Washington D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman, introduced legislation to enhance U.S.-Ukraine security cooperation and better equip our ally in effective deterrence from Russia’s continued aggression. The U.S.-Ukraine Security Cooperation Enhancement Act provides specific lethal military assistance including […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement about the Trump Administration’s utilization of an emergency waiver to facilitate arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan: “Iran and its proxies are a serious and growing threat in the Middle […]

Washington D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced that the committee approved nine important measures, six bills and three resolutions, with overwhelming bipartisan support at today’s full committee markup.   Lead Republican McCaul: “I commend our Committee members on both sides of the aisle for coming together to pass nine […]

McCaul, Engel, Risch, & Menendez Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Focus on Extremist Groups and Adversaries in the War-Torn Country   WASHINGTON— A group of nearly 400 members of the United States Congress today called on President Trump to demonstrate American leadership in resolving the prolonged conflict in Syria. In a letter led by Representatives […]

Washington D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul introduced H.R. 2780, the Saving American Families Everywhere (SAFE) from Illicit Opioids Act. This bill will require the State Department, in conjunction with other federal agencies, to develop an international diplomatic and assistance strategy to stop the flow of illicit drugs into the United […]

—McCaul, Engel, Hoyer, McCarthy, Lowey, Granger, Nadler and Collins Introduce Legislation Decrying Turkey’s Planned Acquisition of Russian Weapons System— Washington D.C.—Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman; Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader, and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader; Nita […]

Washington, D.C. – Leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), jointly issued the following statement condemning Russia and the Syrian regime’s deadly attacks on civilians in Idlib, and called on Putin and Assad to end their brutal assault. Idlib is sheltering millions of Syrians who […]

Washington D.C. — Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Chairman, today introduced the United States–Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, which supports the people of Central America and strengthens U.S. national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El […]

Washington D.C.— Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Committee’s Chairman, yesterday introduced legislation calling on the Trump Administration to retain limits on Russia’s nuclear forces. The “Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces” calls for […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Iran announced it will ramp up its nuclear program in defiance of international norms. McCaul applauded the Administration for applying additional sanctions to cripple Iran’s economy and limit their ability to finance terror and nuclear […]