Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement ahead of visits by numerous U.S. Chip CEOs to Washington, D.C. with the aim of advocating for weaker export controls.

WASHINGTON, DC –House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim (R-CA), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo after reports revealed that she is considering joining the Chinese government in a working group after her trip to China later this m

Washington D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the release of five Americans who were held hostage by Iran.

"I am immensely relieved that five Americans held hostage by Iran are finally reunited with their families and on their way home. I wish them peace, strength, and health as they rebuild their lives in freedom.

Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) was joined by 19 lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to permanently freeze the $6 billion covered under the administration's hostage deal with Iran last month. The lawmakers pressed the need to ensure the funds remain out of reach to the regime, particularly in light of its ongoing support to terrorist groups and proxies, including Hamas and Hezbollah.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) released the following statement in response to Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the United States' subsequent decision to "suspend" its participation in the treaty.

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the below statement following reports China is ramping up deceptive online campaigns targeting the United States and other countries.  

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) issued the following statement in support of Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, following violent attacks by criminal groups across Ecuador.