Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza's wrongful detainment by Russia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after the House voted in favor of a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to ensure no more U.S. tax dollars fall into the hands of the Taliban after the Biden administration paid the terrorist regime millions of dollars following the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act" on Friday, May 12th.
What: Hearing – "Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act"
Date: Friday, May 12th, 2023
Time: 9:30amET
Location: Rayburn 2200
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement marking the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
“For hundreds of days, following the October 7 genocide, the Palestinian elected government of Hamas terrorists held and tortured the Americans they did not kill, and held the bodies of those they did kill. Today, 730 days later, they still hold nearly 20 living hostages, and the corpses of those they murdered in captivity.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, pressing the Department of Defense for information on the events surrounding the August 26, 2021, terrorist attack at Abbey Gate – including information on the request for engagement authority by Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews' sniper team.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords".
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures regarding security assistance to Ukraine, countering Iran's malign activities, combating adversarial aggression with the national security tools provided by Congress, and furthering international civil rights on Wednesday, June 21st.
What: Markup of H.Res. 488, H.R. 3033, H.R. 4039, and H.R. 1150
Date: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast introduced the Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act of 2026 to give the State Department the green light to arm U.S. partners and allies on terms that put America first.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) have released the following statement on the Biden administration's decision to send dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM), also known as cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) sent a letter to President Biden underscoring their opposition to extending or reissuing Syria General License 23, which authorized direct transactions with the Assad regime for 180 days after the February earthquake.