Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Measures to Address ISIS Threat

Press Release 04.23.15

Committee also passes measures on human trafficking, global food security, Ukraine/Russia, and reunions of divided Korean families Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed seven measures, including three bipartisan measures to address the threats posed by ISIS. Specifically, the measures allow denial or revocation of […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Introduce Legislation to Authorize the Supply of Weapons Directly to Kurdish “Peshmerga”

Press Release 03.26.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, introduced H.R. 1654, bipartisan legislation to provide arms directly to the Kurdistan Regional Government. The legislation, which largely mirrors legislation introduced last year (H.R. 5747), provides temporary authority for […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Administration’s Strategy to Confront ISIS – Today at 8:30 a.m.

Press Release 03.26.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 8:30 a.m., as part of the Committee’s examination of President Obama’s request for authorization to use military force against ISIS, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing entitled, “The Administration’s Strategy to Confront ISIS.” The hearing will […]

Secretary Kerry to Testify at 10 a.m. Hearing

Press Release 02.25.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry will testify. The hearing, entitled “Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget,” will provide Secretary […]

Committee to Convene ISIS Hearing – Today at 10 a.m.

Press Release 02.12.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the threat of ISIS. The hearing, entitled “The Growing Strategic Threat of ISIS,” is the first in the Committee’s review of the President’s request for authorization […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on President’s Request for Authorization to Use Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Press Release 02.11.15

Committee Review to Begin Tomorrow Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued the following joint statement on the President’s request for authorization to use military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: […]

Royce, Engel Statement on ISIS Murder of Jordanian Pilot

Press Release 02.03.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued this joint statement following the murder by ISIS of Jordanian military pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh: “The gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh is a new low – even […]

Chairman Royce Announces Priorities for 114th Congress; Committee Concludes Organizational Meeting

Press Release 01.21.15

Follow Committee on Facebook (on.fb.me/10dOr5g) and Twitter (@HouseForeign) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, following the Committee’s Organizational Meeting, announced a number of his priorities for the 114th Congress. During the Organizational Meeting, the Committee adopted the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for […]

Chairman Royce Statement on State of the Union

Press Release 01.20.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement following tonight’s State of the Union address: “In too many corners of the globe, America’s enemies are strengthening, the threat from terrorist groups is growing, and American leadership is lacking. Tonight, the President did little to […]

House Passes Resolution Condemning Terrorist Attacks in France

Press Release 01.20.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded the House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of H. Res. 37 condemning the terrorist attacks in France carried out by Islamist extremists earlier this month. Video of Chairman Royce’s speech on the House floor is available HERE. On the […]