A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pilot program would be created under bipartisan legislation proposed on April 23 by U.S. Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) in which dogs from local animal shelters would be adopted and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday sponsored comprehensive legislation that would authorize the president to impose certain sanctions on Russia and Iran. “In order to truly confront the generational threat posed by the unholy alliance of Russia, China, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on April 11 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a GOP-led bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from boarding commercial flights into the U.S. without the proper state or federal identification. “When I Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan resolution introduced on April 9 that recognizes the importance of the United States-Japan alliance and welcomes the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) have signed on as original cosponsors of legislation that would authorize certain states to take actions on designated federal lands to secure U.S. borders. “I’m proud to support this bill to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined 16 members of the Texas delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider increasing staff at the Houston Regional Office who assist congressional offices with the casework of United States Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Young Kim (R-CA) on Monday introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the violence in Sudan and calling for the appointment of a U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the north African country. “The war in Sudan Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is concerned that Biden administration policies related to the Emirates Humanitarian City (EHC) are endangering America’s Afghan allies, who have been waiting for two and a half years at EHC for the United States to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 20 of their Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. State Department to provide Congress with a report on how it plans to address the deaths of Nigerian Christians killed Read more…
Ahead of Taiwan’s elections this month, U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Jan. 10 cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that commends Taiwan for its history of democratic elections and expresses support for the country’s democratic institutions. Read more…
With former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha charged with being a spy for Cuba, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and two of his GOP colleagues urged the U.S. State Department to determine the full extent of the damage caused Read more…
Toward ensuring that the United States supports the Venezuelan people’s best chance to end more than two decades of socialist dictatorship, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) on Dec. 14 sponsored a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the anti-Maduro Venezuela Emergency Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 30 passed a Republican-led bill that includes an amendment provided by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) to permanently freeze all sanctioned Iranian assets. “I am proud to strengthen this important bill by blocking Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered on Nov. 9 by U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) would prohibit American investments in technologies and products made by countries of concern and would require White House notification to the public regarding Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Nov. 7 had significant legislative success with several measures that passed the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee during a markup session and now head to the full chamber for consideration. The committee voted 44-0 Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined their Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to send long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. These Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) on Oct. 30 sponsored legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to notify Congress when the security clearances of certain senior members of the U.S. Department of State are suspended or revoked. Introduction Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and David Valadao (R-CA) joined more than 400 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution stating that the United States stands Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led eight of their GOP colleagues in calling on the U.S. Commerce Department to ding Huawei Technologies Co. for U.S. export control violations. Huawei reportedly has developed a smartphone containing Read more…
The U.S. State Department is struggling to efficiently issue passports to Americans and currently is crippled by a backlog of requests, a situation that has left many citizens vulnerable to fraud via private brokers, according to U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 31 led a bipartisan congressional delegation, known as a CODEL, to meet with America’s allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. “As America’s adversaries grow increasingly emboldened, now is the time Read more…
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) are concerned that the Biden administration is pursuing a nuclear understanding with Iran alongside a hostage release deal. Citing an Aug. 11 news Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Young Kim (R-CA) joined two fellow Republicans in denouncing plans by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to establish a working group with the Chinese government to discuss U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors. “We Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) this week led 15 of their Republican colleagues in expressing “deep concern” to the Biden administration about recent news reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would only restart counternarcotics cooperation Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on July 19 helped lead almost a dozen colleagues in proposing bipartisan legislation that would set up a tax agreement between the United States and Taiwan to spur investment, protect against tax evasion, and allow Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on July 18 sponsored legislation to support Australia’s joint advanced military capabilities in implementation of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States known as AUKUS. “I’m proud to lead Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on July 11 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan, bicameral bill that aims to bring microchip manufacturing back to America. The Building Chips in America Act of 2023, S. 2228, which Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) last week reiterated a threat to issue a subpoena compelling the U.S. State Department to produce a final batch of requested documents and information regarding the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. While the department previously Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined a bipartisan contingent in introducing legislation that would reauthorize key cooperative programs between the United States and Israel and foster the use of existing programs to help expand the Abraham Accords. Rep. McCaul, chairman Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently requested that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken provide information about how the Biden administration is handling the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Since fighting began between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on May 17 led more than a dozen congressional members in introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to direct drug companies to conduct pediatric cancer trials on combination Read more…
Ahead of the October expiration date of the United Nations’ missile ban on Iran, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Tuesday sponsored bipartisan legislation that would set new punitive measures on numerous activities that support Iran’s missile and drone program. Read more…
A bipartisan resolution introduced on Monday by U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) would reaffirm the support of the United States for South Korea and recognize the importance of the 70th anniversary of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize federal grants to eligible entities to increase evidence-based or informed training on sexual abuse prevention education and reporting to teachers and school employees, students, caregivers, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) is one of a dozen Republicans who introduced legislation that would revise the authority of the President of the United States to impose export licensing requirements or other restrictions on the export of crude oil Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently requested that President Joe Biden determine if a particular Chinese surveillance company has facilitated internationally recognized human rights violations, including against the minority Uyghur population of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Rep. McCaul, Read more…
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Feb. 28 advanced a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) to ensure the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does not get preferential treatment in any international treaties, agreements, or organizations. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) urged President Joe Biden to increase fiscal year 2024 foreign military financing (FMF) for Taiwan, including up to $2 billion in FMF grants. “Current national security realities demand a Read more…
With women’s basketball star Brittney Griner again living on American soil since being freed from Russia in December 2022, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and eight of his congressional colleagues want more details on why the Read more…
Certain tax cuts affecting individuals, families, and small businesses would be permanently preserved under legislation unveiled on Friday by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), and 70 of their Republican colleagues. The tax cuts originally Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would provide a federal tax credit to encourage the replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars. Rep. LaHood on Feb. 6 sponsored the Freight RAILCAR Act, H.R. 838, with Read more…
Toward helping to encourage a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Tibet and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill to amend federal law promoting Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) recently led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. “I’m proud to introduce the Strengthen the Pediatric Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is frustrated that the United States and Germany haven’t yet decided to provide additional and much-needed weapons to Ukraine, which continues battling against Russia’s unprovoked war. “I think that we cannot slow-walk the weapons in… Read more…
To help revitalize tourism in both the United States and Mexico, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Jan. 11 introduced a bipartisan bill designed to spur governmental cooperation between the two countries. “Tourism is a vital industry in both the Read more…
To address the human trafficking of children, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would increase the penalties for such offenses. “While human trafficking is a global enterprise, it is Read more…
On Jan. 5, President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that will continue to advance childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track incidences of childhood cancer, and Read more…
The bipartisan, bicameral Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2022 — which will reauthorize expansion opportunities for childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track childhood cancer incidences, and enhance the quality of life for Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) seeks to peacefully resolve China’s occupation of Tibet and would call on the Chinese government to resume negotiations with envoys of the Dalai Lama. “The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression towards Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently joined 47 of his House Republican colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend the Title 42 immigration policy that they say helps protect national security. Title 42 is a policy Read more…