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MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
OF SUBCOMMITTEES
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
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SEPTEMBER 2023
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland, Chairman
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire MARCO RUBIO, Florida
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware MITT ROMNEY, Utah
CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Connecticut PETE RICKETTS, Nebraska
TIM KAINE, Virginia RAND PAUL, Kentucky
JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon TODD YOUNG, Indiana
CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii TED CRUZ, Texas
CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland BILL HAGERTY, Tennessee
TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois TIM SCOTT, South Carolina
Damian Murphy, Staff Director
Christopher M. Socha, Republican Staff Director
John Dutton, Chief Clerk
(ii)
JURISDICTION OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
(Excerpted from Rules of the Committee)
rule 1--jurisdiction
(a) Substantive.--In accordance with Senate Rule
XXV.1(j)(1), the jurisdiction of the Committee shall extend to
all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and
other matters relating to the following subjects:
1. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies
and legations in foreign countries.
2. Boundaries of the United States.
3. Diplomatic service.
4. Foreign economic, military, technical, and
humanitarian assistance.
5. Foreign loans.
6. International activities of the American National
Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red
Cross.
7. International aspects of nuclear energy,
including nuclear transfer policy.
8. International conferences and congresses.
9. International law as it relates to foreign
policy.
10. International Monetary Fund and other
international organizations established primarily for
international monetary purposes (except that, at the
request of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, any proposed legislation relating to such
subjects reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations
shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs).
11. Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
12. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with
foreign nations and to safeguard American business
interests abroad.
13. National security and international aspects of
trusteeships of the United States.
14. Ocean and international environmental and
scientific affairs as they relate to foreign policy.
15. Protection of United States citizens abroad and
expatriation.
16. Relations of the United States with foreign
nations generally.
17. Treaties and executive agreements, except
reciprocal trade agreements.
18. United Nations and its affiliated organizations.
19. World Bank group, the regional development banks,
and other international organizations established
primarily for development assistance purposes.
The Committee is also mandated by Senate Rule XXV.1(j)(2)
to study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating
to the national security policy, foreign policy, and
international economic policy as it relates to foreign policy
of the United States, and matters relating to food, hunger, and
nutrition in foreign countries, and report thereon from time to
time.
(b) Oversight.--The Committee also has a responsibility
under Senate Rule XXVI.8, which provides that ``. . . each
standing Committee . . . shall review and study, on a
continuing basis, the application, administration, and
execution of those laws or parts of laws, the subject matter of
which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee.''
(c) ``Advice and Consent'' Clauses.--The Committee has a
special responsibility to assist the Senate in its
constitutional function of providing ``advice and consent'' to
all treaties entered into by the United States and all
nominations to the principal executive branch positions in the
field of foreign policy and diplomacy.
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
OF SUBCOMMITTEES
(September 27, 2023)
(The chairman and ranking member of the full committee are ex officio
members of each subcommittee on which they do not serve as members.)
(Subcommittees are listed in the order of chairmen's
seniority within the full committee.)
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID
MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, AND
BILATERAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Benjamin L. Cardin,
Chairman Bill Hagerty,
Ranking Member
Tim Kaine Pete Ricketts
Cory A. Booker Ted Cruz
Christopher A. Coons Rand Paul
Christopher Murphy
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
involving State Department, USAID, Millennium Challenge
Corporation, and Peace Corps management and international
operations, bilateral international development policy, and
bilateral foreign assistance. This jurisdiction includes the
general oversight responsibility for management and operations
of the Department of State, USAID, the U.S. Agency for Global
Media, and the Foreign Service, as well as public diplomacy
matters. This subcommittee will have responsibility for
reviewing the budget and operations of the State Department and
USAID.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE AND REGIONAL
SECURITY COOPERATION
Jeanne Shaheen,
Chairman Pete Ricketts,
Ranking Member
Christopher Murphy Rand Paul
Chris Van Hollen John Barrasso
Tammy Duckworth Marco Rubio
Benjamin L. Cardin
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries in Europe and the European Union,
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and regional
intergovernmental organizations like the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (except the states of
Central Asia that are within the jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and
Counterterrorism). This subcommittee's regional
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region, including matters relating to: (1) terrorism and non-
proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
In addition, this subcommittee has global responsibility
for regional security cooperation.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA,
CENTRAL ASIA, AND COUNTERTERRORISM
Christopher Murphy,
Chairman Todd Young,
Ranking Member
Benjamin L. Cardin Mitt Romney
Jeanne Shaheen Ted Cruz
Tim Kaine Marco Rubio
Cory A. Booker
Jurisdiction:
This subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries of the Middle East, North Africa,
South Asia, and Central Asia, as well as regional
intergovernmental organizations. This subcommittee's regional
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region, including matters relating to: (1) terrorism and non-
proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
In addition, this subcommittee has global responsibility
for counterterrorism matters.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE,
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, CIVILIAN SECURITY,
DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND
GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES
Tim Kaine,
Chairman Marco Rubio,
Ranking Member
Jeff Merkley Ted Cruz
Benjamin L. Cardin Todd Young
Jeanne Shaheen Tim Scott
Christopher Murphy
Jurisdiction:
This subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries of the Western Hemisphere,
including Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, and
the other countries in the Caribbean, as well as the
Organization of American States. This subcommittee's regional
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region, including matters relating to: (1) terrorism and non-
proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
In addition, this subcommittee has global responsibility
for transnational crime, trafficking in persons (also known as
modern slavery or human trafficking), global narcotics flows,
civilian security, democracy, human rights, and global women's
issues.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA AND
GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY
Cory A. Booker,
Chairman Tim Scott,
Ranking Member
Christopher A. Coons Todd Young
Jeff Merkley Rand Paul
Brian Schatz John Barrasso
Chris Van Hollen
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with countries in Africa (except those, like the
countries of North Africa, specifically covered by other
subcommittees), as well as regional intergovernmental
organizations like the African Union and the Economic Community
of West African States. This subcommittee's regional
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region, including matters relating to: (1) terrorism and non-
proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
In addition, this subcommittee has global responsibility
for health-related policy, including disease outbreak and
response.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EAST ASIA, THE PACIFIC, AND
INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY
Chris Van Hollen,
Chairman Mitt Romney,
Ranking Member
Jeff Merkley Tim Scott
Brian Schatz Bill Hagerty
Tammy Duckworth Pete Ricketts
Christopher A. Coons
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries of East Asia and the Pacific as
well as regional intergovernmental organizations like the
Association of South East Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation forum. This subcommittee's regional
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region, including matters relating to: (1) terrorism and non-
proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
In addition, this subcommittee has global responsibility
for international cybersecurity and space policy.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS,
AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Tammy Duckworth,
Chairman John Barrasso,
Ranking Member
Christopher A. Coons Mitt Romney
Brian Schatz Bill Hagerty
Jeanne Shaheen Rand Paul
Tim Kaine
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee's responsibilities include general
oversight responsibility for U.S. multilateral international
development policy, multilateral foreign assistance, and all
U.S. mandatory and voluntary contributions to international
organizations and relationships with such entities, including
the U.N. and its affiliated agencies. The subcommittee's
responsibilities also include matters related to international
monetary policy, including U.S. participation in international
financial institutions and trade organizations, U.S. foreign
economic policy, including export enhancement and trade
promotion, international investment, international trade,
protection of intellectual property, and technology transfer,
as well as international energy policy and environmental
policy, including matters related to the oceans and the Arctic.
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