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A Look Ahead—February 22-26

Press Release 02.19.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, February 24: Markup: H. Res. 148, H. Res. 551, and H.R. 4403 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Bills to be […]

Foreign Affairs Committee to Press Secretary Kerry on Foreign Affairs Budget

Press Release 02.19.16

Washington, D.C.—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will testify before the Committee on Thursday, February 25. The hearing, entitled “Strengthening U.S. Leadership in a Turbulent World: The FY 2017 Foreign Affairs Budget,” will begin at 9:30 a.m. Chairman Royce on the hearing: “Today America faces direct […]

Chairman Royce on U.S.-Jordan Cooperation Bill Becoming Law

Press Release 02.18.16

Washington, D.C.—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after President Obama signed into law the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act (H.R. 907), legislation authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL): “As ISIS’s barbarism continues to spread across the globe, it is vital that we support our allies in the fight to […]

Chairman Royce’s North Korea Sanctions Bill Becomes Law

Press Release 02.18.16

Washington, D.C.— Today, President Obama signed into law legislation authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) strengthening sanctions against North Korea. The legislation, the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 757), passed the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support last week. “We can’t stand by while the […]

Chairman Royce on President Obama’s Planned Trip to Cuba

Press Release 02.18.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement on President Obama’s decision to travel to Cuba: “A year ago, President Obama said he wouldn’t visit Cuba unless he could confidently say ‘we’re seeing some progress in the liberty and freedom and possibilities of ordinary Cubans.’ So what has […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Upcoming U.S.–ASEAN Summit

Press Release 02.13.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement ahead of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit that will be held at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California: “Asia is critically important to California and I am glad this year’s U.S.–ASEAN Summit will be held in my home state. From defense cooperation […]

House Leaders to Obama Admin: Stop Terrorist Travel from Libya to the U.S.

Press Release 02.12.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), the author of The Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to express […]

PHOTO: Speaker Ryan Signs Chairman Royce’s North Korea Sanctions Bill

Press Release 02.12.16

Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) signed the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 757) to step up financial pressure on the Kim regime after its recent nuclear test and long-range missile launch. The bill, authored by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), now heads to […]

Chairman Royce: If Putin Were Serious, He Would Stop Bombing Immediately

Press Release 02.12.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement in response to the plan unveiled in Munich for a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria: “Secretary Kerry is right: these are just words on paper. If Vladimir Putin was serious about reaching a diplomatic solution, he would stop his disgraceful […]

House Passes Chairman Royce’s Bill to Toughen Sanctions on North Korea

Press Release 02.12.16

Bill heads to President’s desk Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) legislation to toughen sanctions on North Korea. The legislation, North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 757), now heads to the President’s desk. On the House floor Chairman Royce spoke in support […]