MEDIA ADVISORY: HFAC Announces Member Roundtable with Families of U.S. Hostages Held by Hamas

Press Release 07.16.24

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the committee will hold a public, bipartisan roundtable discussion with family members of Americans held hostage by Hamas following the October 7th attack on Israel. What: Roundtable – Republican and Democrat members will hear from family members of Americans being held hostage by Hamas. […]

Chairman McCaul, Committee Chairs Send Letters Announcing Committee Activity Following Chevron Reversal

Press Release 07.11.24

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement announcing committee activity in wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturning Chevron deference. “President Biden and this administration have premised sweeping and intrusive agency dictates on such questionable assertions of agency authority, promulgating far more […]

McCaul’s H.R. 8926, the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024, Passes Out of Committee

Press Release 07.11.24

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement praising the committee’s passage of his bipartisan bill, H.R. 8926, the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bill will advance the U.S. International Development Corporation’s (DFC) critical work to advance U.S. national security interests in developing nations while […]

McCaul, Moolenaar Underscore Potential Risks, Request Intelligence Briefing on Microsoft’s Billion Dollar Partnership with UAE Firm G42

Press Release 07.11.24

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) requested a classified briefing from the Biden administration as the chairmen remain concerned that without robust protections, sensitive U.S.-origin technology transferred as part of the Microsoft-G42 partnership could end up the […]

Chairman McCaul Delivers Remarks in Support of H.R. 8936, the Rohingya GAP Act

Press Release 07.11.24

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee markup in support of a bill he co-led, H.R. 8936, the Rohingya GAP Act. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted how this bipartisan legislation will address the Burmese military’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people as violent crimes against the Rohingya, including mass-killings and torture, have […]

McCaul Supports Resolution Declaring Genocide in Sudan

Press Release 07.10.24

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee markup supporting H.Res. 1328, which declares the acts committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region of Sudan against non-Arab ethnic communities as acts of genocide. Chairman McCaul called for warring parties, and their backers, to […]

Chairman McCaul Speaks in Support of H.R. 8926, the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024

Press Release 07.10.24

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a full committee markup in support of his bill, H.R. 8926, the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul emphasized the important work the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) does to advance our […]

Chairman McCaul Delivers Remarks at Hearing on USAGM

Press Release 07.09.24

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing addressing management failures at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Chairman McCaul emphasized the need for reform at USAGM so the agency can continue to accurately report the news abroad and combat propaganda […]

McCaul, Mast, Issa Send Letter Expressing Concerns with GEC Reauthorization

Press Release 07.08.24

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Global Engagement Center’s (GEC) potential complicity in efforts to censor Americans. In the letter, the Members raised […]

Chairman McCaul Announces HFAC Markup on Various Measures

Press Release 07.08.24

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Wednesday, July 10th. What: Markup of eighteen measures, including H.R. 8926, H.R. 8345, H.Res. 1323, H.R. 7914, H.R. 8232, H.R. 7151, H.R. 8924, H.R. 8892, H.R. 8936, H.Res. 837, H.R. 8566, H.Res. 554, H.R. 1425, H.R. 7025, H.J.Res.164, H.Res. 1328, […]