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24 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

177 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 21

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Seat	Member	Role
R-AR	Tom Cotton	Chairman
D-VA	Mark R. Warner	Vice Chairman
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Ex Officio
D-RI	Jack Reed	Ex Officio
R-SD	John Thune	Ex Officio
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Ex Officio
I-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
R-ID	James E. Risch
R-OK	James Lankford
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-TX	John Cornyn
D-GA	Jon Ossoff
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-AZ	Mark Kelly
D-NM	Martin Heinrich
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-SD	Mike Rounds
D-OR	Ron Wyden
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
R-NC	Ted Budd
R-IN	Todd Young

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4615	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027	Reported By	Aug 5, 2026
S 5009	MERIT Act of 2026	Referred To	Jul 16, 2026
S 4764	A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 11, 2026
S 4760	A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 11, 2026
S 4740	A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 10, 2026
S 4739	A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, to prohibit reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 10, 2026
S 4738	A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, protections relating to warrantless queries for the communications of United States persons, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 10, 2026
S 4712	Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026	Referred To	Jun 9, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2026
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Sep 29, 2026
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Sep 23, 2026
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Sep 16, 2026
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2026
Closed Business Meeting	Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Aug 5, 2026
Closed Hearing	Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Aug 4, 2026
Closed Hearing	To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.Hart Senate Office Building 219	Scheduled	Jul 22, 2026

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 119th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-280	Open Hearing: Nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, to Be Director of the National Security Agency83 pagesOn S.Res. 400 1 witness LTG Joshua M. Rudd, Nominee to be Director of the National Security Agency	Jan 29, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-264	Open Hearing: Nominations of Peter Metzger to Be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Joshua Simmons to Be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency134 pagesOn S.Res. 400 2 witnesses Peter Metzger, Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury Joshua Simmons, Nominee to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Oct 8, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-111	Open Hearing: Pending Nominations of John Dever, to Be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Christopher Fox, to Be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; Matthew A. Kozma, to Be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; George Wesley Street, to Be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Office of Director of National Intelligence; and Peter Thomson, to Be Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency290 pages	Jun 25, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-110	Open Hearing: Nominations of Aaron Lukas to Be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Kent to Be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and John Andrew Eisenberg to Be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, Department of Justice244 pagesOn S.Res. 400 3 witnesses Aaron Lukas, Nominee to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Joseph Kent, Nominee to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence John Andrew Eisenberg, Nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, Department of Justice	Apr 9, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-109	Open Hearing: the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community89 pagesOn S.Res. 400 1 witness The Honorable Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence; Accompanied by: John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); General Timothy D. Haugh, USAF, Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS); Kashyap P. Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, USAF, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)	Mar 25, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-9	Open Hearing: Nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, to Be Director of National Intelligence334 pagesOn S.Res. 400 1 witness Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard, Nominee to be Director of National Intelligence	Jan 30, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-8	Open Hearing: on the Nomination of John L. Ratcliffe, to Be Director, Central Intelligence Agency129 pagesOn S.Res. 400 2 witnesses The Honorable John Ashcroft, Former United States Attorney General The Honorable John L. Ratcliffe, Nominee to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Jan 15, 2025

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 119th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 119-133	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On S. 4615	Aug 5, 2026
S. Rept. 119-51	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026On S. 2342	Jul 29, 2025
S. Rept. 119-1	Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Covering the Period January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025	Feb 20, 2025

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 119th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1479-13	Joseph Weirsky, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Joseph Kent, resigned.Office of the Director of National Intelligence	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1427	Gary Lawkowski, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice John Dever, resigned.Office of the Director of National Intelligence	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1092	Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Tulsi Gabbard.Office of the Director of National Intelligence	Confirmed Jul 28, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 211.	Jun 11, 2026
PN931-5	Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, vice Christopher Scolese, resigned.Department of Defense	Confirmed Aug 7, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.	Apr 21, 2026
PN786-10	Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), vice Brett M. Holmgren, resigned.Department of State	Confirmed Aug 7, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.	Jan 29, 2026
PN711	NominationArmy	Confirmed Mar 10, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 49.	Dec 15, 2025
PN499-11	Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, resigned.Central Intelligence Agency	Confirmed Jan 6, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.	Sep 3, 2025
PN499-8	Peter Metzger, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury, vice Shannon Corless, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Dec 18, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.	Sep 3, 2025

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-4966	A communication from the Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy and designation of an acting officer for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2026; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Nov 9, 2026
EC-4423	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2027"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026
EC-4376	A communication from the Acting Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to action on a nomination and discontinuation of service in an acting role for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 12, 2026; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026
EC-4363	A communication from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, transmitting, a letter expressing support for the reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (OSS-2026-0299); to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Aug 7, 2026
EC-4306	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) for fiscal year 2025; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Aug 5, 2026
EC-2080	A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to designation of an acting officer, a nomination, change in previously submitted reported information, and discontinuation of service in an acting role for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2025; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Oct 28, 2025
EC-1668	A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to action on a nomination for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 2, 2025; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2025
EC-1491	A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2025

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 119th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 119-15	Rules of Procedure for the Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	22	24	3	0	3	95	7	18	12	1
118th2023–2024	22	17	3	0	3	70	10	4	12	1
117th2021–2022	18	12	3	0	3	109	15	13	19	0
116th2019–2020	19	15	3	0	4	72	6	7	23	1
115th2017–2018	19	10	5	0	5	—	28	18	34	1
114th2015–2016	19	10	4	0	4	—	7	3	11	1
113th2013–2014	19	13	6	2	6	—	5	8	8	1
112th2011–2012	19	11	5	1	5	—	7	5	12	2
111th2009–2010	19	10	3	0	4	—	11	14	17	2
110th2007–2008	18	16	8	0	10	—	15	5	10	0
109th2005–2006	18	11	4	0	6	—	10	11	7	1
108th2003–2004	17	19	4	2	4	—	6	3	6	0
107th2001–2002	17	9	3	1	4	—	8	2	11	0

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