Research Guides: HIST 361: Violence, War &amp; Militarism in Modern Africa: U.S. Congress/Congressional Support Agencies

U.S. Congress/Congressional Support Agencies

The U.S. Congress produces voluminous information on U.S. military policy toward Africa. Congressional committees are responsible for approving new legislation, revising existing legislation, conducting oversight of government agency program performance, and funding U.S. Government agency programs.

Examples of relevant resources from Congress and congressional support agencies include:

House Armed Services Committee
Conducts oversight of Department of Defense programs, military branches, and Energy Department defense nuclear programs.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and investigations concerning the foreign affairs of the United States.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Oversees the Defense Department, armed forces, military promotions, national defense research, and defense nuclear energy programs.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Conducts oversight of U.S. State Department, various foreign policy programs, and U.S. foreign policy. Plays a key role in approving or rejecting U.S. treaties with foreign countries & international government organizations.
Senate Intelligence Committee
Oversees U.S. intelligence agency programs.

Select Hearings and Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
The Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service (CRS) presents unbiased reports on various public policy issues for members of Congress, their staff, and the American public.
Investigative Report on the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012
House of Representatives Select Committee on Intelligence report from November 2014.
Libya: Conflict Disrupts U.S.-Backed Transition Plan
June 26, 2019 CRS report.
National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in Africa
March 6, 2018 House Armed Services Committee hearing.
Russia's Wagner Group in Africa: Issues for Congress
August 3, 2003 Congressional Research Service report.

HIST 361: Violence, War & Militarism in Modern Africa

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U.S. Congress/Congressional Support Agencies

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