Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – Last week, the U.S. Department of State released the 2024 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The report ranks every country, including the U.S., from Tier 1 to Tier 3 status based on their governments' efforts to meet minimum standards to eliminate trafficking. The report does not rank countries based on their prevalence of human trafficking. The International Labor Organization estimates traffickers make $236 billion in profits on an estimated 28 million victims each year.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden-Harris administration's plea deal with al Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will hold a press conference to answer questions about his report detailing the findings of his three-year investigation into the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Date: Today
Time: 4:30pm ET
Location: House Triangle
Washington, D.C.- Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement in support of increased oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. The statement comes as the Offices of Inspectors General for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and U.S.
Washington D.C. – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will postpone a hearing entitled, "Foreign Policy, Interrupted: How Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Blunt America's Impact Abroad" to a future date soon.
What: Hearing – "Foreign Policy, Interrupted: How Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Blunt America's Impact Abroad"
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Rayburn 2172
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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch released the following statement in response to the Biden administration's "general license" related to Syria. The move undermines longstanding U.S.
Austin, Texas – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the below statement on the committee's accomplishments in the 118th Congress and his tenure as chairman. The House Foreign Affairs Committee was the most productive committee in the 118th Congress. 145 measures passed out of the committee, 94 passed the House, and 29 bills became law. Notably, 90 percent of the committee's legislation was bipartisan.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern regarding the administration's failure to impose visa restriction sanctions on members of the Taliban who are responsible for the abhorrent treatment of Afghan women and girls.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe will hold a public hearing titled "Bridging the Gap: Turkey Between East and West" on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Hearing
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: 2172 Rayburn
Subject: Bridging the Gap: Turkey Between East and West
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