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What is House Committee on Foreign Affairs working on?

Recent hearings

  • Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis

    Jun 4, 2026

    Hearing
  • Various Measures

    Jun 9, 2026

    Markup
  • Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy

    Jun 3, 2026

    Hearing
  • Confronting the Totalitarian Ortega-Murillo Regime

    Jun 5, 2026

    Hearing
  • FY2027 Budget Request: State Department Adjacent Entities

    May 20, 2026

    Hearing

As of Jun 3, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has jurisdiction over: Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally; Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in foreign countries; Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and foreign nations; Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware; Foreign loans; International commodity agreements (other than those involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware; International conferences and congresses; International education; Intervention abroad and declarations of war; Diplomatic service; Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad; International economic policy; Neutrality; Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation; The American National Red Cross; Trading with the enemy; United Nations organizations.

Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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