Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will host a bipartisan roundtable meeting with María Corina Machado, Venezuela's leading opposition figure and presidential candidate who was banned from participating in Venezuela's presidential elections by the Maduro regime.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the AUKUS optimal pathway to equip the Australians with conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. Last year, Chairman McCaul joined Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) to lead the AUKUS Submarine Transfer Act, which authorized the sale of these submarines to the Australians, all while adhering to the highest non-proliferation standards.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reject a proposal to waive U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a full committee markup in support of H Res. 616, to express his support for the people of Afghanistan. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul emphasized the importance of working with our allies to pressure the Taliban to end its ceaseless human rights abuses against innocent Afghan men, women, and children.
Dharamshala, India — Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks where he called for peace and freedom for the people of Tibet. He emphasized continued U.S. support for the Tibetan people through landmark legislation such as the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to undermine their sovereignty.
North Korea’s illicit nuclear program is a direct threat to the United States and our partners in the Pacific. The “strategic patience” the Obama administration showed North Korea only emboldened Kim Jong Un to test nuclear weapons and new missile systems that can hit the United States.
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden's FY 2025 Budget Priorities," on Wednesday, July 24th.
What: Hearing – "Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden's FY 2025 Budget Priorities"
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement honoring the sacrifice of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed by a terrorist attack during the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, Chairman McCaul and the Committee on Foreign Affairs Republicans have been making headlines on the Biden administration’s deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in the news and on social media. Here’s some of what the committee’s been up to:
On TV:
- Fox News: Chairman McCaul on “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer (September 9, 2024)