Committee on International Relations
U.S. House of Representatives

107th Congress
Full Committee


Henry J. Hyde, Chairman


  Subcommittees of the 107th Congress

107th Congress Committee Members


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107th Congress, 2nd Session
 

bullet October 2 and 3, 2002:
Markup:  H.J.Res. 114, Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq
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bullet September 19, 2002:
Hearing: 
U.S. Policy Toward Iraq:  Administration Views

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bullet September 19, 2002:
Hearing:  U.S. Policy Toward Iraq

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bullet July 25, 2002:
Hearing:  Loose Nukes, Biological Terrorism and Chemical Warefare: Using Russian Debt to Enhance Security

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bullet July 24, 2002:
Hearing:  Economic Development and Integration as a Catalyst for Peace: A "Marshall Plan" for the Middle East

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bullet July 10, 2002:
Markup of: H.R. 5005, The Homeland Security Act of 2002
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(combined with 6/26 Hearing)
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(combined with 6/26 Hearing)

 
bullet June 27, 2002:
Hearing:  Promoting Economic Development in Africa Through Accountability and Good Governance
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bullet June 26, 2002:
Hearing:  H.R.  5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002

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(combined with 7/10 Markup)
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(combined with 7/10 Markup)
 
bullet June 20, 2002:
Hearing:  Oil Diplomacy:  Facts and Myths Behind Foreign Oil Dependency

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bullet June 19, 2002:
Hearing:  Foreign Government Complicity in Human Trafficking:  A Review of the State Department's 2002 Trafficking in Persons Report

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bullet June 13, 2002:
Hearing:  The Developing Food Security Crisis in Southern Africa

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bullet June 5, 2002:
Hearing:  Following the Danforth Report: Defining the Next Step on the Path to Peace in Sudan

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bullet May 22, 2002:
Hearing:  International Adoptions: Problems and Solutions

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bullet May 15, 2002:
Hearing:  The Administration's National Export Strategy: Promoting Trade and Developments in Key Emerging Markets

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bullet April 25, 2002:
Markup of: H.R. 4073, to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other purposes; H.R. 3969, the Freedom Promotion Act of 2002
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bullet April 24, 2002:
Hearing:
  International Global Terrorism:  Its Links with Illicit Drugs as Illustrated by the IRA and Other Groups in Colombia
Summary of Findings of Investigation by Committee Staff
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bullet April 17, 2002:
Hearing:  AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa: Identifying the Best Practices for Care, Treatment, and Prevention

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bullet March 20, 2002:
Markup of: H.R. 3994, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act; H.R. 3656, To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to provide for the applicability of that Act to the European Central Bank; and H.Con.Res. 290, Expressing the sense of the Congress that women throughout the world should join together for a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace.

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bullet March 14, 2002:
Hearing:  H.R. ____, The Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002

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bullet March 7, 2002:
Hearing:  U.S. Policy Considerations in Tibet
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bullet February 28, 2002:
Meeting:  Welcome to Rep. Mark Green to the Committee and to authorize his Subcommittee Assignments; Markup:  H. Res. 339, Urging the Government of Ukraine to Ensure a Democratic, Transparent, and Fair Election Process Leading Up to the March 31, 2002, Parliamentary Elections
Summary of Markup
Hearing:  The U.N. Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda: International Justice or Show of Justice?
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bullet February 6, 2002:
Hearing: The President's International Affairs Budget Request for FY 2003
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107th Congress, 1st Session
 

