Internship Program
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, Majority Staff, offers two types of internships during the Spring, Fall, and Summer sessions: a general internship and a legal internship. The Spring 2021 internship application is now open and closes on November 30, 2020.
General internship
Description: Interns will be responsible for providing staff members with policy and administrative support. Duties may include answering phones, compiling press clips, attending staff briefings, performing legislative and policy research, drafting memoranda and other written materials, and a variety of other tasks. Candidates should be team-oriented, resourceful, upbeat people who have skills beyond research and require little supervision. This internship is open to undergraduates (rising seniors and above), recent graduates, and Master’s and law students. Minorities, women, and LGBTQ persons are strongly encouraged to apply. If you would like to be considered for an internship, please submit a one-page resume and cover letter in PDF format to hcfa.democrat@mail.house.gov and include “Spring 2021 Internship Application” in the subject line of the email.
Legal internship
Description: In addition to providing administrative and operations support to the committee as needed, the legal intern will work closely with the Counsels team with research projects, drafting legislation, providing support for full committee markups and hearings, and attending meetings and briefings. Candidates should be current law students and require little supervision. Minorities, women, and LGBTQ persons are strongly encouraged to apply. If you would like to be considered for an internship please submit a one-page resume and cover letter in PDF format to hcfa.democrat@mail.house.gov and include “Spring 2021 Legal Internship Application” in the subject line of the email.