Chairman Royce Announces Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress; Sets Organizational Meeting for January 21
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced subcommittee assignments for the 114th Congress. Royce also scheduled the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 114th Congress for Wednesday, January 21 at 10 a.m. in Rayburn 2172. During the Organizational Meeting, the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 114th Congress.
Chairman Royce said: "I am pleased to announce these subcommittee assignments. With the foreign policy challenges facing this nation growing, the Foreign Affairs Committee — the full committee and its subcommittees – will have an active two years ahead. I look forward to working with all Committee Members to tackle our many global challenges through oversight, deliberation, and legislation. Likewise, I look forward to continuing to work with Ranking Member Eliot Engel to advance U.S. interests around the globe.”
The majority subcommittee assignments follow:
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Chairman
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Rep. Curt Clawson (R-FL)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Chairman
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA)
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA)
Rep. Randy Weber Sr. (R-TX)
Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI)
Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI)
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Rep. Randy Weber Sr. (R-TX)
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
Rep. Curt Clawson (R-FL)
Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI)
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Chairman
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)
Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI)
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Chairman
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ)
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Organizational Meeting information:
What:
House Foreign Affairs Committee Organizational Meeting for 114th Congress
When:
10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Where:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
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