Chairman Royce Statement on President’s Planned Travel to India

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that he will travel to India in January: “Today’s announcement that President Obama has accepted an invitation to attend Indian Republic Day as the Chief Guest is a very welcome development.  […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Eight Measures

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed eight foreign affairs measures, including a resolution condemning Russia’s aggression against its neighbors and legislation to improve the Rewards for Justice program, and to combat Ebola in West Africa. The Committee passed H. Res. 758 (introduced by […]
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Chairman Royce Introduces Legislation to Arm the Kurds

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“Our Critical Partner in the Fight Against ISIL is Outgunned” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced H.R. 5747, legislation to provide arms directly to the Kurdistan Regional Government.  The legislation provides temporary authority for President Obama to provide weapons directly to Kurdish “Peshmerga” forces […]
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Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Support Women and Girls in Developing Countries

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3398, the Girls Count Act and H.R. 3583, the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act.  Both bills passed the Committee earlier this year with bipartisan support. The Girls Count Act (H.R. 3398), authored […]
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Chairman Royce Honors Václav Havel in U.S. Capitol Ceremony

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Václav Havel bust to be on display in Freedom Foyer Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined other Congressional leaders to dedicate a bust of Václav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic and lifelong democracy activist, in a bipartisan ceremony in the U.S. Capitol. […]
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House Passes Legislation to Extend U.S-U.K. Nuclear Security Cooperation

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed, H.R. 5681, important legislation extending the 1958 U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement to allow continued bilateral nuclear security cooperation.  The 1958 “Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (U.K.) for Cooperation […]
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