Committee Activity
Past Events
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. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on President Biden's signing of S. 138, the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, which was signed into law on Saturday, July 13th. This legislation reaffirms it is U.S. policy that the people of Tibet have their own unique culture and religion. Last month, the chairman led a congressional delegation to India, sparking anger from China, to highlight the bipartisan support in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan requesting his testimony before the committee on the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. In his letter, Chairman McCaul highlighted that an overwhelming amount of witness testimony and evidence found that Mr. Sullivan was a chief architect of Afghanistan policy for the Biden-Harris administration and owns the failures of the withdrawal. If Mr.
Over the course of three years, House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans, led by Chairman McCaul, have conducted a thorough investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The investigation has revealed five primary conclusions:
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Rachel Cotton, deputy counsel to the president, reiterating his request for National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to testify before the committee. In the letter, Chairman McCaul highlighted that Sullivan and the National Security Council (NSC) wielded extraordinary influence regarding the planning and execution of the Biden-Harris administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the State Department's report that Russia is in non-compliance with key aspects of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). McCaul made his concerns clear about Russia violating the New START in a January 23 letter to the State Department.
Austin, Texas – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement expressing concern over the alleged leak of classified information on Israel's planned attack on Iran.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large at the Office of International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain and Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes calling for urgent action on a group of Chinese dissidents, the Mayflower Church, fleeing religious persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They are still awaiting refugee status in Thailand.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement congratulating Secretary of State Marco Rubio on a successful first week in office.
"Secretary Rubio has accomplished more in his first week as Secretary of State than his predecessor did in four years," Chairman Mast said. "From gutting DEI to ensuring the American flag is the only one raised above U.S. Embassies abroad, Secretary Rubio is showing what America First foreign policy looks like."
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a statement in response to the administration's announcement that they will support Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in advancing AUKUS.