United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa is a subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It was known in previous Congresses as the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations; those matters now have their own subcommittee.

Jurisdiction

The subcommittee is one of five with what the committees calls "regional jurisdiction" over a specific area of the globe. Such jurisdiction includes political relations between the United States and countries in the region and related legislation, disaster assistance, boundary issues, and international claims. The regional subcommittees also oversee the activities of the United Nations and its programs in the region.

The subcommittee is also the only regional subcommittee to also exercise what the committee calls "functional jurisdiction," including oversight of international health issues, population issues, legislation and oversight pertaining to implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other matters relating to internationally recognized human rights, including legislation aimed at the promotion of human rights and democracy generally.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
John James, Michigan, Chair Christopher Smith, New Jersey Young Kim, California Jim Baird, Indiana Tom Kean Jr., New Jersey Cory Mills, Florida	Sara Jacobs, California, Ranking Member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida Colin Allred, Texas Jonathan Jackson, Illinois

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Christopher Smith, New Jersey, Chairman Mark Meadows, North Carolina Dan Donovan, New York Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Tom Garrett Jr., Virginia	Karen Bass, California, Ranking Member Ami Bera, California Joaquin Castro, Texas Thomas Suozzi, New York

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Karen Bass, California, Chair Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Dean Phillips, Minnesota Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania	Christopher Smith, New Jersey, Ranking Member Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Ron Wright, Texas Tim Burchett, Tennessee

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Karen Bass, California, Chair Dean Phillips, Minnesota Ilhan Omar, Minnesota, Vice Chair Ami Bera, California Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Tom Malinowski, New Jersey Sara Jacobs, California David Cicilline, Rhode Island	Christopher Smith, New Jersey, Ranking Member Darrell Issa, California Greg Steube, Florida Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania Young Kim, California Ronny Jackson, Texas

External links

• Subcommittee page