HSFA07 · House Subcommittee

Western Hemisphere Subcommittee

Under Foreign Affairs Committee foreignaffairs.house.gov

House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere

Showing the 116th Congress (2019–2020), when this was the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade. Back to the 119th Congress

10 bills referred in the 116th Congress

168 across the 11 Congresses on file, most in the 112th at 27. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 117th

Members

Served in the 116th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 14

Everyone listed on the subcommittee in the 116th Congress, from printed hearings, the Congressional Directory and the official rosters.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NJ	Albio Sires	Chair
R-FL	Francis Rooney	Ranking Member
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat
D-MI	Andy Levin
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith
D-MN	Dean Phillips
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks
D-TX	Joaquin Castro
R-UT	John R. Curtis
D-CA	Juan Vargas
R-CO	Ken Buck
R-MS	Michael Guest
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HRES 1202	Denouncing the Maduro regime's efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of acceptable conditions to ensure free, fair, and transparent electoral processes in Venezuela, and the further erosion of Venezuelan democracy.	Referred To	Nov 9, 2020
HRES 1172	Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.	Referred To	Oct 9, 2020
HCONRES 101	Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.	Referred To	Jun 26, 2020
HRES 971	Commemorating the 35th anniversary of broadcasting to Cuba.	Referred To	May 22, 2020
HR 5586	Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act	Referred To	Feb 4, 2020
HRES 733	Reaffirming the importance of the United States relationship with the Dominican Republic.	Referred To	Dec 6, 2019
HRES 674	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the achievements of Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.	Referred To	Nov 15, 2019
HRES 619	Expressing support for the Haitian people and their Constitution, rule of law, and commitment to democratic principles.	Referred To	Oct 25, 2019

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	The Health, Economic, and Political Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean---------- CISCOWEBEX8 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Michael Camilleri, Director, Inter-American Dialogue Dr. Monica de Bolle, PhD, Professor, Latin American Studies Program, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Mr. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2020

Hearing	The Trump Administration's Response to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean----------3 documents 2 witnesses Mr. Josh Hodges, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean The Honorable Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs	Scheduled	Jul 1, 2020

Meeting	Assessing U.S. Security Assistance to MexicoRayburn House Office Building 21726 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Hugo Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Mr. Richard Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Ms. Barbara Feinstein, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean	Scheduled	Feb 13, 2020

Hearing	Strengthening Security and the Rule of Law in MexicoRayburn House Office Building 21729 documents 3 witnesses Ms. Maureen Meyer, Director for Mexico and Migrant Rights, Washington Office on Latin America Dr. David Shirk, Professor of Political Science, University of San Diego Mr. Richard Miles, Senior Associate (Non-resident), Americas Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies	Scheduled	Jan 15, 2020

Meeting	Haiti on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward a Country in CrisisRayburn House Office Building 217215 documents 5 witnesses Mr. Pierre Espérance, Executive Director Ms. Emmanuela Douyon Mr. Daniel Erikson, Managing Director, Blue Star Strategies Ms. Leonie Hermantin Mr. Antonio Garrastazu, Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean	Scheduled	Dec 10, 2019

Hearing	The Trump Administration’s FY 2020 Budget and U.S. Policy toward Latin America and the CaribbeanRayburn House Office Building 21726 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State The Honorable John Barsa, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development Mr. Richard Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State	Scheduled	Oct 23, 2019

Hearing	Assessing the Impact of Cutting Foreign Assistance to Central AmericaRayburn House Office Building 217212 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Matthew Rooney, Managing Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative The Honorable Stephen McFarland, Former U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Mr. Rick Jones, Senior Technical Advisor for Latin America, Catholic Relief Services Mr. Juan González, Associate Vice President, The Cohen Group	Scheduled	Sep 25, 2019

Hearing	Preserving the Amazon: A Shared Moral ImperativeRayburn House Office Building 21729 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Daniel Nepstad, President and Executive Director, Earth Innovation Institute Dr. Monica de Bolle, Director, Latin American Studies Program Mr. Bill Millan, Chief Conservation Officer and Director of Policy	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2019

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	Meetings
119th2025–2026, sitting	16	0	0	0	7
118th2023–2024	11	0	0	0	11
117th2021–2022	8	15	0	0	12
116th2019–2020	14	10	0	0	13
115th2017–2018	15	24	2	1	16
114th2015–2016	15	18	0	0	15
113th2013–2014	13	25	2	0	12
112th2011–2012	10	27	1	1	0
111th2009–2010	19	1	1	0	—
110th2007–2008	16	6	0	0	—
109th2005–2006	16	22	8	0	—
108th2003–2004	11	1	0	0	—
107th2001–2002	11	19	2	0	—

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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. A subcommittee's referrals are recorded against it separately from its parent's, so the two lists do not add up. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.