Foreign Affairs Committee
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Showing the 117th Congress (2021–2022). Back to the 119th Congress
1,023 bills referred in the 117th 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 117th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress
Members, 117th Congress 53
Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Chair |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Ranking Member |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | |
| R-CA | Young Kim |
Subcommittees, 117th Congress 6
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
- Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights 14
- Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation 18
- Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber 20
- International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact 11
- Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism 20
- Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy 8
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3764 | Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022 | Discharged From | Dec 30, 2022 |
| HR 9700 | Taiwan Status Diplomacy Act | Referred To | Dec 30, 2022 |
| HR 3524 | EAGLE Act | Reported By | Dec 30, 2022 |
| HR 9691 | Justice For Journalists Act | Referred To | Dec 23, 2022 |
| HR 9671 | Stateless Protection Act of 2022 | Referred To | Dec 22, 2022 |
| HR 9685 | Refugee Protection Act of 2022 | Referred To | Dec 22, 2022 |
| HR 9663 | United States Inter-Parliamentary Union Participation Act | Referred To | Dec 21, 2022 |
| HR 9669 | Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act | Referred To | Dec 21, 2022 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.
| Kind | Subject | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markup | Markup of Various Measures | Scheduled | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Hearing | Assessing the Biden Administration’s U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa2 witnesses
| Scheduled | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Hearing | Haiti at the Crossroads: Civil Society Responses for a Haitian-led Solution4 witnesses
| Scheduled | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Markup | Markup of Various Measures | Scheduled | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Markup | Markup of Various Measures | Rescheduled | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Hearing | Challenges Facing Global Food Security2 witnesses
| Scheduled | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Hearing | Assessing the U.S. Economic Policy Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Scheduled | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Hearing | The Administration’s FY23 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, Development Finance Corporation, and Millennium Challenge Corporation3 witnesses
| Scheduled | Jun 14, 2022 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-142 | Markup of Various Measures | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-138 | Assessing the Biden Administrations U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa2 witnesses
| Nov 17, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-129 | Learning Loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: Building Better Education Systems in the Wake of the Pandemic1 witness
| Sep 15, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-134 | Russia in the Western Hemisphere: Assessing Putin's Malign Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean4 witnesses
| Jul 20, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-130 | Addressing Root Causes of Migration from Central America Through Private Investment: Progress in Vice President Harris Call to Action3 witnesses
| Jun 22, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-122 | U.S. Efforts to Support European Energy Security3 witnesses
| Jun 16, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-121 | Forest Conservation in the Fight Against Climate Change5 witnesses
| May 12, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-125 | Accountability and Justice for War Crimes Committed in Ukraine by the Russian Federation1 witness
| May 11, 2022 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.
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 54
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 117th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2022 | Karen Bass D-CA | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 1471 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Claudia Tenney R-NY | Joined | H.Res. 146 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Ron Wright R-TX | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Darrell Issa R-CA | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Chrissy Houlahan D-PA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Mark E. Green R-TN | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Vicente Gonzalez D-TX | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ronny Jackson R-TX | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Sara Jacobs D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | William R. Keating D-MA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Adam Kinzinger R-IL | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Andy Kim D-NJ | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Young Kim R-CA | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Joaquin Castro D-TX | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ron Wright R-TX | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Karen Bass D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Colin Z. Allred D-TX | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Andy Barr R-KY | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ami Bera D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ken Buck R-CO | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Tim Burchett R-TN | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Steve Chabot R-OH | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Jim Costa D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | David N. Cicilline D-RI | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ted Lieu D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Tom Malinowski D-NJ | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Albio Sires D-NJ | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Abigail Davis Spanberger D-VA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | W. Gregory Steube R-FL | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Dina Titus D-NV | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Juan Vargas D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ann Wagner R-MO | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Susan Wild D-PA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Lee M. Zeldin R-NY | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Kathy E. Manning D-NC | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Andy Levin D-MI | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Peter Meijer R-MI | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Brian J. Mast R-FL | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Daniel Meuser R-PA | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Ilhan Omar D-MN | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | August Pfluger R-TX | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Scott Perry R-PA | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Dean Phillips D-MN | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Maria Elvira Salazar R-FL | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Brad Sherman D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 62 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Nicole Malliotakis R-NY | Joined | H.Res. 63 |
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.