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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Committee on Foreign Affairs

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004), when this was the International Relations. Back to the 119th Congress

588 bills referred in the 108th Congress

9,558 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 1,154. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 51

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IL	Henry J. HydeJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-CA	Tom Lantos	Ranking Member
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff
D-WA	Adam SmithJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-NY	Amo Houghton
D-CA	Barbara Lee
D-KY	Ben ChandlerJoined Mar 31, 2004
D-MN	Betty McCollumJoined Feb 5, 2003
D-MA	Bill Delahunt
D-CA	Brad Sherman
R-NC	Cass Ballenger
D-TX	Chris BellJoined Feb 5, 2003 · Left Mar 25, 2004
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith
R-IN	Dan Burton
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher
D-CA	Diane E. Watson
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne
R-NE	Doug BereuterLeft Jul 22, 2004
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer
R-CA	Edward R. Royce
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel
R-CA	Elton Gallegly
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
D-NY	Gary L. Ackerman
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks
D-CA	Howard L. Berman
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
R-IA	James A. Leach
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
R-IL	Jerry Weller
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis
R-NY	John M. McHugh
D-NY	Joseph Crowley
D-PA	Joseph M. Hoeffel
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts
R-FL	Katherine Harris
R-WI	Mark Green
R-IN	Mike Pence
R-MI	Nick Smith
R-NY	Peter T. King
D-NJ	Robert Menendez
D-FL	Robert Wexler
R-TX	Ron Paul
R-MO	Roy BluntJoined Jan 28, 2004
D-NV	Shelley Berkley
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
R-OH	Steve Chabot
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo
R-SD	William J. JanklowLeft Jan 20, 2004

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 6

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Africa 9
Asia and the Pacific 20
Europe 13
International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights 18
Middle East and Central Asia 18
Western Hemisphere 11

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HRES 874	Supporting the establishment and full funding of a staff exchange program between the House of Representatives and the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, as soon as possible.	Referred To	Dec 7, 2004
HRES 869	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence that the investigations into those allegations are being fully and independently accomplished.	Referred To	Dec 6, 2004
HCONRES 530	Encouraging The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece to continue negotiations to determine a mutually acceptable official name for the FYROM, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 867	Expressing support for the work of the National Endowment for Democracy in Venezuela.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2004
HR 5411	Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HRES 863	Recognizing the importance of local capacity building within developing countries to create sustainable, long-term international development.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HCONRES 523	Strongly denouncing the danger of international terrorism inspired by an apostate vision of Islam, one of the historic religions of the world.	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004
HRES 862	Urging the European Council to continue to maintain its embargo on the sales of arms to the People's Republic of China.	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-809	LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-631	Directing the Secretary of State to Transmit to the House of Representatives Documents in the Possession of the Secretary of State Relating to the Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo BayOn H.Res. 699	Jul 22, 2004
H. Rept. 108-603	To Reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 Through Fiscal Year 2007, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 4654	Jul 14, 2004
H. Rept. 108-481	Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004On H.R. 4060	May 6, 2004
H. Rept. 108-479	Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004On H.R. 4061	May 5, 2004
H. Rept. 108-478	North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004On H.R. 4011	May 4, 2004
H. Rept. 108-459	Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004On H.R. 3818	Apr 2, 2004
H. Rept. 108-413,Part 2	Requesting the President and Directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to Transmit to the House of Representatives Not Later Than 14 Days After the Date of the Adoption of This Resolution Documents in the Possession of the President and Those Officials Relating to the Disclosure of the Identity and Employment of MS. Valerie PlameOn H.Res. 499 · Part 2	Feb 3, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
108th	Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2000	PDF · Text
108th	Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2002	PDF · Text
108th	Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2002	PDF · Text
108th	Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2002	PDF · Text
108th	Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2002	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	59	1,033	0	3	0	32	38	729	0
118th2023–2024	58	1,154	10	1	12	46	127	751	0
117th2021–2022	53	1,023	10	9	11	47	67	678	0
116th2019–2020	48	860	5	11	5	49	122	534	0
115th2017–2018	48	716	29	22	13	53	176	799	0
114th2015–2016	45	580	26	18	6	49	242	957	0
113th2013–2014	48	517	30	11	9	35	240	—	2
112th2011–2012	46	494	12	14	9	0	193	—	1
111th2009–2010	49	666	7	8	6	—	137	—	3
110th2007–2008	54	783	23	24	23	—	233	—	6
109th2005–2006	52	671	63	17	22	—	244	—	6
108th2003–2004	51	588	51	22	20	—	0	—	5
107th2001–2002	52	473	34	23	18	—	2	—	9

Membership changes 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 22, 2004	Doug Bereuter R-NE	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 31, 2004	Ben Chandler D-KY	Joined	H.Res. 590
Mar 25, 2004	Chris Bell D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1566
Jan 28, 2004	Roy Blunt R-MO	Joined	H.Res. 505
Jan 20, 2004	William J. Janklow R-SD	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 5, 2003	Adam Smith D-WA	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Betty McCollum D-MN	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Chris Bell D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 52

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