“I applaud today’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which had been rejected by an administration that put special interests ahead of national priorities. Keystone XL will support thousands of good-paying American jobs and will improve U.S. energy security. This decision also sends a message to the OPEC cartel and others that the United States, as the world’s leading producer of energy, supports its allies and partners.”

ouse Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) today introduced H.R. 1698, The Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act. The bill, also co-sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), targets those involved in Iran’s missile development – including foreign companies and banks.

“The United States stands with our great ally the United Kingdom during this difficult time. And as Prime Minister May so aptly said, ‘our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism’. This cowardly act will only strengthen our resolve to defeat ISIS and all those who threaten peace and stability.”

This afternoon, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) met with a South Korean delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister Byung-Se Yun and Ambassador Ho-Young Ahn, to discuss the importance of the U.S.-South Korea alliance and their concern over North Korea’s recent belligerent actions.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 105 other members of the U.S. House today wrote India’s Minister of Home Affairs urging him to allow U.S.-based charity Compassion International to continue its work of providing critical tutoring, nutrition and medical services to more than 145,000 Indian children.

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) joined the committee’s Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) in reintroducing the “Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act” to impose sanctions on supporters of Syria’s Assad regime, encourage negotiations to end ongoing atrocities, and support prosecution of war criminals. The reintroduction of the “Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act,” which passed the House unanimously last November, coincides with last week’s anniversary of the devastating Syria conflict.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing Tuesday, March 28 to discuss the president’s recent budget proposal and its impact on U.S. foreign assistance. The hearing, entitled “The Budget, Diplomacy, and Development,” will begin at 10 a.m.

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) participated in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s event to recognize the atrocities and crimes against humanity suffered by Syrian civilians.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after introducing bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1644, to strengthen sanctions targeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime:

Last April I had the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister al-Abadi in Baghdad at a tense time. ISIS was firmly in control of Mosul and many other parts of Iraq. Today, it is good to welcome the prime minister to the Capitol to discuss progress in this fight, and the future of the U.S.-Iraq relationship.