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. Since 2025, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee has been Brian Mast of Florida.
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. its duties and jurisdiction remained unchanged.
Its counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Members, 119th Congress
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!Minority
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- Brian Mast, Florida, Chair
- Chris Smith, New Jersey
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Michael McCaul, Texas
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
- Darrell Issa, California, Vice Chair
- Ann Wagner, Missouri
- Tim Burchett, Tennessee
- Mark Green, Tennessee (until July 20, 2025)
- Andy Barr, Kentucky
- Ronny Jackson, Texas
- Young Kim, California
- Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida
- Bill Huizenga, Michigan
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Warren Davidson, Ohio
- Jim Baird, Indiana
- Thomas Kean Jr., New Jersey
- Mike Lawler, New York
- Cory Mills, Florida
- Keith Self, Texas
- Rich McCormick, Georgia (from April 1, 2025)
- Ryan Zinke, Montana
- James Moylan, Guam
- Anna Paulina Luna, Florida
- Jefferson Shreve, Indiana
- Sheri Biggs, South Carolina
- Michael Baumgartner, Washington
- Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania
- Randy Fine, Florida (from July 22, 2025)
- Max Miller, Ohio (from March 25, 2026)
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- Gregory Meeks, New York, Ranking Member
- Brad Sherman, California
- Gerry Connolly, Virginia (until May 21, 2025)
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- Ami Bera, California
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Ted Lieu, California
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (until April 21, 2026)
- Greg Stanton, Arizona
- Jared Moskowitz, Florida
- Jonathan Jackson, Illinois
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Gabe Amo, Rhode Island, Vice Ranking Member
- Kweisi Mfume, Maryland
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- George Latimer, New York
- Johnny Olszewski, Maryland
- Julie Johnson, Texas
- Sarah McBride, Delaware
- Brad Schneider, Illinois (from February 25, 2025)
- Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania (from February 25, 2025)
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Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (D), (McCormick), (Fine), (Miller)
Subcommittees
Whereas until the 118th Congress, subcommittees tended to combine jurisdiction over particular regions of the globe with jurisdiction over broader policy areas (e.g. terrorism or energy policy), in the 118th Congress, the subcommittees were reconfigured to strictly focus on geographical areas, with the exception of global issues and international organizations which received their own subcommittee.
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!Subcommittee
!Chair
<div style=display:inline-grid>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Chairs
!Name
!Party
!Start
!End
!State
|-
|
| |Democratic-Republican
|1821
|1823
|Massachusetts
|-
|
| |Democratic-Republican
|1823
|1827
|Georgia
|-
|
| |National Republican
|1827
|1829
|Massachusetts
|-
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| |Democratic
|1829
|1834
|Virginia
|-
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| |Democratic
|1834
|1835
|Georgia
|-
|
| |Democratic
|colspan=2 align=center |1835
|Virginia
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1835
|1839
|Maryland
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1839
|1841
|South Carolina
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1841
|1842
|Massachusetts
|-
|
| |Whig
|1842
|1843
|Massachusetts
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1843
|1847
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Whig
|1847
|1849
|Connecticut
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1849
|1851
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1851
|1855
|Virginia
|-
|
| |Opposition
|1855
|1857
|New Jersey
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1857
|1858
|North Carolina
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1858
|1859
|Virginia
|-
|
| |Republican
|1859
|1861
|Ohio
|-
|
| |Union Democratic
|1861
|1863
|Kentucky
|-
|
| |Unconditional Union
|1863
|1865
|Maryland
|-
|
| |Republican
|1865
|1872
|Massachusetts
|-
|
| |Republican
|1872
|1873
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Republican
|1873
|1875
|Indiana
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1875
|1879
|Maryland
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1879
|1881
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|1881
|1883
|Wisconsin
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1883
|1885
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1885
|1888
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1888
|1889
|Kentucky
|-
|
| |Republican
|1889
|1891
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1891
|1893
|Georgia
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1893
|1895
|Kentucky
|-
|
| |Republican
|1895
|1906
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Republican
|1907
|1909
|Iowa
|-
|
| |Republican
|1909
|1910
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|1910
|1911
|Vermont
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1911
|1912
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1912
|1913
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1913
|1919
|Virginia
|-
|
| |Republican
|1919
|1930
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Republican
|1930
|1931
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1931
|1932
|Maryland
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1932
|1939
|Tennessee
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1939
|1947
