Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed ten bipartisan measures, including bills to condemn the crisis in Venezuela, counter Iranian destabilization of Iraq, and combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria globally.

Today’s bill will build a modern U.S. development finance institution that will empower entrepreneurs, create jobs and reduce poverty in emerging markets. Not only is that a win for America’s exports and jobs, it also strengthens our national security.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the committee will meet TOMORROW, Thursday, September 27 at 10 a.m. to consider:

Confronting genocide of the Rohingya is a moral issue. And a national security issue. No one is more secure when fanaticism and unchecked violence are growing in this part of the world.

Today’s bill will build on existing sanctions against Hezbollah by targeting its global fundraising and recruiting, as well as those who provide it weapons.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events:

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Genocide Against the Burmese Rohingya.”

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events:

“Evidence of Burma’s genocide against the Rohingya continues to grow. Thousands of men, women and children have been slaughtered, entire villages have been burned and bulldozed, and more than 700,000 have been forced to flee their homes. The administration has tools at hand to hold Burmese officials accountable. This hearing is an opportunity for members to examine the latest developments in this crisis and review the action that’s needed to help stop the violence.”

When deployed thoughtfully and consistently, sanctions can leverage America’s economic might to peacefully end urgent threats to our national security.