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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Tuesday, September 24th. 

What: Markup to find Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress, as well as nine measures, including H.R. 8683, H.R. 9564, H.R. ___, H.Res. 1348, H.R. 9172, H.R. 9718, H.Res. 1449, H.Res. 1435, and H.R. 9082.

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Time: 10:15am ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

MARKUP OF:

Committee Report, Recommending the House of Representatives find Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs;

H.R. 8683, To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to monitor efforts by the People’s Republic of China to build or buy strategic foreign ports, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9564, To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the Houthis, and for other purposes;

H.R. ___, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify requirements regarding management of the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes;

H.Res. 1348, Urging the Government of Nigeria to immediately release Tigran Gambaryan from imprisonment;

H.R. 9172, To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified countries, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9718, To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes;

H.Res. 1449, Condemning the global rise of antisemitism and calling upon countries and international bodies to counter antisemitism;

H.Res. 1435, Raising concern about the proposed constitutional reforms in Mexico; and

H.R. 9082, To direct the Secretary of State to host regular Summits of the Americas, and for other purposes.

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