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.
Whereas 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.
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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 House Foreign Affairs CommitteeStanding committeeActive United States House of Representatives118th CongressHistoryFormed1822LeadershipChairMichael McCaul R Since January 3 2023Ranking memberGregory Meeks D Since January 3 2023Vice chairVacantStructureSeats51Political partiesMajority 27 Republican 27 Minority 23 Democratic 23 JurisdictionPolicy areasForeign policy aid diplomacyOversight authorityDepartment of StateAgency for International DevelopmentSenate counterpartSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsWebsiteforeignaffairs wbr house wbr govThe 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 Contents 1 Members 118th Congress 2 Subcommittees 3 List of chairs 4 Previous members 4 1 117th Congress 4 2 116th Congress 4 3 115th Congress 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMembers 118th Congress EditMajority MinorityMichael McCaul Texas Chair Chris Smith New Jersey Joe Wilson South Carolina Scott Perry Pennsylvania Darrell Issa California Ann Wagner Missouri Vice Chair Brian Mast Florida Ken Buck Colorado Tim Burchett Tennessee Mark Green Tennessee Andy Barr Kentucky Ronny Jackson Texas Young Kim California Maria Elvira Salazar Florida Bill Huizenga Michigan Amata Coleman Radewagen American Samoa French Hill Arkansas Warren Davidson Ohio Jim Baird Indiana Michael Waltz Florida Thomas Kean Jr New Jersey Mike Lawler New York Cory Mills Florida Rich McCormick Georgia Nathaniel Moran Texas John James Michigan Keith Self Texas Gregory Meeks New York Ranking Member Brad Sherman California Gerry Connolly Virginia Bill Keating Massachusetts David Cicilline Rhode Island Ami Bera California Joaquin Castro Texas Dina Titus Nevada Ted Lieu California Susan Wild Pennsylvania Dean Phillips Minnesota Ilhan Omar Minnesota until February 2 2023 Colin Allred Texas Abigail Spanberger Virginia until February 8 2023 Chrissy Houlahan Pennsylvania until February 8 2023 Andy Kim New Jersey Sara Jacobs California Kathy Manning North Carolina Vice Ranking Member Sheila Cherfilus McCormick Florida Greg Stanton Arizona Madeleine Dean Pennsylvania Jared Moskowitz Florida Jonathan Jackson Illinois Sydney Kamlager Dove California Jim Costa California Jason Crow Colorado Brad Schneider Illinois from March 8 2023 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 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 Africa John James R MI Sara Jacobs D CA Europe Thomas Kean Jr R NJ Bill Keating D MA Indo Pacific Young Kim R CA Ami Bera D CA 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 Chairman Party Dates of service Home stateJonathan Russell Democratic Republican 1821 1823 MassachusettsJohn Forsyth Democratic Republican 1823 1827 GeorgiaEdward Everett National Republican 1827 1829 MassachusettsWilliam S Archer Democratic 1829 1834 VirginiaJames Moore Wayne Democratic 1834 1835 GeorgiaJohn Young Mason Democratic 1835 VirginiaBenjamin Chew Howard Democratic 1835 1839 MarylandFrancis Wilkinson Pickens Democratic 1839 1841 South CarolinaCaleb Cushing Democratic 1841 1842 MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams Whig 1842 1843 MassachusettsCharles Jared Ingersoll Democratic 1843 1847 PennsylvaniaTruman Smith Whig 1847 1849 ConnecticutJohn Alexander McClernand Democratic 1849 1851 IllinoisThomas Henry Bayly Democratic 1851 1855 VirginiaAlexander C M Pennington Opposition 1855 1857 New JerseyThomas Lanier Clingman Democratic 1857 1858 North CarolinaGeorge Washington Hopkins Democratic 1858 1859 VirginiaThomas Corwin Republican 1859 1861 OhioJohn J Crittenden Unionist 1861 1863 KentuckyHenry Winter Davis Unionist 1863 1865 MarylandNathaniel P Banks Republican 1865 1872 MassachusettsLeonard Myers Republican 1872 1873 PennsylvaniaGodlove Stein Orth Republican 1873 1875 IndianaThomas Swann Democratic 1875 1879 MarylandSamuel S Cox Democratic 1879 1881 New YorkCharles G Williams Republican 1881 1883 WisconsinAndrew Gregg Curtin Democratic 1883 1885 PennsylvaniaPerry Belmont Democratic 1885 1888 New YorkJames B McCreary Democratic 1888 1889 KentuckyRobert R Hitt Republican 1889 1891 IllinoisJames Henderson Blount Democratic 1891 1893 GeorgiaJames B McCreary Democratic 1893 1895 KentuckyRobert R Hitt Republican 1895 1906 IllinoisRobert G Cousins Republican 1907 1909 IowaJames Breck Perkins Republican 1909 1910 New YorkDavid J Foster Republican 1910 1911 VermontWilliam Sulzer Democratic 1911 1912 New YorkCharles Bennett Smith Democratic 1912 1913 New YorkHenry D Flood Democratic 1913 1919 VirginiaStephen G Porter Republican 1919 1930 PennsylvaniaHenry Wilson Temple Republican 1930 1931 PennsylvaniaJohn Charles Linthicum Democratic 1931 1932 MarylandSam D McReynolds Democratic 1932 1939 TennesseeSol Bloom Democratic 1939 1947 New YorkCharles Aubrey Eaton Republican 1947 1949 New JerseySol Bloom Democratic 1949 New YorkJohn Kee Democratic 1949 1951 West VirginiaJames P Richards Democratic 1951 1953 South CarolinaRobert B Chiperfield Republican 1953 1955 