Foreign Policy

Washington (December 11, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) today introduced the Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act, legislation that would require the U.S.

The final text of the annual defense bill released on December 9, 2019 includes an important provision authored by Congressman Brad Sherman to prevent Saudi Arabia from acquiring nuclear weapons.

The Sherman Amendment requires countries that want to sign an agreement (called a 123 Agreement) to purchase U.S. nuclear technology to agree to the Additional Protocol. The Additional Protocol is the strongest international nuclear safeguards and has been signed by over 130 countries.

Washington, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed S.178, the UIGHURAct, as amended, which counters China's brutal repression of the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, including the mass detention of over one million Uighurs in so-called "re-education" camps.

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, along with 13 other Members of Congress representing Southern California, urged President Donald Trump to address the escalating trade and security dispute between Japan and South Korea and proactively mediate between our Japanese and South Korean allies.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, announced that on October 22^nd at 10 a.m., the Subcommittee will soon hold a hearing on "Human Rights in South Asia."

Washington, DC-Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, and Congresswoman Ann Wagner(R-MO) introduced the Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 on September 18^th. This legislation sends a strong message to the Burmese government that it needs to create the necessary conditions for the Rohingya to safely and voluntarily return to their homes.

Washington, DC- On Friday, August 30^th, Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced H.Res. 543, a resolution expressing support for the people of Hong Kong in their demonstration efforts. Congressmen Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and Ted Yoho (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Asia Subcommittee, joined Reps. Sherman and Wagner in introducing the resolution.

Congressman Brad Sherman, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, announced that the Subcommittee will soon hold a hearing on "Human Rights in South Asia."

"We have invited Acting Assistant Secretary Alice Wells, who oversees State Department policy towards South Asia, Sam Brownback, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, and other State Department officials, and we seek to accommodate their schedules. We also expect to hear from private human rights activists on the issues," said Congressman Sherman.