Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, "Lasers and Water Cannons: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party's Harassment in the South China Sea" on Thursday, September 28th.

What: Hearing – "Lasers and Water Cannons: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party's Harassment in the South China Sea"

Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2023

Time: 2:00pm ET

Location: RHOB-2200

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack, issuing a clear and unambiguous declaration that Hamas has committed acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against the Jewish people and the State of Israel, and calling upon the Department of State to consider a formal determination of the same.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul applauds the passage of significant legislation on measures addressing various issues, such as combatting the efforts of the Putin regime in Ukraine and sanctioning the Iranian regime's support of terror, at this week's markup.

H.R. 4175, REPO for Ukrainians Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement commemorating the legacy of Nelson Mandela on the 10th anniversary of his death.

McAllen, Texas – Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will be leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to McAllen, Texas and Mexico to see the border crisis firsthand and meet with Mexican leaders. The bipartisan delegation includes Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), and Monica De La Cruz (R-TX).

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee hearing examining the importance of the trilateral AUKUS security pact among the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. In his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted the significance of reforming America's foreign military sales (FMS) and projecting robust, stable security partnerships to deter malign actors abroad, such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kremlin.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a hearing with President Biden's top generals during his administration's disastrous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul underscored the consequences of the Biden administration's failure to plan, including widespread reprisal killings and the murder of 13 American servicemembers. 

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to discuss the importance of providing foreign assistance to America's allies following an unprecedented attack by the Iranian regime on Israel launched from Iranian soil.