Committee Activity
Past Events
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced the formation of a new task force charged with crafting legislative reforms to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future.
"This task force will examine the process, make it more transparent, and ensure we're getting instruments of war – which are also instruments of peace – into the hands of the right partners at the pace that war, deterrence and preparation require," Chairman Mast said.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has reiterated compliance with the subpoena for the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable sent by 23 staffers at the Kabul Embassy, as well as Secretary Blinken's response, would only be satisfied by allowing the committee to review the actual documents.
However, in an effort to show good faith, Chairman McCaul expressed the committee's willingness to receive a briefing on the documents – with the understanding that such a briefing does not constitute compliance with the subpoena.