United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues

The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Jurisdiction

This subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S. relations with the countries of the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, Mexico, Central, and South America, Cuba, and the other countries in the Caribbean, as well as the Organization of American States. This subcommittee’s regional responsibilities include all matters within the geographic region, including matters relating to (1) terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S. foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S. trade and exports.

Also, this subcommittee has global responsibility for transnational crime, trafficking in persons (also known as modern slavery or human trafficking), global narcotics flows, civilian security, democracy, human rights, and global women’s issues.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Tim Kaine, Virginia, Chair Jeff Merkley, Oregon Ben Cardin, Maryland Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Chris Murphy, Connecticut	Marco Rubio, Florida, Ranking Member Ted Cruz, Texas Todd Young, Indiana Tim Scott, South Carolina
Ex officio
Ben Cardin, Maryland	Jim Risch, Idaho

Members, 117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Tim Kaine, Virginia, Chair Jeff Merkley, Oregon Ben Cardin, Maryland Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Ed Markey, Massachusetts	Marco Rubio, Florida, Ranking Member Rob Portman, Ohio John Barrasso, Wyoming Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Ted Cruz, Texas
Ex officio
Bob Menendez, New Jersey	Jim Risch, Idaho

See also

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight

External links

• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittees and jurisdictions