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House Committee on Foreign Affairs

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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Members, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Tom Lantos (CA) Ranking Member Howard Berman (CA) Gary Ackerman (NY) Donald Payne (NJ)	Henry Hyde (IL) Chair

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs (also known as the House International Relations Committee, or, formerly, House Committee on International Relations), is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which is in charge of bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs of the United States. It is currently chaired by representative Henry Hyde of Illinois. It is less powerful than its Senate counterpart, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, because the House committee is not involved in treaty or ambassador confirmation.

Contents 1 Juristiction 2 Current members, 109th Congress 3 Hearing Schedule 4 External link

Juristiction

The House Committee on International Relations has jurisdiction over the following subject matters:

1. Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally.

2. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in foreign countries.

3. Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and foreign nations.

4. Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.

5. Foreign loans.

6. International commodity agreements (other than those involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.

7. International conferences and congresses.

8. International education.

9. Intervention abroad and declarations of war.

10. Diplomatic service.

11. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business abroad.

12. International economic policy.

13. Neutrality.

14. Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation.

15. The American National Red Cross.

16. Trading with the enemy.

17. United Nations organizations.

Current members, 109th Congress

Republicans Member State Henry Hyde, Chairman Illinois 6th James Albert Smith Leach Iowa 2nd Christopher Smith, Vice Chairman New Jersey 4th Dan Burton Indiana5th Elton Gallegly California 24th Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Florida 18th Dana Rohrabacher Edward Royce Peter King New York 3rd Steve Chabot Ohio 1st Thomas Tancredo Colorado 6th Ron Paul Texas 14th Darrell Issa California 49th Jeff Flake Arizona 6th Jo Ann Davis Virginia 1st Mark Green Wisconsin 8th Jerry Weller Illinois 11th Mike Pence Indiana 6th Thaddeus McCotter Michigan 11th Katherine Harris Florida 13th Joe Wilson South Carolina 2nd John Boozman Arkansas 3rd J. Gresham Barrett South Carolina 3rd Connie Mack Florida 14th Jeff Fortenberry Nebraska 1st Mike McCaul Texas 10th Ted Poe Texas 2nd

Democrats Member State Tom Lantos, Ranking member Howard Berman Gary Ackerman New York 5th Eni Faleomavaega American Samoa, Not Voting Donald Payne Sherrod Brown Ohio 13th Brad Sherman Robert Wexler Florida19th Eliot Engel New York 17th William Delahunt Gregory Meeks New York 6th Joseph Crowley New York 7th Earl Blumenauer Oregon 3rd Shelley Berkley Nevada 1st Grace Napolitano Adam Schiff Diane Watson Adam Smith Washington 9th Betty McCollum Minnesota 4th Ben Chandler Kentucky 6th Dennis Cardoza Russ Carnahan

Hearing Schedule

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

10:00 AM Full Committee Hearing, "Iraq" Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building ** This has been changed to a breifing.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

1:30 PM Full Committee Hearing, "North Korea" Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building **

Friday, January 19, 2007

10:00 AM Full Committee Hearing, "The Baker-Hamilton Commission Report" Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building **

• • Hearings held in 2172 Rayburn H.O.B. are available via live video through the Committee's web site at http://hirc.house.gov

External link

• U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• The Congresspedia page on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittees:
Africa, Global Human Rights & International Operations • Asia & the Pacific • Europe & Emerging Threats • Middle East & Central Asia • Oversight & Investigations • Western Hemisphere

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