United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere

The House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere is a subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It was known in previous Congresses as the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade, and most recently, the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy.

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.^[1]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
María Elvira Salazar, Florida, Chair Mark Green, Tennessee Bill Huizenga, Michigan Warren Davidson, Ohio Keith Self, Texas John James, Michigan	Joaquin Castro, Texas, Ranking Member Greg Stanton, Arizona Jared Moskowitz, Florida Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jeff Duncan, South Carolina, Chairman Christopher Smith, New Jersey Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Michael McCaul, Texas Mo Brooks, Alabama Ron DeSantis, Florida Ted Yoho, Florida Francis Rooney, Florida	Albio Sires, New Jersey, Ranking Member Joaquin Castro, Texas Robin Kelly, Illinois Norma Torres, California Adriano Espaillat, New York Gregory Meeks, New York

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Albio Sires, New Jersey, Chair Gregory Meeks, New York Joaquin Castro, Texas Adriano Espaillat, New York Dean Phillips, Minnesota Andy Levin, Michigan Vicente Gonzalez, Texas Juan Vargas, California	Francis Rooney, Florida, Ranking Member Christopher Smith, New Jersey Ted Yoho, Florida John Curtis, Utah Ken Buck, Colorado Michael Guest, Mississippi

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Albio Sires, New Jersey, Chair Joaquin Castro, Texas Andy Levin, Michigan Vicente Gonzalez, Texas Juan Vargas, California, Vice Chair	Mark Green, Tennessee, Ranking Member August Pfluger, Texas María Elvira Salazar, Florida

External links

• Official site

References

1. "Committee Rules, 112th Congress". February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.