Royce Bill to Reunite Korean Families Passes House

Press Release 11.29.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation (H. Con. Res. 40) authored by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), which encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet their long-lost relatives separated by the Korean War.

U.S. House Opposes Any Move to Betray Israel At U.N.

Press Release 11.29.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) legislation which recognizes that sustainable peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will come only through direct bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The legislation also calls on the administration to oppose and veto UN Security Council resolutions that are one-sided or anti-Israel.

A Look Ahead—November 28-December 2

Press Release 11.28.16

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

Chairman Royce Statement on Death of Fidel Castro

Press Release 11.26.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro: “For more than half a century, the Cuban people have suffered under the brutal dictatorship of the Castro clan. No one should rule anywhere near as long as Fidel Castro did. His legacy […]

House Leaders Ask President Obama to Halt Concessions to Iran

Press Release 11.22.16

Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Obama asking him to halt any plans for new concessions to Iran during his final days in office.

Overwhelming Majority Votes to Reauthorize Iran Sanctions

Press Release 11.15.16

Tonight the House of Representatives passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan bill – H.R. 6297 – to provide a long-term extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.

Engel & Royce Syria Sanctions Bill Passes House

Press Release 11.15.16

Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the Committee’s Chairman, today welcomed the unanimous passage in the House of Representatives of their comprehensive legislation to impose new sanctions on supporters of Syria’s Assad Regime, encourage a negotiated end to the crisis, and kick off investigations into the eventual prosecutions of war criminals.

House to Vote to Extend Iran Sanctions Act

Blog 11.15.16

The Iran Sanctions Act is central to protecting America from Iran’s threatening behavior. For more than 20 years, the Iran Sanctions Act has supported a framework of sanctions aimed at Iran’s illicit weapons programs and ballistic missiles development.

Obama Admin Turns its Back on U.S. Law, Cuban People

Press Release 10.26.16

Today the Obama administration turned its back on U.S. law and the suffering Cuban people. Worse yet – on a world stage – the administration allowed the Cuban regime to claim moral equivalence between its brutal rule and our democracy. This is wrong, and it undermines Cubans fighting for basic freedoms.

Chairman Royce: “It’s time Taiwan be allowed to obtain INTERPOL observer status”

Press Release 10.25.16

It’s time Taiwan be allowed to obtain INTERPOL observer status. The continued exclusion of Taiwan – a strong friend and critical partner of the United States – from this important organization is troubling. Global security is needlessly put at risk due to Taiwan’s inability to quickly share and receive the latest information about international crime. Everyone’s security will be improved by Taiwan’s participation in INTERPOL.