Congresswoman Lois Frankel has just returned from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) in Brussels as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation.  Frankel was appointed to the US delegation by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.   During the four-day trip, the delegation – comprised of five additional Members of Congress – met with… Read more »

On January 29, Congresswoman Lois Frankel and the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed by unanimous consent H.R. 938, the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013. Congresswoman Frankel submitted the following statement in support of this important legislation to strengthen our critical bilateral alliance with Israel.  “Thank you Chairman Royce and Ranking Member… Read more »

In recognition of UN International Human Rights Day Tuesday, Congresswoman Lois Frankel and her colleagues have authored a letter to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah urging support for reproductive and sexual health care as core human rights. The letter reads in part: “Today is Human Rights Day and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel is leading her colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter today – on the United Nations International Day of the Girl – to Malala Yousafzai, the inspirational 16-year-old Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban and continues to be an unrelenting advocate for girls’ education. Just over a year ago, Malala was shot in the head on her way… Read more »

The House passed the bipartisan Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act. Included in the bill is language from the Protecting Americans Abroad Act, whose lead Democratic sponsor is Congresswoman Lois Frankel and is sponsored by Republican Congressman Trey Radel (FL-19), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The provision evolved out of a… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, returned from a bipartisan congressional mission to the Middle East—Egypt and the United Arab Emirates—along with Japan and Belgium. On the delegation, Frankel met with world leaders and discussed the ongoing political instability in the Middle East and possible military intervention in Syria as well as… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will go to Israel on a freshmen congressional delegation where Members will focus on strengthening the strategic US-Israel relationship. Members on the delegation will meet with government and military leaders, visit key strategic sites — including the security fence, the Gaza border, Golan Heights and… Read more »

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee marked up and passed the Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act. Included in the Department of State Authorization is language from Congressman Trey Radel’s (FL-19) Protecting Americans Abroad Act, which authorizes the State Department to use the “best-value” contracting award method in high-risk, high-threat areas… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel helped pass a bipartisan Iran sanctions bill last night that sends an important message to the Iranian regime that its illicit pursuit of nuclear weapons will not be tolerated.  The Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, aims to reduce Iran’s oil exports by an additional 1 million barrels per day and would… Read more »

Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Randy Weber (TX-14), Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Mark Meadows (NC-11) — who serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee — sent a bipartisan letter today to Turkish President Abdullah Gül calling on him to condemn recent anti-Semitic statements by Turkish officials. Co-signed by 46 Members including the Chairman and Ranking member of the House Foreign… Read more »