December 12, 2001:
Markup: H. J. Res. 75, Regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq, as required by United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991); H. Con. Res. 273, Reaffirming the special relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines
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December 5, 2001:
Hearing: Bioterrorism:  Potential Sources of Anthrax
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November 29, 2001:
Hearing:  Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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November 28, 2001:
Markup of: S. 494, Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001; H.R. 3348, to designate the National Foreign Affairs Training Center as the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center; S.Con.Res. 58, expressing support for the tenth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum; H.R. 2739, to amend Public Law 107-10 to require a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.
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November 14, 2001:
Hearing:  The Message is America: Rethinking U.S. Public Diplomacy
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November 7, 2001:
Hearing:  The Future of Afghanistan
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November 1, 2001:
Markup of: H.R. 2998, Radio Free Afghanistan Act of 2001; H.R. 2121, Russian Democracy Act of 2001; H.R. 3167, The Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001; H.R. 3169, International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act of 2001; H.R. 3189, The Export Extension Act of 2001; H.Con.Res. 102, Hunger to Harvest Resolution: A Decade of Concern for Africa; H.Con.Res. 211, Commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Government of Burma; H. Con. Res. 242, Recognizing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting democracy and its continuing  contribution to United States national interests.
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November 1, 2001:
Hearing:  America's Assistance to the Afghan People 
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October 24, 2001:
Hearing:  The U.S. Diplomatic Efforts in the War Against Terrorism
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October 17, 2001:
Hearing:  Coercive Population Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and Forced Sterilization
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October 10, 2001:
Hearing:  The Role of Public Diplomacy in Support of the Antiterrorism Campaign
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October 3, 2001:
Hearing:  Al Qaeda and the Global Reach of Terrorism
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September 6, 2001:
Markup of: H.R. 2646, the Agricultural Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 217, recognizing the historic significance of the fiftieth anniversary of the alliance between Australia and the United States under the ANZUS Treaty, paying tribute to the United States-Australia relationship, reaffirming the importance of economic and security cooperation between the United States and Australia, and welcoming the state visit by Australian Prime Minister John Howard
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August 1, 2001:
Markup of: H.R. 2581, the Export Administration Act of 2001; H.R. 2368, the Vietnam Human Rights Act; H.R. 2541, to enhance the authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic Department of State occupied facilities; H.R. 2272, the Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2001; H. Res. 181, congratulating President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election to the Presidency of Peru, congratulating the people of Peru for the return of democracy to Peru, and expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, 2001; H. Con. Res. 188, expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners; H. Con. Res. 89, mourning the death of Ron Sander at the hands of terrorist kidnappers in Ecuador and welcoming the release from captivity of Arnie Alford, Steve Derry, Jason Weber, and David Bradley, and supporting efforts by the United States to combat such terrorism
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July 25, 2001:   
Markup of: H.R. 2602, to extend the Export Administration Act until November 20, 2001; H. Con. Res. 178, concerning persecution of Montagnard peoples in Vietnam
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Hearing:  The Dayton Accords: A View From the Ground
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July 11, 2001:  
Hearing:  The Export Administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal (Part III)
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June 27, 2001:  
Markup of: H.R. 2069, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to prevent, treat, and monitor HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African and other developing countries; H. Con. Res. 168, expressing the sense of Congress in support of victims of torture
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June 21, 2001: 
Hearing:  International Trade Administration: The Commerce Department's Trade Policy Agenda
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June 20, 2001:  
Markup of: H.R. 1954, the ILSA Extension Act of 2001 (continued from 6/13); H.R. 2069, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to prevent, treat, and monitor HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African and other developing countries; H.R. 2131, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004
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June 19, 2001:  
Hearing:  U.S. Scholars Detained in China
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June 13, 2001:   
Markup of: H.R. 1954, the ILSA (Iran/Libya Sanctions Act) Extension Act of 2001
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June 12, 2001:  
Hearing:  The Export Administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal (Part II)
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June 7, 2001:  
Hearing:  USAID's Fight on AIDS
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June 6, 2001:   
Markup of: H.R. 2052, the Sudan Peace Act; H. Con. Res. 145, condemning the recent order by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to require Hindus in Afghanistan to wear symbols identifying them as Hindu
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May 24, 2001:  
Hearing:  Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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May 23, 2001:  
Hearing:  The Export Administration Act: The Case For Its Renewal
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May 2, 2001:   
Markup of: H.R. 1646, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2002-2003 
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March 28, 2001: 
Markup of:  H. Res. 91, H.R. 428, H. Res. 56, H. Con. Res. 73
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March 7, 2001: 
Hearing:  Reinvigorating U.S. Foreign Policy
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March 1, 2001:  
Hearing:  Conducting Diplomacy in a Global Age    
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February 14, 2001:  
Hearing:  State Department: In the Lead on Foreign Policy?  
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