Ed Royce (R), based in Orange County, is serving his tenth term in Congress from Southern California's 40th District. He is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, and School of Business Administration. Prior to entering public service, his professional background includes experience as a small business owner, a controller, a capital projects manager, and a corporate tax manager for a Southern California company. He is longtime residents of Fullerton, CA
- In 1982, he was elected to the California State Senate
- He authored the nation's first anti-stalker law and versions of his bill have been adopted in all 50 states.
- He was also the legislative author and campaign co-chairman of California's Proposition 115, the Crime Victims/Speedy Trial Initiative, approved by the voters in 1990.
- He wrote and passed the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act in 1996. This law makes it a federal crime to pursue a victim across state lines and enables law enforcement to intervene before violence occurs
- Royce was active in passing AMBER Alert legislation in 2003, and legislation in 2004 to enhance rights for victims of crime.
- He serves as a senior member of two important Committees in the House: Foreign Affairs and Financial Services. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Royce has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism.
- Within the Financial Services Committee, Royce sits on two Subcommittees:
- Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Royce has served on the conference committees for some of the most significant legislation in the financial services arena.
- For more than a decade Royce has called for a stronger federal regulator to limit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's excessive risk taking at the expense of taxpayers.
- In 2003, he offered the first legislation that sought to bring Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System under a strong federal regulator.
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Royce to Co-Chair Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Washington, Dec 22, 2010
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) announced today that he will serve as Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans for the 112th Congress. Royce, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and long-time advocate of close U.S.-India ties, continues in the role he has held in previous Congresses.
"I am honored to serve as a key promoter of U.S.-India relations. As we saw during the consideration of the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement, Congress plays a key role in building this relationship. I’m looking forward to seeing how strong we can make our economic, military and political ties," said Royce, who helped shepherd the India deal through Congress in 2006.
"The U.S.-India relationship has made great strides since the Caucus started. But nothing can be taken for granted. The Obama Administration has been spotty on relations with India. I don't think it fully appreciates India's importance or the threat it faces. The Caucus will keep pressing to make that case," said Royce.
Today’s announcement comes on the heels of Royce being named Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade in the 112th Congress.
"South Asia will play prominently in the Subcommittee’s agenda: whether it is exposing illicit proliferation networks, the growing menace of regional terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, or growing U.S.-India trade links," concluded Royce.
Upon today’s announcement, one time co-chairman of the Caucus Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) said:
"Ed has been a fantastic leader of the Caucus. I look forward to working with him in the next Congress. He has been an important voice for the relationship and the values that bind the U.S. and India."
Since its inception, the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans has grown from a handful of members to one of the largest on Capitol Hill. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) was named Democratic Co-Chair of the bipartisan group.
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