House Foreign Affairs Committee Concludes Active and Productive 2013

Press Release 12.23.13

Washington, D.C. – As 2013 draws to a close, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), has concluded an active and productive year of tough oversight and focused legislating. These initiatives include: Overwhelming House passage of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850), bipartisan legislation to strengthen sanctions against […]

Chairman Royce Demands Explanation About Foreign Diplomats’ Access to Taxpayer-Funded Benefits

Press Release 12.23.13

Letter to Secretary Kerry Follows Reports that Dozens of Russian Diplomats Defrauded U.S. Medicaid Program Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed serious concern about foreign diplomats receiving, and reportedly defrauding, U.S. Government-funded benefits programs. Chairman Royce expressed his concerns in a letter today to […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Iran Sanctions Legislation in Senate

Press Release 12.19.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s introduction of bipartisan Iran sanctions legislation in the Senate: “I welcome this bipartisan bill put forward today by Chairman Menendez and look forward to working with the Senate, should Senate leadership allow a […]

House of Representatives Passes Resolution Honoring Mandela’s Life, Accomplishments, and Legacy

Press Release 12.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.Res. 434, a bipartisan resolution honoring the life, accomplishments and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing. The resolution notes that during his 27 years of imprisonment, “Mandela remained resolute, refusing offers to renounce his struggle against oppression in exchange for his […]

Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Push to Increase Effectiveness of AGOA, Landmark Legislation to Boost U.S.-Africa Trade

Press Release 12.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, a group of bipartisan leaders from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Comptroller General requesting a study to examine the effectiveness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in an […]

House Passes Haiti Legislation, Provides Greater Oversight of Taxpayer Dollars

Press Release 12.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3509, the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013, authored by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), which seeks to provide for greater oversight of U.S. taxpayer funding for post-earthquake reconstruction and sustainable development […]

Chairman Royce Statement on TPP Negotiations

Press Release 12.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the ongoing negotiations regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade initiative involving eleven other countries: “Congress is focused on getting TPP right and understands that it will take more time for Ministers to address complex, […]

House Passes Israel Support and Child Abduction Prevention Legislation

Press Release 12.11.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1992, the Israel Qualitative Military Edge Enhancement Act, authored by Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), and H.R. 3212, the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). Both bills passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee […]

Afghanistan Hearing — Chairman Royce Opening Statement

Press Release 12.11.13

Washington, D.C. – This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine the future of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan as senior officials from the State Department, Department of Defense and USAID will testify. The hearing is entitled “Afghanistan 2014: Year of […]

Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Afghanistan Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Press Release 12.10.13

Senior State, Defense, USAID Officials to Testify Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that tomorrow at 10 a.m., he will convene a hearing to examine the future of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. At the hearing, entitled “Afghanistan 2014: Year of Transition,” senior officials […]