The Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act (H.R. 5480) passed the House today, moving the bill to the White House.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, today introduced the Women’s…

Women make up half the population. When their contributions are valued, when they are allowed to advocate for themselves, their families and communities reap the benefits. This improves stability and…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Paul Cook (R-CA) today concluded two days of meetings and briefings in Saudi Arabia focused on threats from Iran,…

Yesterday evening, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) celebrated the recent enactment of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act. The bipartisan…

On International Day of the Girl, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will attend an event, sponsored by the Canadian Embassy and Together for Girls, to bring awareness to…

This afternoon, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Overcoming Challenges, Empowering Girls.” The event, which promotes…

Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation (H.R. 2408) that seeks to protect girls’ access to education in vulnerable settings.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) joined Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) today for House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) signing of S. 1141, the Women, Peace, and Security Act.

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (S. 1141), bipartisan legislation requiring the U.S. to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase and…