News & Media

Date	Title
3/31/22	Meeks, McCaul Introduce Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act
3/31/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Issue Statement on the Disbanding of Tunisia’s Parliament
3/28/22	Chairs Meeks, Deutch Lead Letter to Secretary Blinken on Bolstering Tunisia’s Governance Amid Democratic Backsliding
3/24/22	Chairs of the United States’ and Spain’s Foreign Relations Committees Raise Concerns about Spanish-Language Disinformation and Misinformation
3/23/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Passing of Secretary Albright
3/21/22	Meeks Issues Statement on the Determination of Genocide Against the Rohingya
3/18/22	Meeks, Sires Issue Statement Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Colombia
3/17/22	Meeks, McCaul Encourage Admin to Prioritize Upcoming DRC Elections
3/10/22	Meeks Statement on FY22 Omnibus Spending Package
3/9/22	Meeks Statement on Biden Administration Delegation to Caracas and the Release of Two American Citizens from Venezuela
3/4/22	Meeks Leads Bipartisan CODEL to Ukraine Border in Poland
3/2/22	House Overwhelmingly Passes Chair Meeks, Rep. Spartz Ukraine Resolution
3/1/22	Chairman Meeks Releases March HFAC Schedule

Date	Title
2/28/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bera, and Chabot Issue Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Mass Arrests of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Leaders
2/24/22	Meeks Issues Statement on US Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
2/22/22	Chair Meeks Statement on Russia’s Decision to Recognize Independence of Eastern Ukrainian Territories
2/18/22	Meeks Leads Congressional Delegation to Africa
2/15/22	Chairman Meeks Condemns Republicans’ 11th Hour Partisan Effort to Undermine Congressional Action on Ukraine
2/8/22	Meeks, Jacobs Lead Letter to Biden Administration Calling for Special Envoy and a New Strategy in the Sahel
2/4/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Designation of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion
2/4/22	ICYMI: Meeks Remarks Prior to House Passage of the America COMPETES Act
2/3/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on Administration’s Counterterrorism Operation in Syria
2/1/22	Chairs Meeks, Maloney, Lynch Request Review of Mental Health Resources Available to Overseas Diplomatic and Development Personnel
2/1/22	Meeks, Bera, Chabot Issue Statement on the One-year Anniversary of the Burma Coup
2/1/22	Meeks, Eshoo, Bera, Chabot, Levin, and Tenney Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Burmese Military on Anniversary of Coup

Date	Title
1/31/22	As One-Year Anniversary of Burma Military Coup Approaches, Representatives Meeks and Chabot, and Senators Markey and Rubio Lead Colleagues in Calling for Stronger U.S. Action
1/31/22	Chairman Meeks Releases February HFAC Schedule
1/27/22	Meeks, Sires, Castro, Torres Send Letter to Blinken Regarding U.S.-Honduras Relations on the Occasion of the Inauguration of President Xiomara Castro
1/25/22	Meeks Leads Letter to Blinken Regarding Human Rights Abuses in Egypt
1/25/22	Chair Meeks Leads Bipartisan CODEL to Brussels, Ukraine
1/25/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on America COMPETES Act Introduction
1/21/22	Chair Meeks Introduces House Companion Bill to the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 to Impose Sanctions on Russia
1/20/22	Representatives Issue Statement on Olympics Officials’ Comments on Limiting Athletes’ Free Speech During 2022 Games
1/19/22	Meeks Issues Statement on the Recent Missile Testing by North Korea
1/14/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bera, Chabot Raise Concerns Over Appropriate Burmese Participation in ASEAN Meetings
1/13/22	Durbin, Meeks Statement on New GAO Report on US Firearms Trafficking to Central America
1/12/22	Ahead of 11th Anniversary of Tunisian Revolution, Menendez, Risch, Meeks, McCaul Urge Biden Administration to Assess President Saïed’s Anti-Democratic Trajectory, Ensure Meaningful Reforms
1/11/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Raise Concerns Over U.S. Policy in Syria
1/11/22	Chair Meeks Issues January HFAC Schedule
1/10/22	Meeks Issues Statement on the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi

Date	Title
12/23/21	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Sudanese Military Violence Against Protestors
12/23/21	Meeks Issues Statement on the Signing of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into Law
12/21/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Proposed Special Measures Agreement Between US and Japan
12/16/21	McGovern, Meeks, Lee, Rush Lead 114 Members of Congress Calling for Biden Administration to Support Human Rights & Humanitarian Needs in Cuba
12/15/21	Wyden, Schiff, Meeks and Maloney Lead House and Senate Democrats in Calling for Magnitsky Act Sanctions Against Companies That Enable Human Rights Abuses
12/12/21	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement in Support of Ukraine
12/10/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Stop Iranian Drones Act out of Committee
12/8/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Uyghur and Peng Shuai Related Bills on House Floor
12/7/21	Meeks Issues Statement on House Passage of NDAA
12/6/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Administration’s Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics
12/3/21	Meeks, McCaul Urge State Department to Prioritize Political Solution in Engagement with Sri Lanka
12/1/21	Meeks Issues Statement on World AIDS Day

