Committee Activity
Past Events
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House passed several measures spearheaded by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s bipartisan Foreign Arms Sales Task Force aimed at improving the foreign arms sales process and strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Europe will convene a hearing entitled, "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Europe" on Tuesday, May 23rd.
What: Hearing – "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Europe"
Date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Time: 2:00pmET
Location: HVC-210
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, "Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities" on Wednesday, June 14th.
What: Hearing – "Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities"
Date: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: HVC-210
Witnesses:
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a roundtable discussion with leading Cuban activists on the Cuban regime's ongoing acts of repression and torture against brave Cuban protestors on Monday, July 10th. The discussion will be followed by a press conference where the representatives will be joined by Cuban dissidents who were forcibly exiled following their involvement with the July 11, 2021 protest movement.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration's Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal" on Thursday, July 27th.
Austin, TX – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has announced the full committee will hold a roundtable discussion with some of the family members of the U.S. service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA)'s Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021. The attack happened during the emergency evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban seizing control of the country on August 15, 2021. Thirteen U.S. servicemembers were killed and 45 more were wounded in the attack, making it the deadliest day for U.S.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have released the following statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Sudan and the need for proactive U.S. leadership to address the crisis.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement ahead of the lapse of the U.N. embargo on Iranian missiles and long-range drones, which is set to expire tomorrow, Wednesday October 18th.
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern over the Biden administration's recent decision to prematurely lift sanctions on Nicolás Maduro's regime. The chairman is requesting further information and urging a change in the administration's failed strategy of appeasement to criminal regimes allied with America's adversaries.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) will host a bipartisan press conference with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and several family members of individuals held hostage by Hamas to highlight the approaching two month mark since their family members were kidnapped.