Committee Activity
Past Events
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)
Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud in Venezuela," on Friday, September 20th.
What: Hearing – "Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud in Venezuela"
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 11:00am ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Witnesses:
Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) issued the following statement ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming trip to China.
Austin, Texas – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Representatives French Hill (R-Ark.), Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) released the following statement on the release of U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan, who was unjustly detained by the Government of Nigeria since February 2024.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast joined Margaret Brennan on CBS' "Face the Nation" to discuss the review of foreign assistance and the Biden State Department's fixation on DEI.