Chairman Royce Welcomes Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh’s Arrival in U.S.

Press Release 07.28.17

Chairman Royce welcomes Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh – who was sentenced by a Vietnamese court to 11 years in prison for leading a Christian congregation in Vietnam – to the United States...

Chairman Royce on Senate Passage of Iran, Russia, and North Korea Sanctions

Press Release 07.27.17

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage (by 98-2) of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364), which sanctions Iran, Russia, and North Korea for dangerous and belligerent actions that undermine the United States and our allies: “I am pleased the […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister

Press Release 07.27.17

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri:

Royce, Engel, Smith, Bass Work to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Trade

Press Release 07.27.17

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), joined by Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Karen Bass (D-CA), introduced today the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act (H.R. 3445). The bipartisan legislation strengthens both the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Millennium Challenge Act (MCA). […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Various Measures

Press Release 07.27.17

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed nine bipartisan measures.

Royce on MSNBC: Senate needs to pass North Korea, Russia, Iran sanctions bill

Press Release 07.26.17

Today on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press Daily” with Chuck Todd, Chairman Royce urged the Senate to quickly pass the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364), which the House passed yesterday by a vote of 419-3.

Royce, Engel, Duncan, and Sires Applaud Sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro Government

Press Release 07.26.17

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Ranking Member Albio Sires (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the administration’s announcement of sanctions on individuals associated with the proposed creation of a constituent assembly to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution:

Time for Iran to Release Americans

Press Release 07.26.17

Today, House Foreign Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded House passage of H. Res. 317, which Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) introduced to call for the unconditional release of Americans being held by Iran for political purposes.

Foreign Affairs Committee Markup – Tomorrow 10 a.m.

Press Release 07.26.17

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

House Votes to Sanction Iran, Russia, and North Korea

Press Release 07.25.17

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364). The bipartisan bill sanctions Iran, Russia, and North Korea for their dangerous and belligerent actions that undermine the United States and our allies.