Committee Activity
Past Events
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) released the following statement ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement.
"I demand accountability for the deaths of peacekeepers in Eastern DRC. Continued instability only benefits those who see currency in the region's chaos and emboldens the recruitment efforts of the ISIS-affiliated Islamist rebel group ADF. In order for there to be stability in Eastern DRC, the parties must address the root causes of the conflict. I call on all sides to immediately return to the negotiating table."
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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined CBS‘ "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan to discuss the committee's ongoing efforts to get answers from the administration on the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Chairman McCaul announced he is prepared to issue a subpoena if the State Department fails to comply with the committee's document request ahead of Secretary Blinken's testimony before the committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in support of much-needed reforms at the U.S. Agency for Global Media following President Trump's executive order eliminating non-statutory components of the agency.
"The U.S. Agency for Global Media, its outlets, and its grantees are blatant examples of how the far left has hijacked your money and your agencies to support terrorist sympathizers, give cover to the CCP, and push anti-American propaganda at home and abroad.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "National Economic Security, Advancing US Interests Abroad."
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Chairman Chris Smith, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), and Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) sent an oversight letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding censorship perpetrated or facilitated by the Global Engagement Center (GEC).
Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, appeared live on Fox News' "America's Newsroom" with Ed Henry to provide an update on key coronavirus relief legislation. Key highlights are below.
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
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Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 State Department Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility Budget" on Tuesday, June 13th.
What: Hearing – "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 State Department Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility Budget"
Date: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: HVC-210