McCaul, Risch Statement On Prisoner Swap With Criminal Maduro Regime

Press Release 12.20.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement after 11 wrongfully detained Americans were released by the Maduro regime in Venezuela in exchange for the release of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan-Colombian businessman with known connections to cartels and […]

Chairman McCaul Applauds Inclusion of HFAC AUKUS Provisions In the National Defense Authorization Act

Press Release 12.15.23

Washington, D.C. — Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) Security Partnership championed by Chairman McCaul, Subcommittee Chairs Young Kim (R-CA) and Tom Kean (R-NJ), and Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI). “The Australia-U.K.-U.S. alliance, known as AUKUS, is critical to […]

McCaul, HFAC Provisions Included in NDAA

Press Release 12.14.23

Washington, DC – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2024 fiscal year. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support. “Over the last year, we’ve witnessed the threat of our adversaries grow in alarming ways. We must do […]

Chairman McCaul Delivers Remarks On National Security and Infrastructure Bills At Full Committee Markup

Press Release 12.14.23

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a full committee markup on bills to restrict the flow of critical technologies fueling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and H.R. 3569, the Expansion of the Starr-Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, TX. During today’s markup, several bills—including H.R. 6602, To amend the […]

Chairman McCaul On OFAC Policies Countering Russian-CCP Collaboration

Press Release 12.12.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) implementation of sanctions on Chinese entities following the Putin regime’s unprovoked war of aggression and increasingly close cooperation between Putin and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “The […]

Chairman McCaul Announces HFAC Markup on Various Measures

Press Release 12.09.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures regarding export controls, restricting the flow of foreign nations’ support to the Taliban, and strengthening sanctions against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups for their ongoing use of human shields on […]

Chairman McCaul Delivers Remarks at Hearing Addressing U.S. Policy in the Sahel Region

Press Release 12.07.23

Washington, D.C. – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Africa hearing entitled, “The Sahel in Crisis: Examining U.S. Policy Options.” In his remarks, Chairman McCaul underscored the need to elevate Sudan policy within the Biden administration, to create a Special Envoy who would report […]

McCaul Releases 90-Day Review Report of Commerce Department’s BIS

Press Release 12.07.23

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a 90-Day Review Report of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), the regulatory body responsible for regulating dual-use export controls. Chairman McCaul determined that BIS has enabled a virtually unrestricted flow of American technology to CCP-controlled companies, facilitating China’s rapid […]

Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Reviewing the Bureau of Industry and Security, Part II: U.S. Export Controls in an Era of Strategic Competition”

Press Release 12.06.23

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, “Reviewing the Bureau of Industry and Security, Part II: U.S. Export Controls in an Era of Strategic Competition” on Tuesday, December 12th. What: Hearing – “Reviewing the Bureau of Industry and Security, Part II: U.S. Export […]

McCaul, Risch: Administration Must Show Strong Leadership to Resolve Sudan Conflict

Press Release 12.06.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement of an atrocities determination in Sudan after months of congressional pressure on the issue. This announcement comes after the Biden administration sanctioned three Bashir-era […]