Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally, including the diplomatic service, foreign loans, export controls and nuclear nonproliferation, international economic policy, international organizations including the United Nations, protection of Americans abroad, intervention abroad, and declarations of war.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs has 53 members, made up of 28 Republicans and 25 Democrats. Brian J. Mast chairs it. Gregory W. Meeks is the ranking member, which is the senior post held by the minority party. House committee assignments are made at the start of each 2-year Congress, so membership can change substantially after every general election. The membership below is generated from the roster this site maintains against clerk.house.gov and senate.gov.
Jurisdiction source: House Rule X
How business reaches this committee
House Rule X gives this committee the subjects above. Each bill introduced in the House is referred to the committee whose Rule X jurisdiction covers its primary subject, and a bill that spans several subjects can go to more than one committee at once. This committee then decides whether to hold hearings, amend the text and report it to the floor.
Subcommittees
The committee divides its work among 7 subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Africa
- Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific
- Subcommittee on Europe
- Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence
- Subcommittee on South and Central Asia
- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
Who serves on it
53 members sit on the committee: 28 Republicans and 25 Democrats. That gives the majority 28 of the 53 seats. Brian J. Mast is the chair. Gregory W. Meeks is the ranking member. They hold 51 district seats and 2 delegate seats, and each seat has its own page on this site.
Following its work
Hearing notices, markup schedules, witness lists and published reports live on the committee’s own site, linked at the top of this page. The full member list below links to each member’s page here, with contact details and the seat they hold. For background on how seats and chairs are handed out, read How congressional committees work. For what happens to a bill after a committee reports it, read How a bill becomes law. To look up who represents a particular place, start at Browse all 435 districts.
Members
- Brian J. MastRFlorida 21Chair
- Gregory W. MeeksDNew York 5Ranking Member
- Ami BeraDCalifornia 6
- Andy BarrRKentucky 6
- Anna Paulina LunaRFlorida 13
- Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenRAmerican Samoa delegate
- Bill HuizengaRMichigan 4
- Brad ShermanDCalifornia 32
- Bradley Scott SchneiderDIllinois 10
- Christopher H. SmithRNew Jersey 4
- Cory MillsRFlorida 7
- Darrell IssaRCalifornia 48
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzDFlorida 25
- Dina TitusDNevada 1
- Gabe AmoDRhode Island 1
- George LatimerDNew York 16
- Greg StantonDArizona 4
- James C. MoylanRGuam delegate
- James GallagherRCalifornia 1
- James R. BairdRIndiana 4
- Jared MoskowitzDFlorida 23
- Jim CostaDCalifornia 21
- Joaquin CastroDTexas 20
- Joe WilsonRSouth Carolina 2
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.DMaryland 2
- Jonathan L. JacksonDIllinois 1
- Julie JohnsonDTexas 32
- Keith SelfRTexas 3
- Kweisi MfumeDMaryland 7
- Madeleine DeanDPennsylvania 4
- Maria Elvira SalazarRFlorida 27
- Mark PocanDWisconsin 2
- Max L. MillerROhio 7
- Michael BaumgartnerRWashington 5
- Michael LawlerRNew York 17
- Michael T. McCaulRTexas 10
- Pramila JayapalDWashington 7
- Randy FineRFlorida 6
- Ronny JacksonRTexas 13
- Ryan K. ZinkeRMontana 1
- Ryan MackenzieRPennsylvania 7
- Sara JacobsDCalifornia 51
- Sarah McBrideDDelaware at-large
- Scott PerryRPennsylvania 10
- Sheri BiggsRSouth Carolina 3
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveDCalifornia 37
- Ted LieuDCalifornia 36
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.RNew Jersey 7
- Tim BurchettRTennessee 2
- Warren DavidsonROhio 8
- Wesley BellDMissouri 1
- William R. KeatingDMassachusetts 9
- Young KimRCalifornia 40
53 members. Generated from the roster this site holds, checked against the Clerk of the House and the Senate committee lists on September 26, 2026.