Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast notified Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power that he has placed a hold on hundreds of millions of dollars in disbursements on radical State Department social initiatives authorized as part of a last minute woke spending spree by the outgoing Biden Administration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast introduced legislation with Rep. Chip Roy to sanction the International Criminal Court for its unwarranted targeting of Israel. 

Austin, Texas – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the below statement on the committee's accomplishments in the 118th Congress and his tenure as chairman. The House Foreign Affairs Committee was the most productive committee in the 118th Congress. 145 measures passed out of the committee, 94 passed the House, and 29 bills became law. Notably, 90 percent of the committee's legislation was bipartisan.

WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support.

WASHINGTON — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a full committee hearing on the failures of the Biden-Harris administration's deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

WASHINGTON – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement congratulating Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) on being selected by Steering Committee Republicans as the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the events in Syria.

"Bashar Al-Assad has been one of the world's most brutal war criminals and dictators. Backed by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, Assad and his cronies used chemical weapons and engaged in widescale bombing, torture, and disappearance of the Syrian people. The Assad regime's barbarity was a significant driver of years of regional instability that threatened the United States and our allies.