Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement on the Global Health Compact provisions contained in the bipartisan State Department reauthorization advanced by the committee this week. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks, along with House Foreign Affairs Committee members, sent a letter urging International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) leadership to formally invite Taiwan to participate in its upcoming triennial meeting. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed its comprehensive bipartisan State Department Reauthorization package.

This legislation, consisting of nine separate bills, is the result of nine months of open, transparent, and bipartisan work, with over 2,300 member priorities. The package of legislation sets a clear accountability structure to ensure every dollar and every diplomat puts America First.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks during a markup of the panel’s bipartisan, standalone State Department reauthorization. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement today on former President Bolsonaro’s conviction.. 

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced its bipartisan, standalone State Department reauthorization bill. The reauthorization will fix what was once a broken State Department by reasserting command and control.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to Russia’s violation of Polish airspace:

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.