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|1947
|1949
|New Jersey
|-
|
| |Democratic
|colspan=2 align=center |1949
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1949
|1951
|West Virginia
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1951
|1953
|South Carolina
|-
|
| |Republican
|1953
|1955
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1955
|1957
|South Carolina
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1957
|1959
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1959
|1977
|Pennsylvania
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1977
|1983
|Wisconsin
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1983
|1993
|Florida
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1993
|1995
|Indiana
|-
|
| |Republican
|1995
|2001
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|2001
|2007
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2007
|2008
|California
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2008
|2011
|California
|-
|
| |Republican
|2011
|2013
|Florida
|-
|
| |Republican
|2013
|2019
|California
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2019
|2021
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2021
|2023
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|2023
|2025
|Texas
|-
|
| |Republican
|2025
|present
|Florida
|}
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<div style=display:inline-grid>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Ranking members
!Name
!Party
!Start
!End
!State
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1947
|1949
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|1949
|1953
|New Jersey
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1953
|1955
|South Carolina
|-
|
| |Republican
|1953
|1963
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Republican
|1963
|1969
|Ohio
|-
|
| |Republican
|1969
|1971
|Indiana
|-
|
| |Republican
|1971
|1974
|California
|-
|
| |Republican
|1974
|1975
|Illinois
|-
|
| |Republican
|1975
|1993
|Michigan
|-
|
| |Republican
|1993
|1995
|New York
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1995
|1999
|Indiana
|-
|
| |Democratic
|1999
|2001
|Connecticut
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2001
|2007
|California
|-
|
| |Republican
|2007
|2011
|Florida
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2011
|2013
|California
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2013
|2019
|New York
|-
|
| |Republican
|2019
|2023
|Texas
|-
|
| |Democratic
|2023
|present
|New York
|}
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Previous rosters
118th Congress
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!Majority
!Minority
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| valign=top |
- Michael McCaul, Texas, Chair
- Chris Smith, New Jersey
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
- Darrell Issa, California
- Ann Wagner, Missouri, Vice Chair
- Brian Mast, Florida
- Ken Buck, Colorado (until March 22, 2024)
- Tim Burchett, Tennessee
- Mark Green, Tennessee
- Andy Barr, Kentucky
- Ronny Jackson, Texas
- Young Kim, California
- Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida
- Bill Huizenga, Michigan
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- French Hill, Arkansas
- Warren Davidson, Ohio
- Jim Baird, Indiana
- Mike Waltz, Florida
- Thomas Kean Jr., New Jersey
- Mike Lawler, New York
- Cory Mills, Florida
- Rich McCormick, Georgia
- Nathaniel Moran, Texas
- John James, Michigan
- Keith Self, Texas
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- Gregory Meeks, New York, Ranking Member
- Brad Sherman, California
- Gerry Connolly, Virginia
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- David Cicilline, Rhode Island (until May 31, 2023)
- Ami Bera, California
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Ted Lieu, California
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Dean Phillips, Minnesota
- Colin Allred, Texas
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Kathy Manning, North Carolina, Vice Ranking Member
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida
- Greg Stanton, Arizona
- Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania
- Jared Moskowitz, Florida
- Jonathan Jackson, Illinois
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Jason Crow, Colorado
- Gabe Amo, Rhode Island (from November 15, 2023)
- Brad Schneider, Illinois (from March 8, 2023)
|}
Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (removing Omar), (D), (D), (D)
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Africa
|John James (R-MI)
|Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
|-
|Europe
|Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ)
|Bill Keating (D-MA)
|-
|The Indo-Pacific
|Young Kim (R-CA)
|Ami Bera (D-CA)
|-
|The Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia
|Joe Wilson (R-SC)
|Dean Phillips (D-MN)
|-
|Western Hemisphere
|Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
|Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
|-
|Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
|Chris Smith (R-NJ)
|Susan Wild (D-PA)
|-
|Oversight and Accountability
|Brian Mast (R-FL)
|Jason Crow (D-CO)
|}
117th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Gregory Meeks, New York, Chair
- Brad Sherman, California
- Albio Sires, New Jersey
- Gerry Connolly, Virginia
- Ted Deutch, Florida
- Karen Bass, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- David Cicilline, Rhode Island
- Ami Bera, California
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Ted Lieu, California
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Dean Phillips, Minnesota
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Colin Allred, Texas
- Andy Levin, Michigan
- Abigail Spanberger, Virginia
- Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
- Tom Malinowski, New Jersey, Vice Chair
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Kathy Manning, North Carolina
