McCaul on NIH Resuming Partnership With EcoHealth Alliance

Press Release 05.10.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to recent reports the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has resumed its partnership with EcoHealth Alliance. Chairman McCaul’s report on COVID-19 origins found EcoHealth Alliance was complicit in the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup while being funded by American taxpayer dollars, […]

Chairman McCaul Announces Full Committee Hearing on Great Power Competition, Budget with USAID Administrator Power

Press Release 05.10.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a hearing entitled, “The State of American Influence in 2023: Great Power Competition and Persistent Crises in an Era of Budget Constraints” on Wednesday, May 17th. What: Hearing – “The State Of American Influence In 2023: Great Power Competition […]

McCaul, Meeks, Kean, Keating Introduce Resolution Calling for Release of Evan Gershkovich

Press Release 05.10.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) along with Europe Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) and Ranking Member William Keating (D-MA) introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by […]

POSTPONED: HFAC Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and Strengthening AUKUS

Press Release 05.10.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will postpone today’s scheduled hearing entitled “Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS” to a future date soon. What: Hearing – “Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS” Date: TBD Time: TBD Location: U.S. Capitol, HVC-210 Hearing Witnesses: The Honorable […]

McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips Introduce Bill to Sanction Iran’s Missile and Drone Program

Press Release 05.09.23

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), along with Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN), introduced a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on a wide range of activities supporting Iran’s […]

HFAC Markup Announcement on Various Measures

Press Release 05.09.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Tuesday, May 16th. What: Markup of H.R. 3099, H.R. 1779, and H.Res. 81 Date: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 Time: 11:00amET Location: U.S. Capitol, HVC-210 MARKUP OF: H.R. 3205, To disrupt the international fentanyl […]

McCaul, Meeks Condemn Assad’s Readmission to the Arab League

Press Release 05.08.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) issued the following statement condemning the Arab League’s decision to re-admit Bashar Al-Assad. “Readmitting Assad to the Arab League is a grave strategic mistake that will embolden Assad, Russia, and Iran to continue butchering civilians and destabilizing the […]

Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act”

Press Release 05.08.23

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, “Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act” on Friday, May 12th. What: Hearing – “Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act” Date: Friday, May 12th, 2023 Time: 9:30amET Location: Rayburn 2200 Witnesses: […]

McCaul Threatens to Hold Blinken in Contempt if State Continues to Withhold Dissent Cable

Press Release 05.08.23

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday regarding the department’s failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena compelling it to produce of the July 13, 2021 Dissent Channel cable regarding Afghanistan and the department’s official response to it, as well as […]

McCaul, Meeks, HFAC Members Urge UN to Reject Male-Only Humanitarian Aid Implementation in Afghanistan

Press Release 05.05.23

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks sent a letter with a bipartisan group of members to the United Nations Secretary-General conveying strong concern over the Taliban’s mandates banning Afghan women from working for nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and the United Nations (UN) in Afghanistan, and […]