Chairman Royce Statement on U.N. Security Council Meeting on Aleppo

Press Release 11.30.16

“Words cannot express my disappointment with the U.N.’s inability to act. Russia’s continued obstructionism is absolutely shameful. I will continue to press for a new approach – starting with U.S. sanctions that deny vital resources to Assad’s war machine.”

House Recognizes Filipino World War II Veterans

Press Release 11.30.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation recognizing Filipino veterans of World War II and collectively awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal Act.

Chairman Royce Condemns Decision to Send U.S. Officials to Castro Funeral

Press Release 11.29.16

“History will record and judge this decision to send U.S. officials to the funeral of a ruthless dictator, murderer, and supporter of terrorism.”

Royce Bill to Reunite Korean Families Passes House

Press Release 11.29.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation (H. Con. Res. 40) authored by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), which encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet their long-lost relatives separated by the Korean War.

U.S. House Opposes Any Move to Betray Israel At U.N.

Press Release 11.29.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) legislation which recognizes that sustainable peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will come only through direct bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The legislation also calls on the administration to oppose and veto UN Security Council resolutions that are one-sided or anti-Israel.

A Look Ahead—November 28-December 2

Press Release 11.28.16

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events

Chairman Royce Statement on Death of Fidel Castro

Press Release 11.26.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro: “For more than half a century, the Cuban people have suffered under the brutal dictatorship of the Castro clan. No one should rule anywhere near as long as Fidel Castro did. His legacy […]

House Leaders Ask President Obama to Halt Concessions to Iran

Press Release 11.22.16

Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Obama asking him to halt any plans for new concessions to Iran during his final days in office.

Overwhelming Majority Votes to Reauthorize Iran Sanctions

Press Release 11.15.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan bill – H.R. 6297 – to provide a long-term extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.

Engel & Royce Syria Sanctions Bill Passes House

Press Release 11.15.16

Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the Committee’s Chairman, today welcomed the unanimous passage in the House of Representatives of their comprehensive legislation to impose new sanctions on supporters of Syria’s Assad Regime, encourage a negotiated end to the crisis, and kick off investigations into the eventual prosecutions of war criminals.