House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Writes laws on U.S. relations with other countries, from diplomats and embassies to foreign aid and the Peace Corps. It also handles arms sales abroad, export controls, sanctions and declarations of war.
Writes laws on U.S. relations with other countries, including diplomats, embassies and foreign aid. Also handles arms sales, sanctions and war powers.
WHAT IT DECIDES
Diplomats and embassiesForeign aidArms export controlsSanctionsWar powersUnited Nations
Diplomats and embassiesForeign aidArms export controlsSanctionsWar powersUnited Nations
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
750 bills sent here. 124 came out.750 bills in. 124 came out.
REFERRED750
CAME OUT17%124
PASSED THE HOUSE36%45
BECAME LAW4.4%2
17% came out, against a House average of 10%.
REFERRED
750
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
124
17% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE HOUSE
45
36% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
2
4.4% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.
AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
Foreign Service Modernization ActVOICEPASSEDVOICEUnited States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026VOICEPASSEDVOICEBlock the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones ActVOICEPASSEDVOICEUS-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation ActVOICEPASSEDVOICEPROFIT Act of 2026VOICEPASSEDVOICEBILLS WAITING HERE · 621
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
H.R. 10714 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10714SENT OCT 1Expand diplomatic emergency plans and review airline pricesTL;DR Diplomatic and consular posts need plans and information for emergencies. The bill would expand reviews and updates of those plans, expand information provided during evacuations, and review commercial airline price gouging during emergencies.Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-10Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-100 COSPONSORSH.R. 10711 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10711SENT OCT 1Require reporting on visa staffing and wait timesTL;DR Visa applications involve government staff and processing times. The measure would require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on staffing levels and wait times related to visa applications.Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-10Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-100 COSPONSORSH.R. 10675 · SENT OCT 11 COSPONSORSH.R. 10675SENT OCT 1Strengthen critical mineral and technology supply chainsTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATABill HuizengaR-MI-4Bill HuizengaR-MI-41 COSPONSORH.R. 10656 · SENT OCT 12 COSPONSORSH.R. 10656SENT OCT 1Install and maintain warning signage informing travelers of dangerous areas or routes near the southern…TL;DR Travelers near the southern border may need warnings about dangerous areas and routes. The bill would require warning signs for areas or routes identified in Department of State Travel Advisories and would require those signs to be maintained.Elijah CraneR-AZ-2Elijah CraneR-AZ-22 COSPONSORSH.R. 10642 · SENT OCT 142 COSPONSORSH.R. 10642SENT OCT 1Impose sanctions on West Bank and Gaza settlementsTL;DR Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza are the subject of this measure. It would impose sanctions related to those settlements.Joaquin CastroD-TX-20Joaquin CastroD-TX-2042 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 53
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS28 SEATS
1Brian J. MastFL-21CHAIR2Chris SmithNJ-4SUBCMTE CHAIR3Joe WilsonSC-24Michael T. McCaulTX-10RETIRING5Scott PerryPA-106Darrell IssaCA-48RETIRING7Tim BurchettTN-28Andy BarrKY-6RUNNING FOR SENATE9Ronny JacksonTX-1310Young KimCA-40SUBCMTE CHAIR11Maria Elvira SalazarFL-27SUBCMTE CHAIR12Bill HuizengaMI-4SUBCMTE CHAIR13Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenAS14Warren DavidsonOH-815James R. BairdIN-416Thomas H. Kean, Jr.NJ-717Michael LawlerNY-17SUBCMTE CHAIR18Cory MillsFL-7LOST PRIMARY19Keith SelfTX-3SUBCMTE CHAIR20Ryan K. ZinkeMT-1RETIRING21James C. MoylanGU22Anna Paulina LunaFL-1323Sheri BiggsSC-324Michael BaumgartnerWA-525Ryan MackenziePA-726Randy FineFL-627Max L. MillerOH-728James GallagherCA-1DEMOCRATS25 SEATS
1Gregory W. MeeksNY-5RANKING2Brad ShermanCA-323William R. KeatingMA-9SUBCMTE RANKING4Ami BeraCA-6SUBCMTE RANKING5Joaquin CastroTX-20SUBCMTE RANKING6Dina TitusNV-17Ted LieuCA-368Sara JacobsCA-51SUBCMTE RANKING9Greg StantonAZ-410Jared MoskowitzFL-23SUBCMTE RANKING11Jonathan L. JacksonIL-1SUBCMTE RANKING12Sydney Kamlager-DoveCA-37SUBCMTE RANKING13Jim CostaCA-2114Gabe AmoRI-115Kweisi MfumeMD-716Pramila JayapalWA-717George LatimerNY-1618Johnny Olszewski, Jr.MD-219Julie JohnsonTX-32LOST PRIMARY20Sarah McBrideDE-AL21Brad SchneiderIL-1022Madeleine DeanPA-423Debbie Wasserman SchultzFL-2524Mark PocanWI-225Wesley BellMO-1WHERE THEY’RE FROM25 STATES
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Darker means more members. California has the most, with 9.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Mostly foreign affairs
Foreign affairs53171%
Trade526.9%
Government operations253.3%
Immigration192.5%
Military and national security121.6%
Other11115%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 7
Where the detailed work happens
East Asia and Pacific14East Asia and the Pacific, economic diplomacy and development finance● Young Kim● Ami BeraCHAIR● Young KimRANKING● Ami Bera14SEATSWestern Hemisphere14The Americas, transnational crime, democracy and human rights● Maria Elvira Salazar● Joaquin CastroCHAIR● Maria Elvira SalazarRANKING● Joaquin Castro14SEATSMiddle East and North Africa14Middle East and North Africa, counterterrorism and embassy operations● Michael Lawler● Jared MoskowitzCHAIR● Michael LawlerRANKING● Jared Moskowitz14SEATSEurope13Europe and Eurasia, arms control, nonproliferation and cyber diplomacy● Keith Self● William R. KeatingCHAIR● Keith SelfRANKING● William R. Keating13SEATSAfrica12Sub-Saharan Africa, foreign aid and global health● Chris Smith● Sara JacobsCHAIR● Chris SmithRANKING● Sara Jacobs12SEATSOversight and Intelligence12The UN, special envoys and State Department intelligence● Cory Mills● Jonathan L. JacksonCHAIR● Cory MillsRANKING● Jonathan L. Jackson12SEATSSouth and Central Asia13South and Central Asia, public diplomacy and the Peace Corps● Bill Huizenga● Sydney Kamlager-DoveCHAIR● Bill HuizengaRANKING● Sydney Kamlager-Dove13SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
81
hearings this Congress
9
markups
Includes the 7 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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