Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. – Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will be leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. The bipartisan delegation includes Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, along with Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY), and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Bureau of Counterterrorism and the Path Forward."

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Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement welcoming Republic of Korea (ROK) President Yoon Suk Yeol to Washington.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after the Trump administration imposed new sanctions that deny visas to Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials:

“You can’t give aid and comfort to the terrorists who kill Americans and Israelis and expect to be welcomed on American soil with open arms.”

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has formally requested the first set of transcribed interviews for the committee's investigation into the Biden Administration's chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul has requested transcribed interviews of the following people:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House passed key measures spearheaded by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Foreign Military Sales Task Force to improve the foreign arms sales process and strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base as part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.

Washington, D.C. – Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, calling on Commerce to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not take market share lost to the ban and undercut Micron.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Reforming America’s Defense Sales."