A Look Ahead—January 4-8

Press Release 01.04.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee event: Thursday, January 7 Markup: H.R. 1797, H.R. 3662, H.R. , Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2015 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 7 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), […]

Chairman Royce, Bipartisan Members of Congress Press Administration on ISIS Genocide Designation

Press Release 12.23.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), along with 29 colleagues, sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding reports that the Obama Administration may soon exclude Christians and other minorities in an upcoming genocide determination against ISIS. In the letter to Secretary Kerry, the members write: “We are gravely concerned […]

Chairman Royce on FOX News: Obama Admin Must Stop Appeasing Iran

Press Release 12.23.15

Washington, D.C. – Last night, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) appeared on FOX News’s On the Record with Greta Van Susteren to respond to the Obama administration’s letter to Iran suggesting it could allow the Iranian regime to sidestep new Visa Waiver Program reforms passed in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris and San […]

Congressional Leaders to Administration: Don’t Abuse Visa Waiver Law

Press Release 12.23.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), the author of The Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, have sent a letter to Secretary of State […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Rwanda Referendum

Press Release 12.18.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement on today’s constitutional referendum in Rwanda that would allow President Kagame to remain in office through 2034: “This referendum is a big step backward for democracy. President Kagame’s move toward a third term, persisting human rights abuses, and Rwanda’s recruitment […]

Chairman Royce Statement on FY2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act

Press Release 12.18.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement on the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY2016: “While far from perfect, this bill provides critical resources in the fight to destroy ISIS and keep America safe. Lifting the decades-old ban on oil exports is a win for the U.S. economy […]

Chairman Royce Statement on U.N. Peace Deal in Libya

Press Release 12.17.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on today’s announcement of a signed peace deal in Libya: “Following NATO’s multilateral action to stop the slaughter of civilians and put an end to Qaddafi’s dictatorship, the administration largely washed its hands of Libya and allowed the country to […]

Readout of House Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting with French Ambassador

Press Release 12.17.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted a bipartisan meeting with Ambassador Gérard Araud of the French Republic to discuss counter-extremism efforts and other important national security issues following the devastating terror attacks in Paris. Following the meeting, Chairman Royce said: “In the aftermath of the brutal terrorist assault […]

House Votes to Strengthen Hezbollah Sanctions

Press Release 12.16.15

Chairman Royce’s Legislation Heads to President’s Desk Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded bipartisan passage of H.R. 2297, the Hezbollah International Financial Prevention Act of 2015. The legislation, authored by Chairman Royce, strengthens economic sanctions against Hezbollah, a terrorist organization that continues to pose a threat to the United […]

House Votes to Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media

Press Release 12.16.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded today’s bipartisan passage of H.R. 3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), requires President Obama to lay out a strategy to counter terrorist use of social media. On the legislation’s passage, […]