United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs information
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Standing committee
Active
United States House of Representatives 118th Congress
History
Formed
1822
Leadership
Chair
Michael McCaul (R) Since January 3, 2023
Ranking member
Gregory Meeks (D) Since January 3, 2023
Vice chair
Vacant
Structure
Seats
51
Political parties
Majority (27)
Republican (27)
Minority (23)
Democratic (23)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas
Foreign policy, aid, diplomacy
Oversight authority
Department of State Agency for International Development
Senate counterpart
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Website
foreignaffairs.house.gov
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The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and investigations concerning the foreign affairs of the United States.[1] Since 2023, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee has been Michael McCaul of Texas.
The committee has a broad mandate to oversee legislation regarding the impact of national security developments on foreign policy; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and military deployments abroad; foreign assistance; arms control; international economic policy; and other matters.[1] Many of its responsibilities are delegated to one of six standing subcommittees, which have jurisdiction over issues related to their respective region in the world. The committee also oversees the U.S. Department of State, American embassies and diplomats, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
During two separate periods, 1975 to 1978 and 1995 to 2007, the Foreign Affairs Committee was renamed the Committee on International Relations;[2] its duties and jurisdiction remained unchanged.
Its counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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