FEDERALhearing transcript

House Foreign Affairs Committee Organizational Meeting (115th Congress)

Original title: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

January 1, 2017

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The Frame

What this does

The committee set its operational rules and oversight agenda for the 115th Congress, including a stated goal to authorize the Department of State budget for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Members

The members are subject to the newly adopted committee rules and oversight plan for the duration of the 115th Congress.

Department of State

The committee's stated goal to authorize the department's budget would establish new legislative oversight and funding parameters for the agency.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.

What's next

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Summary

This document is the transcript and record of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' first meeting of the 115th Congress. The committee established its rules, s, and set priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

Key Facts

The committee held its organizational meeting for the 115th Congress on January 24, 2017.
The committee adopted its Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 115th Congress.
The committee adopted its official Rules for the 115th Congress.
Chairman Royce identified the authorization of the Department of State budget as a primary goal for the session.
The committee noted that the Department of State accounts have not been authorized for nearly 15 years.
Representative Gregory W. Meeks submitted an amendment to the Authorization and Oversight Plan.
Representative David Cicilline submitted an amendment to the Committee Rules, which was subject to a record vote.
The committee reported that in the previous Congress, it was responsible for 24 pieces of legislation becoming public law.
The committee held 280 hearings, briefings, and meetings during the previous Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an organizational meeting?

It is the first meeting of a congressional committee in a new session where members establish the rules, s, and administrative procedures that will govern the committee's work.

What is the committee's main goal for the Department of State?

The Chairman stated the committee intends to authorize the Department of State's budget, which has not been formally authorized for nearly 15 years.

Why It Matters

The committee set its operational rules and oversight agenda for the 115th Congress, including a stated goal to authorize the Department of State budget for the first time in nearly 15 years.

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Discoveries

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Long-term Authorization Gap

The committee explicitly identified that the Department of State has operated without a formal budget authorization for nearly 15 years.

Department of State

Connected Entities

personDavid Cicilline“Representative who proposed an amendment to the committee rules”Map →

personGregory W. Meeks“Representative who proposed an amendment to the oversight plan”Map →

organizationHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs“Congressional committee conducting the meeting”Map →

personEdward R. Royce“Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”Map →

personEliot L. Engel“Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”Map →

Sources

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