United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats

From dKosopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
Members, 109th Congress
Democrats: Republicans:

Contents

Juristiction

The Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats has jurisdiction over the following subject matters within its respective region:

1. Matters affecting the political relations between the United States and other countries and regions, including resolutions or other legislative measures directed to such relations.

2. Legislation with respect to disaster assistance outside the Foreign Assistance Act, boundary issues, and international claims.

3. Legislation with respect to region or country specific loans or other financial relations outside the Foreign Assistance Act.

4. Resolutions of disapproval under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, with respect to foreign military sales.

5. Legislation and oversight regarding human rights practices in particular countries.

6. Oversight of regional lending institutions

7. Oversight of matters related to the regional activities of the United Nations, of its affiliated agencies, and of other multilateral institutions.

8. Identification and development of options for meeting future problems and issues relating to U.S. interests in the region.

9. Base rights and other facilities access agreements and regional security pacts.

10. Oversight of matters relating to parliamentary conferences and exchanges involving the region.

11. Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with respect to matters assigned to the functional subcommittees insofar as they may affect the region.

12. Oversight of all foreign assistance activities affecting the region.

13. Such other matters as the Chairman of the Full Committee may determine.

In addition to its regional jurisdiction, it has responsibility for legislation and oversight over emerging threats.

Committee Membership

Members of the Subcommittee for the term of the 109th Congress are as follows (with links to subcommittee page and personal websites):


Current Issues

Pending Legislation

None known.

Miscellaneous

Research Tip: subcommittees are often referred to by the name of the Chairperson, in this case, the "Cannon Committee"

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittees:

Africa, Global Human Rights & International Operations • Asia & the Pacific • Europe & Emerging Threats • Middle East & Central Asia • Oversight & Investigations • Western Hemisphere

Retrieved from "http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/United_States_House_International_Relations_Subcommittee_on_Europe_and_Emerging_Threats"
Personal tools