Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives is considering the bipartisan Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 4278), 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.  The legislation, which passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this week, promotes Ukraine’s sovereignty and […]

***Note time change to 1:15 p.m.*** Washington, D.C. – Today at 1:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry will testify.  The hearing, entitled “Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget,” will provide Secretary […]

Chairman Royce Applauds Passage of Measures on State Department Inspector General, Vietnam Human Rights, U.S.-Jordan Relationship, Democratic Republic of the Congo Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed four bipartisan measures:  legislation urging the President to nominate a State Department Inspector General, promoting freedom […]

Washington, D.C. – This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing on reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an agency that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to as “defunct” and was harshly critiqued by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO). […]

Chairman and Ranking Member Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, introduced H.Res. 273, a bipartisan resolution urging President Obama to nominate a qualified and independent Inspector General (IG) for the State Department […]