the culture of corruption and mismanagement at USAGM; the report detailed fabrications to Ms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statement in reaction to Mexican lawmakers' approval of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's proposal to cut funding and strip authorities from the National Electoral Institute (INE), the agency responsible for overseeing country's elections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast released the following video exposing radical, far-left grants issued by the State Department and United States Agency for International Development under the Biden administration.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko requesting that SIGAR examine U.S.-supported humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and report to the committee on the sufficiency of mechanisms to prevent the diversion of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban. The Afghan people are suffering from dire humanitarian needs, especially Afghan women and children.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing titled, "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities" on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Subject: A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, "12 Years of Terror: Assad's War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria" on Tuesday, April 18th.
What: Hearing – "12 Years of Terror: Assad's War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria"
Date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Time: 10:30amET
Location: RHOB 2200
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled, "Building Bridges, Countering Rivals: Strengthening U.S.-ASEAN Ties to Combat Chinese Influence."
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