Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed a bipartisan five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This critical legislation provides the FAA with the long-term funding to strengthen the overall safety and security of our transportation systems.

Washington, D.C. – The House passed four more bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee bills to better secure our homeland, including protecting our critical infrastructure against drones, reporting security vulnerabilities of DHS information systems, establishing Border Tunnel Task Forces, and equipping Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with better communication devices.

Washington, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the Administration's National Cyber Strategy.

Chairman McCaul:"As Americans have become more reliant on computer networks, everyone is now a potential victim of hacking by cybercriminals, nation states, and others. That is why over the course of my Chairmanship, I have made strengthening the DHS' cybersecurity mission and capabilities one the Committee's top priorities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Admiral William McRaven at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin for a conversation on the national security dimensions of global food insecurity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Sandra Smith on America's Newsroom to discuss the President's decision to declassify the FISA documents involving Carter Page and the latest developments in Syria.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, questioned officials from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of the Treasury on U.S. sanctions policy at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing.

Excerpts from McCaul's remarks:

A WMD [weapon of mass destruction] attack in the United States could kill millions of people and bring economic mayhem. We cannot allow these weapons to be used on our soil. So, to prevent that from happening, we must give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority it needs to counter this threat.

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the House passed eleven bills to better secure our homeland by improving our nation's defenses and staying ahead of ever-evolving threats. These bills bolster our border security efforts, strengthen TSA, and better identify cyber threats, among other things.