113th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 850, the Preventing a Nuclear Iran Act, which includes language offered by Congressman Michael McCaul to designate Iran’s Qods Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) introduced the Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act, which restricts U.S. foreign assistance to any country that holds more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury Securities. H.R. 2830 also prohibits further assistance to major foreign debt holders, such as China which alone holds $1.2 trillion in U.S.

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-SC) introduced legislation to reform the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) acquisition process. U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Transportation Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Cedric Richmond (D-LA) joined McCaul and Hudson in co-sponsoring the bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Speaker John Boehner has appointed Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) as Chairman of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG) for the 113th Congress, through which he will lead dialogue between members of the United States and Mexican Congresses on issues of bilateral importance.

Chairman McCaul: “I applaud Mexican authorities for the arrest of Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, the leader of the ruthless Los Zetas cartel. While the capture of one kingpin will not bring back the 80,000 lives lost since 2006 as a result of drug violence, this is an important arrest and a major blow to those who perpetuate rampant violence in Mexico, including along the U.S. border region. I continue to be encouraged that the new administration appears to be moving in the right direction against the cartels.