Foreign Affairs
American leadership on the global stage is critical. At the beginning of the 118th Congress, I became the first Texan to ever chair the Foreign Affairs Committee, which dates all the way back to the Continental Congress. This committee is responsible for oversight of State Department policy and promoting a responsible legislative agenda that bolsters international engagement with our allies, counters the aggressive policies of our adversaries, and advances the common interests of nations in defense of stability and democracy around the globe.
I look forward to using this position to help secure our border, combat the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and hold the Biden administration accountable for its foreign policy blunders — especially the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Learn more about my committee work here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — joined Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) in introducing the Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends (FORCE) Act, legislation that would prevent the U.S. administration from normalizing relations with the Cuban dictatorship until liberty and democracy are restored to the Cuban people.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the below statement following President Biden’s foreign policy address at the State Department.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — voted for the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, legislation he marked up and advanced through the committee as its chairman last Congress. McCaul recently joined Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in re-introducing the bill, which passed the House by a vote of 243 to 140.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — released the following statement on the Biden administration's new guidance for missile technology exports.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees — joined ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the New Orleans terror attack and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) —chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — issued the following statement on Governor Abbott’s executive orders combating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — continued to defy the Chinese Communist Party by leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to India. Rep. McCaul's leadership was featured today in the Houston Chronicle.
Normandy, France – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — departed for Normandy, France, with a bipartisan congressional delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a statement on the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel's bipartisan report highlighting changes which are needed to improve U.S. servicemembers' quality of life.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Michael McCaul — chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss recently introduced articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and current events in the Middle East, including the Biden administration’s response to Houthi terrorists’ attacks in the Red Sea and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) employees’ alleged participation in Hamas’ violent October 7 attack.