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Africa Subcommittee

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House Subcommittee on Africa

Showing the 116th Congress (2019–2020), when this was the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Back to the 119th Congress

33 bills referred in the 116th Congress

301 across the 8 Congresses on file, most in the 112th at 69. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 109th to 117th

Members

Served in the 116th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 9

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

Seat	Member	Role
D-CA	Karen Bass	Chair
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Ranking Member
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan
D-MN	Dean Phillips
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
D-MN	Ilhan Omar
R-TX	Ron Wright
D-PA	Susan Wild
R-TN	Tim Burchett

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 1216	Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2020
HR 8678	Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act	Referred To	Nov 9, 2020
HRES 1183	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging continued democratic progress in Ethiopia, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 9, 2020
HRES 1171	Recognizing the instrumental role United States global food security programs, particularly the Feed the Future program, have played in reducing global poverty, building resilience and tackling hunger and malnutrition around the world, and calling for continued investment in global food security in the face of the economic impact of COVID-19.	Referred To	Oct 9, 2020
HR 8367	Human Trafficking Council Extension Act of 2020	Referred To	Oct 9, 2020
HRES 1151	Recognizing violence against women in politics as a global phenomenon and supporting women's full and meaningful participation in political life.	Referred To	Oct 9, 2020
HR 6986	Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act	Discharged From	Oct 2, 2020
HR 7276	Desert Locust Control Act	Referred To	Jun 26, 2020

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

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	International Human Rights and the Closing Civic Space10 documents 3 witnesses Ms. Joanne Lin, National Director, Advocacy and Government Affairs, Amenstry International USA Dr. Courtney Radsch, Advocacy Director, Committe to Protect Journalist Ms. Emilie Kao, Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society, The Heritage Foundation	Scheduled	Dec 9, 2020

Hearing	The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia12 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Yoseph Badwaza, Senior Advisor, Africa, Freedom House Ms. Tsedale Lemma, Editor-in-Chief, Founder, Addis Standard Magazine Ms. Susan Stigant, Director of Africa Program, United States Institute of Peace Ms. Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Services	Scheduled	Dec 3, 2020

Hearing	Democratic Backsliding in Sub-Saharan AfricaRayburn House Office Building 217216 documents 4 witnesses Dr. Dorina Bekoe, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Associate, Africa, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Mr. Jon Temin, Africa Program, Director, Freedom House Mr. Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy Anaylst, Africa and the Middle East, The Heritage Foundation	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2020

Hearing	Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in AfricaRayburn House Office Building 21725 documents 2 witnesses Mr. Christopher Maloney, Acting Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development The Honorable Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary, United States Department of State	Scheduled	Jul 30, 2020

Hearing	The Youth Bulge in Africa: Considerations for US PolicyRayburn House Office Building 220010 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Krystal Strong, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania Ms. Macani Toungara, African Affairs Consultant Mr. Thierry Dongala, Founder, Accountable Africa	Scheduled	Feb 13, 2020

Hearing	Humanitarian Aspects of the United Migratory Crisis12 documents 4 witnesses Ms. Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration Ms. Charanya Krishnaswami, Americas Advocacy Director, Amensty International USA Ms. Kate Clark, Senior Director of Immigration Services, Jewish Family Service of San Diego Mr. Douglas Stephens, Asylum Officer (former), U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services	Scheduled	Nov 22, 2019

Hearing	FY2020 Budget and U.S. - Africa RelationsRayburn House Office Building 22004 documents 2 witnesses Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development The Honorable Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary, United States Department of State	Scheduled	Nov 19, 2019

Hearing	The U.S. Policy in the Sahel RegionRayburn House Office Building 21725 documents 2 witnesses Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Deputy Assistant Adminstrator, Unites States Agency for International Development Ms. Whitney Baird, Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa and Security Affairs, United States Department of State	Scheduled	Nov 14, 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	13	0	0	0	9
118th2023–2024	10	0	0	0	9
117th2021–2022	14	13	0	0	13
116th2019–2020	9	33	0	0	14
115th2017–2018	9	34	0	1	34
114th2015–2016	9	46	7	1	33
113th2013–2014	8	49	7	1	29
112th2011–2012	10	69	2	1	0
111th2009–2010	11	0	0	0	—
110th2007–2008	11	4	1	0	—
109th2005–2006	13	53	18	3	—

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