Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Introduce Legislation to Tackle Growing North Korea Threat

Press Release 02.05.15

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 the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 757), legislation that strengthens U.S. sanctions against North Korea. Similar legislation passed the House last year, but was not acted on by the Senate. […]

Chairman Royce, Foreign Affairs Committee to Convene North Korea Briefing Today at 10 a.m.

Press Release 01.13.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a Committee briefing to examine United States policy towards North Korea in the wake of its state-sanctioned cyberattack on the U.S. The briefing is entitled “The North Korean Threat: Nuclear, […]

Chairman Royce to Examine the North Korean Cyber Threat – Tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Press Release 01.12.15

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a briefing TOMORROW to examine United States policy towards North Korea in the wake of its state-sanctioned cyberattack on the U.S. The briefing entitled, “The North Korean Threat: Nuclear, Missiles and Cyber,” will begin at 10:00 a.m. The […]

Chairman Royce Statement on New Sanctions Against North Korea

Press Release 01.02.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and author of tough North Korea sanctions legislation, issued this statement on the Obama Administration’s imposition of new sanctions against North Korea after the FBI determined that the country was responsible for the recent cyberattack against Sony Pictures: “It’s […]

As Iran Nuclear Deadline Looms, Royce and McKeon Offer Reminder of Agreed Framework on North Korea 20 Years Ago Today

Press Release 10.21.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement on the 20th anniversary of the Agreed Framework on North Korea’s Nuclear Program: “Twenty years ago, the Clinton Administration’s nuclear negotiator signed […]

Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of North Korea Sanctions Legislation

Press Release 07.28.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of bipartisan legislation to strengthen sanctions against North Korea. H.R. 1771, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, was introduced by Chairman Royce and has the support of more than 140 co-sponsors and humanitarian groups worldwide, strengthens […]

Chairman Royce Opening Statement in FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget Hearing

Press Release 04.17.13

Chairman Ed Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – This morning, 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 deliver his first congressional testimony since being sworn in as Secretary. The hearing is entitled “Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY […]

Chairman Royce Spotlights North Korea Regime’s Criminal Activities at Hearing – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 03.05.13

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing entitled, “North Korea’s Criminal Activities: Financing the Regime,” THIS MORNING at 10 a.m. Live webcast and witness testimony are available HERE. Chairman Royce’s opening statement (as prepared for delivery) at the hearing […]

House Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condemning North Korea Following Nuclear Test

Press Release 02.15.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 412 to 2, a bipartisan resolution condemning North Korea (H. Res. 65) for its Tuesday nuclear test, for flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability. The […]

Chairman Royce Statement on State of the Union Address

Press Release 02.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s State of the Union address: “I am most deeply concerned by President Obama’s demonstrated naivety in the message he is sending to nuclear-bound regimes in North Korea and Iran. Less than […]