House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes State Department Authorization Legislation Focusing on Embassy Security

Press Release
[An updated section-by-section summary of H.R. 2848 to be considered by the House is available HERE] Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed by voice vote, a fiscally responsible State Department authorization bill to improve security at U.S. embassies and diplomatic facilities around the world, […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Applauds Committee Passage of Taiwan Policy Act

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed, as amended, the Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 (H.R. 419), bipartisan legislation that expresses support for Taiwan and strengthens the U.S.-Taiwan relationship politically, economically and through security assistance. [A summary of the Committee action, including text of all […]
Read More

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed by an overwhelming majority the bipartisan “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act,” introduced by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee.  The legislation, H.R. 850, increases pressure on the Iranian regime amid its […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Floor Statement During this Afternoon’s House Consideration of Bipartisan “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, the House of Representatives will consider the bipartisan Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850), introduced by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member.  Approved unanimously by the Committee in May, the bill has 378 co-sponsors. During today’s […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Introduces State Department Authorization Legislation Focusing on Embassy Security

Press Release
Committee to Consider Measure Thursday Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a fiscally responsible State Department authorization bill to improve security at U.S. embassies and diplomatic facilities around the world.  H.R. 2848, the “Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act for FY […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Statement on Upcoming Election in Zimbabwe

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections, scheduled for July 31: “Robert Mugabe has mercilessly ruled over the people of Zimbabwe for 33 years. For more than three decades the government systemically suppressed opposition voices, promoted corruption at […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Statement on Upcoming Cambodia Elections

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the upcoming Cambodia elections to be held on July 28: “Under the leadership of Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party, human rights have deteriorated dramatically in Cambodia.  Critics of the regime are barred from broadcast […]
Read More

A Look Ahead — Week of July 29 – August 2

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, July 31 Subcommittee Hearing: The Iran-Syria Nexus and its Implications for the Region 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa […]
Read More

Committee Passes Trade Promotion Measures, OAS Reform, and U.S.-South Korea Civilian Nuclear Energy Agreement

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed legislation to continue a U.S.-South Korea civilian nuclear energy agreement, reform the Organization of American States, and promote U.S. exports. H.R. 2449, introduced by Chairman Royce last month, would extend for two years the current U.S.-South Korea civilian nuclear energy […]
Read More

Chairman Royce Urges President Obama to Press Vietnam’s President Sang on Human Rights Abuses During Thursday Meeting

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, at a bipartisan press conference on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged President Obama to press Vietnam’s President Sang on his country’s human rights abuses during a White House meeting this Thursday.  Chairman Royce recounted his numerous meetings with peaceful Vietnamese dissidents […]
Read More