Foreign Affairs Committee
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Showing the 118th Congress (2023–2024). Back to the 119th Congress
1,154 bills referred in the 118th Congress
9,558 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. 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 118th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress
Members, 118th Congress 58
Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
Subcommittees, 118th Congress 7
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 10559 | COINS Act of 2024 | Referred To | Dec 24, 2024 |
| HR 3378 | Agricultural Security Risk Review Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 5409 | Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 3988 | ARTICLE ONE Act | Discharged From | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 10531 | Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2024 | Referred To | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 10537 | Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act | Referred To | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HRES 1622 | Emphasizing the importance and power of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to support democratic governance, human rights, internet freedom, and transparency. | Referred To | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 10493 | SHIPS for America Act of 2024 | Referred To | Dec 18, 2024 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
| Kind | Subject | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat1 witness
| Scheduled | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Markup | Various Measures | Rescheduled | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Hearing | An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat1 witness
| Scheduled | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Hearing | Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific1 witness
| Scheduled | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Hearing | Great Power Competition in Africa1 witness
| Scheduled | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Markup | Various Measures | Scheduled | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Hearing | Great Power Competition in the Western Hemisphere3 witnesses
| Scheduled | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Hearing | The State of American Diplomacy in 2024: Global Instability, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition1 witness
| Scheduled | May 22, 2024 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-138 | The Communist Cuban Regimes Disregard for Human Rights4 witnesses
| Dec 11, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-137 | An Assessment of the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America's Top Diplomat1 witness
| Dec 11, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-136 | Meeting the Challenges of Global Brain Health: Diagnosis and Treatment for the 21st Century4 witnesses
| Nov 20, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-135 | Markup of Various Measures | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-134 | Maduro Stole the Elections Again: the Response to Fraud in Venezuela3 witnesses
| Sep 20, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-133 | Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and Our Allies4 witnesses
| Sep 19, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-132 | Money Is Policy, Part II: Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards3 witnesses
| Sep 19, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-131 | Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific1 witness
| Sep 18, 2024 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 118-968 | LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Jan 2, 2025 |
| H. Rept. 118-708 | Resolution Recommending That the House of Representatives Find Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Contempt of Con- Gress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs | Oct 11, 2024 |
| H. Rept. 118-664 | Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People Within the Chinese Communist Party Act | Sep 12, 2024 |
| H. Rept. 118-643 | No Who Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act | Aug 30, 2024 |
| H. Rept. 118-406 | Stop Support for United Nations Relief and Works Agency Act of 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 |
| H. Rept. 118-404 | Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act | Mar 5, 2024 |
| H. Rept. 118-270 | No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act | Nov 9, 2023 |
| H. Rept. 118-118 | Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act | Jun 22, 2023 |
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th 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 36
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | Andy Kim D-NJ | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Ryan K. Zinke R-MT | Joined | H.Res. 1275 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Kweisi Mfume D-MD | Joined | H.Res. 1276 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | James C. Moylan R-GU | Joined | H.Res. 1275 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Ken Buck R-CO | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Gabe Amo D-RI | Joined | H.Res. 871 |
| May 31, 2023 | David N. Cicilline D-RI | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL | Joined | H.Res. 205 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Abigail Davis Spanberger D-VA | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H762 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Chrissy Houlahan D-PA | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H762 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Jim Costa D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 102 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Jason Crow D-CO | Joined | H.Res. 102 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Ilhan Omar D-MN | Left the committee | H.Res. 76 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Dina Titus D-NV | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Madeleine Dean D-PA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Joaquin Castro D-TX | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Ami Bera D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Susan Wild D-PA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | David N. Cicilline D-RI | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Colin Z. Allred D-TX | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Jared Moskowitz D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Greg Stanton D-AZ | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Abigail Davis Spanberger D-VA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Dean Phillips D-MN | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Ted Lieu D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Kathy E. Manning D-NC | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | William R. Keating D-MA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Ilhan Omar D-MN | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Brad Sherman D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Sara Jacobs D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Andy Kim D-NJ | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Chrissy Houlahan D-PA | Joined | H.Res. 87 |
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.