United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

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 regional oversight focus of the Africa Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following: (A) The Office of Foreign Assistance; (B) The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy; (C) Millennium Challenge Corporation; and (D) The United States Agency for International Development.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority	Minority
Christopher Smith, New Jersey, Chair Jim Baird, Indiana María Elvira Salazar, Florida Ronny Jackson, Texas Bill Huizenga, Michigan Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa	Sara Jacobs, California, Ranking Member Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida Jonathan Jackson, Illinois Pramila Jayapal, Washington Johnny Olszewski, Maryland

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

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

References

1. Rules of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 119th Congress (pg. 12)

External links

• Subcommittee page