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House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Committee jurisdiction under House Rule X:

  • Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally
  • Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in foreign countries
  • Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and foreign nations
  • Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware
  • Foreign loans
  • International commodity agreements (other than those involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware
  • International conferences and congresses
  • International education
  • Intervention abroad and declarations of war
  • Diplomatic service
  • Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad
  • International economic policy
  • Neutrality
  • Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation
  • The American National Red Cross
  • Trading with the enemy
  • United Nations organizations