IllinoisJames P Richards Democratic 1955 1957 South CarolinaThomas S Gordon Democratic 1957 1959 IllinoisThomas E Morgan Democratic 1959 1977 PennsylvaniaClement J Zablocki Democratic 1977 1983 WisconsinDante Fascell Democratic 1983 1993 FloridaLee H Hamilton Democratic 1993 1995 IndianaBenjamin A Gilman Republican 1995 2001 New YorkHenry Hyde Republican 2001 2007 IllinoisTom Lantos Democratic 2007 2008 CaliforniaHoward Berman Democratic 2008 2011 CaliforniaIleana Ros Lehtinen Republican 2011 2013 FloridaEd Royce Republican 2013 2019 CaliforniaEliot Engel Democratic 2019 2021 New YorkGregory Meeks Democratic 2021 2023 New YorkMichael McCaul Republican 2023 present TexasPrevious members Edit117th Congress Edit Majority MinorityGregory Meeks New York Chair Brad Sherman California Albio Sires New Jersey Gerry Connolly Virginia Ted Deutch Florida Karen Bass California Bill Keating Massachusetts David Cicilline Rhode Island Ami Bera California Joaquin Castro Texas Dina Titus Nevada Ted Lieu California Susan Wild Pennsylvania Dean Phillips Minnesota Ilhan Omar Minnesota Colin Allred Texas Andy Levin Michigan Abigail Spanberger Virginia Chrissy Houlahan Pennsylvania Tom Malinowski New Jersey Vice Chair Andy Kim New Jersey Sara Jacobs California Kathy Manning North Carolina Sheila Cherfilus McCormick Florida since November 15 2022 Jim Costa California Juan Vargas California Vicente Gonzalez Texas Brad Schneider Illinois Michael McCaul Texas Ranking Member Chris Smith New Jersey Steve Chabot Ohio Joe Wilson South Carolina Scott Perry Pennsylvania Darrell Issa California Adam Kinzinger Illinois Lee Zeldin New York Ann Wagner Missouri Vice Ranking Member Brian Mast Florida Brian Fitzpatrick Pennsylvania Ken Buck Colorado Ron Wright Texas until February 7 2021 Tim Burchett Tennessee Mark Green Tennessee Andy Barr Kentucky Greg Steube Florida Dan Meuser Pennsylvania Claudia Tenney New York August Pfluger Texas Nicole Malliotakis New York Peter Meijer Michigan Ronny Jackson Texas Young Kim California Maria Elvira Salazar FloridaResolutions 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 SubcommitteesSubcommittee Chair Ranking MemberAfrica 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 Edit Majority MinorityEliot Engel New York Chair Brad Sherman California Gregory Meeks New York Albio Sires New Jersey Gerry Connolly Virginia Ted Deutch Florida Karen Bass California Bill Keating Massachusetts David Cicilline Rhode Island Ami Bera California Joaquin Castro Texas Vice Chair Dina Titus Nevada Adriano Espaillat New York Ted Lieu California Susan Wild Pennsylvania Dean Phillips Minnesota Ilhan Omar Minnesota Colin Allred Texas Andy Levin Michigan Abigail Spanberger Virginia Chrissy Houlahan Pennsylvania Tom Malinowski New Jersey David Trone Maryland Jim Costa California Juan Vargas California Vicente Gonzalez Texas Michael McCaul Texas Ranking Member Chris Smith New Jersey Steve Chabot Ohio Joe Wilson South Carolina Scott Perry Pennsylvania Ted Yoho Florida Adam Kinzinger Illinois Lee Zeldin New York Jim Sensenbrenner Wisconsin Ann Wagner Missouri Vice Ranking Member Brian Mast Florida Francis Rooney Florida Brian Fitzpatrick Pennsylvania John Curtis Utah Ken Buck Colorado Ron Wright Texas Guy Reschenthaler Pennsylvania Tim Burchett Tennessee Greg Pence Indiana Steve Watkins Kansas Michael Guest Mississippi Mark Green Tennessee since July 30 2020 Sources H Res 24 Chair H Res 25 Ranking Member H Res 57 D H Res 68 R H Res 1072 R SubcommitteesSubcommittee 6 Chair 7 8 Ranking Member 9 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 Edit Majority MinorityEd Royce California Chair Chris Smith New Jersey Ileana Ros Lehtinen Florida Dana Rohrabacher California Steve Chabot Ohio Joe Wilson South Carolina Michael McCaul Texas Ted Poe Texas Darrell Issa California Tom Marino Pennsylvania Mo Brooks Alabama Paul Cook California Scott Perry Pennsylvania Ron DeSantis Florida Mark Meadows North Carolina Ted Yoho Florida Adam Kinzinger Illinois Lee Zeldin New York Dan Donovan New York Jim Sensenbrenner Wisconsin Ann Wagner Missouri Brian Mast Florida Francis Rooney Florida Vice Chair Brian Fitzpatrick Pennsylvania Tom Garrett Virginia John Curtis Utah Eliot Engel New York Ranking Member Brad Sherman California Gregory Meeks New York Albio Sires New Jersey Gerry Connolly Virginia Ted Deutch Florida Karen Bass California William R Keating Massachusetts David Cicilline Rhode Island Ami Bera California Vice Ranking Member Lois Frankel Florida Tulsi Gabbard Hawaii Joaquin Castro Texas Robin Kelly Illinois Brendan Boyle Pennsylvania Dina Titus Nevada Norma Torres California Brad Schneider Illinois Tom Suozzi New York Adriano Espaillat New York Ted Lieu CaliforniaSources 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 EditList of current United States House of Representatives committeesReferences Edit a b About House Foreign Affairs Committee Retrieved 2021 01 22 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 House Foreign Affairs Committee 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 Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs U S House 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