United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and investigations concerning the foreign affairs of the United States.[1] Since 2023, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee has been Michael McCaul of Texas.
| Standing committee | |
|---|---|
Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress | |
| History | |
| Formed | 1822 |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Michael McCaul (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
| Ranking member | Gregory Meeks (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
| Vice chair | Vacant |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 |
| Political parties | Majority (27)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Policy areas | Foreign policy, aid, diplomacy |
| Oversight authority | Department of State Agency for International Development |
| Senate counterpart | Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Website | |
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The committee has a broad mandate to oversee legislation regarding the impact of national security developments on foreign policy; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and military deployments abroad; foreign assistance; arms control; international economic policy; and other matters.[1] Many of its responsibilities are delegated to one of six standing subcommittees, which have jurisdiction over issues related to their respective region in the world. The committee also oversees the U.S. Department of State, American embassies and diplomats, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
During two separate periods, 1975 to 1978 and 1995 to 2007, the Foreign Affairs Committee was renamed the Committee on International Relations;[2] its duties and jurisdiction remained unchanged.
Its counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Members, 118th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 87 (D), H.Res. 76 (removing Omar), H.Res. 102 (D), H.Res. 205 (D), H.Res. 871 (D)
Subcommittees
editWhereas until the 118th Congress, subcommittees tended to combine jurisdiction over particular regions of the globe with jurisdiction over broader policy areas (e.g. terrorism or energy policy), in the 118th Congress, the subcommittees were reconfigured to strictly focus on geographical areas, with the exception of global issues and international organisations which received their own subcommittee.
| Subcommittee | Chair[3] | Ranking Member[4] |
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| Africa | John James (R-MI) | Sara Jacobs (D-CA) |
| Europe | Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) | Bill Keating (D-MA) |
| The Indo-Pacific | Young Kim (R-CA) | Ami Bera (D-CA) |
| The Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia | Joe Wilson (R-SC) | Dean Phillips (D-MN) |
| Western Hemisphere | Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) | Joaquin Castro (D-TX) |
| Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations | Chris Smith (R-NJ) | Susan Wild (D-PA) |
| Oversight and Accountability | Brian Mast (R-FL) | Jason Crow (D-CO) |
List of chairs
editData from the committee's official website:[5]
Previous members
edit117th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 146 (R), H.Res. 1471 (D)
- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights | Karen Bass (D-CA) | Chris Smith (R-NJ) |
| Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation | Ami Bera (D-CA) | Steve Chabot (R-OH) |
| Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber | Bill Keating (D-MA) | Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) |
| Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism | Ted Deutch (D-FL) | Joe Wilson (R-SC) |
| International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact | Joaquin Castro (D-TX) | Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) |
| Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy | Albio Sires (D-NJ) | Mark Green (R-TN) |
116th Congress
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Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 57 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 1072 (R)
- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee[6] | Chair[7][8] | Ranking Member[9] |
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| Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations | Karen Bass (D-CA) | Chris Smith (R-NJ) |
| Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation | Ami Bera (D-CA) | Ted Yoho (R-FL) |
| Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment | Bill Keating (D-MA) | Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) |
| Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism | Ted Deutch (D-FL) | Joe Wilson (R-SC) |
| Oversight and Investigations | Joaquin Castro (D-TX) | Lee Zeldin (R-NY) |
| Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade | Albio Sires (D-NJ) | Francis Rooney (R-FL) |
115th Congress
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Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 45 (D), H.Res. 51 (R) and H.Res. 52 (D)[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About". House Foreign Affairs Committee. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Committee Activity". House Foreign Affairs Committee.
- ^ "Chairman McCaul Announces Committee Leadership Team". Committee on Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks Announces HFAC Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress". democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Past Chairs of the Committee". History of the Committee. U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ "Subcommittees". House Foreign Affairs Committee. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Engel Announces Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Democrats and Committee Vice Chair". House Foreign Affairs Committee. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Engel Announces Changes to Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Leadership". House Foreign Affairs Committee. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "McCaul Announces Republican Subcommittee Leadership and Membership Rosters at 116th Committee Organizational Meeting". Committee on Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Full Committee". Foreign Affairs Committee.
External links
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Media related to United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Archive)
- House Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.