Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus and current vice chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security — welcomed the Department of Homeland Security’s “Notice of Funding Opportunity” opening grant applications for a total of $10 billion in reimbursements to border states for costs incurred under the Biden administration.
WASHINGTON – At today's House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the committee and chairman of the committee's Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events — asked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin about the status of security preparations ahead of the first FIFA World Cup match next week.
WASHINGTON – At today's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) discussed the administration's efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. McCaul highlighted how, despite every president's assertion that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable, the Trump administration is the first to back those words with action.
WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul — chairman of the Homeland Security Committee’s Task Force on Securing the Homeland Amidst Special Events — introduced the Guard the Skies Act along with Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.). The Guard the Skies Act grants the National Guard explicit authority to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) — commonly known as drones — while remaining under the direction and control of state governors.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul — chairman of the Homeland Security Committee's Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events — sent a letter with U.S Congressman Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) spoke in support of two pieces of legislation that would strengthen export controls on sensitive technology.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — and Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, highlighting the mounting evidence that neuroplastogen medicines, particularly ibogaine, can accelerate the healing process for veterans struggling with mental health and substance addictions. In the letter, McCaul and Luttrell urged the Trump administration to expand access to these life-saving treatments for our nation's heroes.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (D-Texas) reintroduced the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP) Authorization Act, which would authorize a successful Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that partners with other countries to help identify and stop dangerous criminals and potential terrorists from reaching our borders.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) participated in a full committee hearing titled, “Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans.” As chairman of the committee's Task Force on Securing the Homeland Amidst Special Events, McCaul questioned witnesses about the danger of Democrats' o