Title: The U.S. Congress and Global Health: A Primer | KFF
Headings: The U.S. Congress and Global Health: A Primer
The U.S. Congress and Global Health: A Primer
Structure
Chambers
Members
Committees
Caucuses
Role and Key Activities
Legislation
Authorization Bills
Appropriations Bills
Key Provisions and Reports
Oversight
Examples of Congressional Engagement
PEPFAR
West Africa Ebola Outbreak
Looking Ahead
Topics
Tags

Content: Committees). See Table 2 for an overview of jurisdiction by committee. Also see Appendix A for an overview of key committees and subcommittees’ leadership as well as a listing of members serving on these during the 116th Congress. Caucuses
Members of Congress may also establish formal or informal groups of members, known as caucuses, focused on specific topics. 6 Caucuses may be bipartisan (drawing their membership from both Democrats and Republicans) and bicameral (including members from both chambers), but they do not have to be. Among current caucuses, there are nearly 10 related to global health, including: the Congressional Global Health Caucus, the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, the Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus, the Congressional Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, the Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, the House Hunger Caucus, and the Senate Hunger Caucus. See Appendix B for a listing of global health-related caucuses and their leadership during the 116th Congress. Role and Key Activities
Congress is responsible for determining the broad outlines and priorities of U.S. global health efforts, providing funding for USG agencies and departments to carry them out, and overseeing the conduct and impact of these efforts. Congress fulfills this role through an array of activities, which generally fall under two broad umbrellas: