Foreign Affairs Committee
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Showing the 111th Congress (2009–2010). Back to the 119th Congress
666 bills referred in the 111th 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
Served in the 111th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Members, 111th Congress 49
Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Chair |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Ranking Member |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | |
| D-GA | David Scott | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch |
Subcommittees, 111th Congress 7
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-137 | Zimbabwe: from Crisis to Renewal4 witnesses
| Dec 2, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-136 | Implementing Tougher Sanctions on Iran: a Progress Report2 witnesses
| Dec 1, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-135 | The Transition to a Civilian-Led U.S. Presence in Iraq: Issues and Challenges2 witnesses
| Nov 18, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-134 | The Emerging Importance of the U.s.-Central Asia Partnership2 witnesses
| Nov 17, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-128 | Cambodia's Small Debt: When Will the U.S. Forgive?1 witness
| Sep 30, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-131 | Out of the Shadows: the Global Fight Against Human Trafficking6 witnesses
| Sep 30, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-126 | Renewed Engagement: U.S. Policy Toward Pacific Island Nations3 witnesses
| Sep 29, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-130 | U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Web Sites3 witnesses
| Sep 29, 2010 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 111-713 | LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Jan 3, 2011 |
| H. Rept. 111-622 | Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution | Sep 22, 2010 |
| H. Rept. 111-568 | International Megan's Law of 2010 | Jul 27, 2010 |
| H. Rept. 111-342 | Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 | Nov 19, 2009 |
| H. Rept. 111-136 | Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 | Jun 4, 2009 |
| H. Rept. 111-129 | Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (Peace Act of 2009) | May 22, 2009 |
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.
| Title | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Prt. 111-60 | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Volume I | PDF · Text |
| 111th | Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2005 | PDF · Text |
| 111th | Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2005 | 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 | 37 | 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 4
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2010 | Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 1334 |
| Dec 16, 2009 | Robert Wexler D-FL | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Mar 12, 2009 | Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 237 |
| Feb 10, 2009 | Adam Smith D-WA | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H1090 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.