A Look Ahead — Week of March 2-6

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, March 4 Hearing: Ukraine Under Siege 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: The Honorable […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Condemns Boko Haram, Urges Nigeria to Hold Safe and Credible Election as Scheduled

Press Release
Washington, D.C. –Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to condemn Boko Haram and highlight Nigeria’s upcoming election.  Specifically, the legislation (H. Res. 53), introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), condemns the cowardly attacks on innocent men, women, and children in northeastern Nigeria urges Nigeria […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Chairman Royce Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed legislation authored by the Committee’s Chairman, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), to combat human trafficking.  The legislation, the Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act (H.R. 400), ensures U.S. tax dollars do not support human trafficking among the thousands of foreign workers the U.S. […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Sanction Growing North Korea Threat

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act.  The legislation, authored by the Committee’s Chairman, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), and Ranking Member, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), strengthens U.S. sanctions against North Korea.  Similar legislation passed the House last year, but was not acted on […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee to Consider North Korea Sanctions, Human Trafficking, Boko Haram Measures – Today 9:30 a.m.

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – This morning at 9:30 a.m., the House Foreign Affairs Committee will meet to consider the following: H.R. 400, (Mr. Royce) Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act, To require the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit reports on definitions of placement and […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee to Consider North Korea Sanctions, Human Trafficking, Boko Haram Measures – Tomorrow 9:30 a.m.

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow at 10 a.m., the House Foreign Affairs Committee will meet to consider the following: H.R. 400, (Mr. Royce) Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act, To require the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment […]
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Secretary Kerry to Testify at 10 a.m. Hearing

Press Release
Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry will testify.  The hearing, entitled “Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World:  The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget,” will provide Secretary […]
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UPDATED: A Look Ahead – Week of February 23-27

Press Release
*Witnesses added to Asia-Pacific Hearing (2/26)* **Location changed for Cuba Hearing (2/26)** ***Markup of North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act added Friday at 9:30 a.m.*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, February 25 Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests in a […]
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What is needed to stop ISIS

Op-Ed
ISIS is on the march. Despite some battlefield setbacks in Iraq, the Islamist terrorist group remains unchallenged in Syria and holds sway over an area the size of Great Britain. The group has seized an estimated $2 billion in assets, a stunning sum, and its recruits continue to flow in.
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