The Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs is a subcommittee of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Jurisdiction includes oversight of national security, homeland security, and foreign policy. It was restructured and expanded during the 112th Congress after a committee reorganization spearheaded by full committee chairman Darrell Issa.[1] During Democratic control from 2019 to 2023, it was known as the Subcommittee on National Security. From 2023 to 2025 it was named the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs.
Jurisdiction
The subcommittee shall have oversight jurisdiction over: national security; homeland security; foreign operations, including the relationships of the United States with other nations; immigration; defense; issues affecting veterans; and oversight and legislative jurisdiction over federal acquisition policy related to national security.[2]
Members, 119th Congress
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Historical membership rosters
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- John F. Tierney, Massachusetts, Chair
- Carolyn Maloney, New York
- Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts
- Brian Higgins, New York
- John Yarmuth, Kentucky
- Bruce Braley, Iowa
- Betty McCollum, Minnesota
- Jim Cooper, Tennessee
- Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
- Paul Hodes, New Hampshire
- Peter Welch, Vermont
- Tom Lantos, California
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- Christopher Shays, Connecticut, Ranking Member
- Dan Burton, Indiana
- John M. McHugh, New York
- Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
- Jimmy Duncan, Tennessee
- Michael Turner, Ohio
- Kenny Marchant, Texas
- Lynn Westmoreland, Georgia
- Patrick McHenry, North Carolina
- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
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- John F. Tierney, Massachusetts, Chair
- Carolyn Maloney, New York
- Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island
- Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
- Paul Hodes, New Hampshire
- Chris Murphy, Connecticut
- Peter Welch, Vermont
- Bill Foster, Illinois
- Steve Driehaus, Ohio
- Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts
- Henry Cuellar, Texas
- Mike Quigley, Illinois
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- Jeff Flake, Arizona, Ranking Member
- Dan Burton, Indiana
- John Mica, Florida
- Jimmy Duncan, Tennessee
- Mike Turner, Ohio
- Lynn Westmoreland, Georgia
- Patrick McHenry, North Carolina
- Jim Jordan, Ohio
- Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska
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- Jason Chaffetz, Utah, Chair
- Raul Labrador, Idaho, Vice Chair
- Dan Burton, Indiana
- John Mica, Florida
- Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
- Mike Turner, Ohio
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Blake Farenthold, Texas
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- Jason Chaffetz, Utah, Chair
- John Mica, Florida
- Justin Amash, Michigan
- Jimmy Duncan, Tennessee
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
- Rob Woodall, Georgia
- Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan
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- Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts, Chair
- Jim Cooper, Tennessee
- Peter Welch, Vermont
- Harley Rouda, California
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
- Robin Kelly, Illinois
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Brenda Lawrence, Michigan
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- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin, Chair
- Paul Gosar, Arizona
- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
- Clay Higgins, Louisiana
- Pete Sessions, Texas
- Andy Biggs, Arizona
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Jake LaTurner, Kansas
- Pat Fallon, Texas
- Kelly Armstrong, South Dakota
- Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
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References
External links
Subcommittee page