Date	Title
11/30/21	Meeks, McCaul, Deutch, Wilson Introduce Legislation to Sanction Iran’s Drones and Suppliers
11/30/21	Chair Meeks Issues December HFAC Schedule
11/23/21	Meeks, McCaul Urge Blinken to Exercise "All Available Leverage" to Secure Release of Detained U.S. Embassy Staff
11/22/21	Meeks, Bera Return from CODEL to Islamabad, Pakistan
11/12/21	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Joint Statement on Houthi Breach of U.S. Embassy in Yemen
11/9/21	Meeks, Keating, Blumenauer and Boyle Issue Statement on UK’s Threat to Invoke Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol
11/8/21	Meeks, Menendez Urge Cybersecurity Engagement with Private, Public Sector Partners at Paris Peace Forum
11/8/21	Meeks, Sires Issue Statement on Nicaragua Elections
11/5/21	House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Leaders Introduce Bicameral Resolution Condemning Coup in Sudan
11/4/21	Meeks, McCaul, Bass and Smith Issue Statement on One Year Anniversary of Crisis in Northern Ethiopia
11/3/21	Chair Meeks Opening and Closing Remarks for “Assessing Progress and Challenges in State Department Management, Operations, and Reforms” Hearing
11/2/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Administrations Decision to Terminate AGOA Eligibility for Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali
11/2/21	Chair Meeks Releases November HFAC Schedule

Date	Title
10/29/21	Meeks, McCaul Issue Joint Statement on Feed the Future Week
10/28/21	Reps. Meeks, Nadler, and Jeffries Urge State Department to Share Information on the Failed Deportation of Convicted Nazis
10/27/21	Chair Meeks Opening and Closing Remarks for "The Administration’s FY22 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, Development Finance Corporation, and Millennium Challenge Corporation"
10/25/21	Senate and House Foreign Policy Leadership Condemn Coup in Sudan
10/20/21	Chair Meeks, Reps. Spanberger, Wild Introduce House Companion Bill to SAFEGUARD Act
10/19/21	Meeks, McCaul Lead Letter to Biden Regarding WH Welcoming Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
10/18/21	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on Passing of Secretary Powell
10/12/21	Meeks-Led Congressional Delegation Returns From Portugal and Uzbekistan
10/8/21	Meeks, McCaul, Bera and Chabot Issue Statement Ahead of Taiwan’s National Day
10/5/21	Chair Meeks Opening and Closing Remarks for “Afghanistan 2001-2021: Evaluating The Withdrawal And U.S. Policies - Part II”
10/5/21	Chairman Meeks, Senator Cardin, and Rep. Chabot Introduce BURMA Act
10/4/21	Chairman Meeks Releases October HFAC Schedule
10/1/21	Meeks, Bass, Malinowski, Jacobs Issue Statement On Upcoming Mali Elections
10/1/21	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement Ahead of Georgian Elections

Date	Title
9/30/21	Meeks, Castro, Issue Statement Regarding Report on Sexual Abuse Allegations Against WHO Staff
9/24/21	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on Quad Leaders’ Summit
9/23/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Resignation of Special Envoy for Haiti
9/22/21	Meeks, McCaul, Bass, Smith Issue Statement Regarding Reports of Failed Coup in Sudan
9/22/21	Chairs Meeks, Thompson Write DHS & State Department to Urge Stop to Repatriations of Haitian Migrants
9/20/21	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Opening of UNGA
9/17/21	Chair Meeks Statement on Biden Administration EO on Ethiopia Sanctions Regime
9/15/21	Meeks Issues Statement on the Anniversary of the Signing of the “Abraham Accords”
9/14/21	Meeks Issues Statement on Admin Placing Human Rights Conditions on Part of Egypt’s Security Aid
9/13/21	Chairman Meeks’ Remarks at Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Afghanistan
9/7/21	Chairman Meeks Releases September HFAC Schedule

Date	Title
8/31/21	Meeks, McCaul, Deutch, Wilson Issue Statement on Recent Developments in Tunisia
8/30/21	Meeks, McCaul Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Securing the Release of American Citizens Unjustly Imprisoned in Iran
8/26/21	Chairman Meeks’ Statement on Bombing at Kabul Airport
8/25/21	Chairmen Meeks and Menendez Joint Statement on Fourth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide
8/25/21	Meeks Issues Statement After Classified Briefings on Situation in Afghanistan
8/24/21	Meeks, Bass Praise Peaceful Transition of Power in Zambia
8/17/21	Chairman Meeks to Hold Hearing on Situation in Afghanistan
8/17/21	Meeks, McCaul, Sires and Green Issue Statement on Haitian Earthquake Recovery Efforts
8/15/21	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on Afghanistan
8/14/21	Meeks Issues Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti