State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)
Committee Contact Information
HT-2 The Capitol
(202) 225-2041
Membership
- Nita Lowey, Chairwoman
- Barbara Lee
- Grace Meng
- David E. Price
- Lois Frankel
- Norma Torres
- Hal Rogers, Ranking Member
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Martha Roby
Jurisdiction
- Diplomacy and Development
- Department of State
- United States Agency for International Development
- Peace Corps
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Export and Trade
- Export-Import Bank
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Trade and Development Agency
- Department of the Treasury
- International Affairs Technical Assistance
- International Financial Institutions
- Related Agencies and Programs
- African Development Foundation
- The Asia Foundation
- Broadcasting Board of Governors
- Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
- East-West Center
- Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
- Inter-American Foundation
- Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
- National Endowment for Democracy
- United States Institute of Peace
- Commissions
- Border Environment Cooperation Commission
- Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
- Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
- International Boundary Commission
- International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
- International Fisheries Commissions
- International Joint Commission
- United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Recent Activity
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"The budget request demonstrates that the Administration does not grasp the impact of global development on our own national security, nor the benefit of efforts that promote economic growth while engaging American companies. Though the Administration touts increases to private sector engagement in global development, the budget proposes exorbitant increases to some programs while cutting, or even completely eliminating, others that have proven to have a substantial role in engaging the private sector to invest in risky emerging markets."
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
"USAID helps the world’s most vulnerable, assists in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countries’ efforts to strengthen governance, rule of law, and human rights. This isn’t just the 'right thing to do'; it strengthens our national security and advances American interests. ... Our development and humanitarian efforts are our best hope to tackle these issues. This is why Congress has disregarded the Administration’s last three budget requests, instead providing sufficient resources to effectively and efficiently fund some of our most critical foreign policy priorities."
"The democracy, development, diplomacy, humanitarian, and security assistance programs funded in this bill are critical to maintaining United States global leadership, protecting our national security, and promoting economic growth. Yet, since coming to office, the President has repeatedly proposed cutting these programs."