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (since November 15, 2022)
- Jim Costa, California
- Juan Vargas, California
- Vicente Gonzalez, Texas
- Brad Schneider, Illinois
| valign=top |
- Michael McCaul, Texas, Ranking Member
- Chris Smith, New Jersey
- Steve Chabot, Ohio
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
- Darrell Issa, California
- Adam Kinzinger, Illinois
- Lee Zeldin, New York
- Ann Wagner, Missouri, Vice Ranking Member
- Brian Mast, Florida
- Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
- Ken Buck, Colorado
- Ron Wright, Texas (until February 7, 2021)
- Tim Burchett, Tennessee
- Mark Green, Tennessee
- Andy Barr, Kentucky
- Greg Steube, Florida
- Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania
- Claudia Tenney, New York
- August Pfluger, Texas
- Nicole Malliotakis, New York
- Peter Meijer, Michigan
- Ronny Jackson, Texas
- Young Kim, California
- Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida
|}
Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (R), (D)
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights
|Karen Bass (D-CA)
|Chris Smith (R-NJ)
|-
|Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation
|Ami Bera (D-CA)
|Steve Chabot (R-OH)
|-
|Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber
|Bill Keating (D-MA)
|Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
|-
|Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism
|Ted Deutch (D-FL)
|Joe Wilson (R-SC)
|-
|International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact
|Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
|Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
|-
|Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy
|Albio Sires (D-NJ)
|Mark Green (R-TN)
|}
116th Congress
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!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Eliot Engel, New York, Chair
- Brad Sherman, California
- Gregory Meeks, New York
- Albio Sires, New Jersey
- Gerry Connolly, Virginia
- Ted Deutch, Florida
- Karen Bass, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- David Cicilline, Rhode Island
- Ami Bera, California
- Joaquin Castro, Texas, Vice Chair
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Adriano Espaillat, New York
- Ted Lieu, California
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Dean Phillips, Minnesota
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Colin Allred, Texas
- Andy Levin, Michigan
- Abigail Spanberger, Virginia
- Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
- Tom Malinowski, New Jersey
- David Trone, Maryland
- Jim Costa, California
- Juan Vargas, California
- Vicente Gonzalez, Texas
| valign=top |
- Michael McCaul, Texas, Ranking Member
- Chris Smith, New Jersey
- Steve Chabot, Ohio
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
- Ted Yoho, Florida
- Adam Kinzinger, Illinois
- Lee Zeldin, New York
- Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
- Ann Wagner, Missouri, Vice Ranking Member
- Brian Mast, Florida
- Francis Rooney, Florida
- Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
- John Curtis, Utah
- Ken Buck, Colorado
- Ron Wright, Texas
- Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania
- Tim Burchett, Tennessee
- Greg Pence, Indiana
- Steve Watkins, Kansas
- Michael Guest, Mississippi
- Mark Green, Tennessee (since July 30, 2020)
|}
Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (R)
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
|Karen Bass (D-CA)
|Chris Smith (R-NJ)
|-
|Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation
|Ami Bera (D-CA)
|Ted Yoho (R-FL)
|-
|Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
|Bill Keating (D-MA)
|Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
|-
|Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism
|Ted Deutch (D-FL)
|Joe Wilson (R-SC)
|-
|Oversight and Investigations
|Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
|Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
|-
|Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade
|Albio Sires (D-NJ)
|Francis Rooney (R-FL)
|}
115th Congress
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!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Ed Royce, California, Chair
- Chris Smith, New Jersey
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida
- Dana Rohrabacher, California
- Steve Chabot, Ohio
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Michael McCaul, Texas
- Ted Poe, Texas
- Darrell Issa, California
- Tom Marino, Pennsylvania
- Mo Brooks, Alabama
- Paul Cook, California
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
- Ron DeSantis, Florida
- Mark Meadows, North Carolina
- Ted Yoho, Florida
- Adam Kinzinger, Illinois
- Lee Zeldin, New York
- Dan Donovan, New York
- Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
- Ann Wagner, Missouri
- Brian Mast, Florida
- Francis Rooney, Florida, Vice Chair
- Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
- Tom Garrett, Virginia
- John Curtis, Utah
| valign=top |
- Eliot Engel, New York, Ranking Member
- Brad Sherman, California
- Gregory Meeks, New York
- Albio Sires, New Jersey
- Gerry Connolly, Virginia
- Ted Deutch, Florida
- Karen Bass, California
- William R. Keating, Massachusetts
- David Cicilline, Rhode Island
- Ami Bera, California, Vice Ranking Member
- Lois Frankel, Florida
- Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Robin Kelly, Illinois
- Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Norma Torres, California
- Brad Schneider, Illinois
- Tom Suozzi, New York
- Adriano Espaillat, New York
- Ted Lieu, California
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Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R) and (D)
See also
- List of United States House of Representatives committees
References
External links
- (Archive)
- House Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov