HSFA16 · House Subcommittee

Africa Subcommittee

Under Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Christopher H. Smith R-NJ Ranking Member Sara Jacobs D-CA foreignaffairs.house.gov

House Subcommittee on Africa

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Showing the 119th Congress (2025–2026). Back to the 119th Congress

0 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

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
12

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings
9

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 12

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

KindSubjectStatusDate
HearingOne Year Later: Assessing Nigeria’s Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle BeltRayburn House Office Building 2172
5 witnesses
  • Mr. Ryan Brown, CEO, Open Doors US
  • The Honorable Frank Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • The Honorable Riley Barnes, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
  • Ms. Nina Shea, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom, The Hudson Institute
  • Ms. Oge Onubogu, Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
ScheduledNov 12, 2026
HearingAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords – Part IIRayburn House Office Building 2200
3 witnesses
  • Mr. Ethan Tan, Policy Analyst, American Security, America First Policy Institute
  • Christian-Géraud Neema, Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • The Honorable Tony Hall, Africa New Day
ScheduledFeb 10, 2026
HearingDefending Religious Freedom Around the WorldRayburn House Office Building 2172
3 witnesses
  • Ms. Grace Drexel, Daughter of Pastor Ezra Jin
  • Dr. Stephen Schneck, Former Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • The Honorable Sam Brownback, Former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
ScheduledFeb 4, 2026
HearingAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington AccordsRayburn House Office Building 2172
1 witness
  • Ms. Sarah Troutman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
ScheduledJan 22, 2026
HearingStopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in SudanRayburn House Office Building 2172
5 witnesses
  • The Honorable Vincent Spera, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • Mr. Ken Isaacs, Vice President, Programs and Government Relations, Samaritan's Purse
  • Ms. Nicole Widdersheim, Deputy Washington Director, Human Rights Watch
  • Mr. Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council (FRC), Former Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • The Honorable Samuel Brownback, Former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
RescheduledDec 11, 2025
HearingPresident Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern—CPC”: A serious, well-founded wake-up callRayburn House Office Building 2172
5 witnesses
  • The Honorable Jonathan Pratt, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • Ms. Nina Shea, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom, Hudson Institute
  • Mr. Jacob McGee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
  • Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Nigeria, Roman Catholic Church
  • Ms. Oge Onubogu, Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
ScheduledNov 20, 2025
HearingA Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to ActionRayburn House Office Building 2200
3 witnesses
  • Mr. Ken Isaacs, Vice President, Programs & Government Relations, Samaritan’s Purse
  • Mr. Cameron Hudson, Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Ms. Kholood Khair, Founder and Director, Confluence Advisory
ScheduledMay 22, 2025
HearingMetals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in AfricaRayburn House Office Building 2200
4 witnesses
  • Mr. Obert Bore, Responsible Business & Human Rights Program Lead, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
  • Mr. Thierry Dongala, Founder, Accountable Africa
  • Mr. Joseph Nguramo, Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center
  • Mr. Sasha Lezhnev, Senior Policy Advisor
ScheduledMar 25, 2025

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawMeetings
119th2025–2026, sitting130009
118th2023–2024100009
117th2021–202214130013
116th2019–20209330014
115th2017–20189340134
114th2015–20169467133
113th2013–20148497129
112th2011–20121069210
111th2009–201011000—
110th2007–200811410—
109th2005–20061353183—

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