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Foreign Relations Committee

Chairman James E. Risch R-ID Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen D-NH foreign.senate.gov

Committee on Foreign Relations

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536 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

4,327 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 555. 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

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 22

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

Seat	Member	Role
R-ID	James E. Risch	Chairman
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen	Ranking Member
R-TN	Bill Hagerty
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-CT	Christopher Murphy
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
R-PA	David McCormick
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-WY	John Barrasso
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-UT	John R. Curtis
R-UT	Mike Lee
R-NE	Pete Ricketts
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-FL	Rick Scott
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-TX	Ted Cruz
D-VA	Tim Kaine

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

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

Newest activity first. In the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 472	A resolution supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners".	Discharged From	Nov 11, 2026
S 5691	Memorializing Peace Corps Service Act	Referred To	Nov 9, 2026
SJRES 221	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.	Referred To	Oct 15, 2026
S 5682	Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act	Referred To	Oct 15, 2026
S 5637	STRATA Act of 2026	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026
SRES 932	A resolution requesting information on Venezuela's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026
S 5623	Reaffirming Extended Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2026	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026
S 5611	SRBIJA Act	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026

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

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, William Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, Michael Young, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Ronald Johnson, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julia Nesheiwat, of Florida, to be Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic (New Position), Peter McCoy, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Montenegro, Nathaniel Morris, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Keith Noreika, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, and Jennifer Johnson-Carroll, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, all of the Department of State, and Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, and Rebekah Jurata, of California, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.Capitol (Senate side) 1165 documents	Scheduled	Nov 18, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of Nick Oberheiden, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Peter Snyder, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Kimberly Greenwood, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Paul Kalmbach, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, Jane Lynch, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Wesley Hunt, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dino LaVerghetta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Devin Kennington, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Junaid Munir, of Michigan, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, and Paul Watzlavick, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 4193 documents	Scheduled	Nov 10, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 4191 document	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of William Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, Natasha Franceschi, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, and John McIntyre, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 4191 document	Scheduled	Sep 24, 2026

Closed Hearing	Closed hearings to examine combating and deterring wrongful detentions, focusing on an update on U.S. efforts.Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side 217	Scheduled	Sep 23, 2026
Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Young, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Ronald Johnson, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julia Nesheiwat, of Florida, to be Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic, Steven Gillen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and Nutan Patel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 4191 document	Scheduled	Sep 17, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nominations of Joshua Harris, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, Henry Wooster, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Peter Lord, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Keith Heffern, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and Charles Goodman III, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 4191 document	Scheduled	Sep 16, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, focusing on assessing the United States response.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419	Scheduled	Aug 6, 2026

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-429	Arms Control and Transforming International Security Functions at the State Department38 pages 1 witness DiNanno, Hon. Thomas G., Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC	Mar 24, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-403	A Pathway to European Energy Security42 pages 2 witnesses Pyatt, Hon. Geoffrey, Senior Managing Director for Energy and Critical Minerals, McLarty Associates; Distinguished Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council, Washington, DC Byers, Dan, Vice President of Policy, Global Energy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC	Feb 4, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-449	Countering Terrorism in North Africa: Opportunities and Challenges31 pages 2 witnesses Palladino, Robert J., Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC Borkert, LTC Joel, USA Ret., Deputy Coordinator for Programs and Military Coordination, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC	Feb 3, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-338	Maritime Security in Africa: Assessing Threats to Commercial Diplomacy and National Security Interests31 pages 3 witnesses Sylvester, Marco M., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC.... Nardi, Maggie, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Department of State, Washington, DC Perry, Ruth L., Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Enviromental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC	Dec 10, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-258	Combating the People's Republic of China's Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific63 pages 3 witnesses Singleton, Craig, China Program Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC Powell, Raymond, Executive Director, Sealight Foundation, Stanford, CA Ratner, Dr. Ely, Principal, The Marathon Initiative, Washington, DC	Oct 7, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-311	The Future of U.S. Black Sea Strategy36 pagesOn S. 804, S.Res. 68 3 witnesses Boyse, Matthew, Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC Starr, Dr. Stephen Frederick, Distinguished Fellow for Eurasia & Founding Chairman, Central Asia Caucasus Institute, Washington, DC Sendak, Catherine, Director of Tranatlantic Defense and Security, Center for European Policy Analysis, Washington, DC	Sep 30, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-167	The Status of Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong, Five Years After the PRC'S Judicial Takeover58 pagesOn H.R. 2661 4 witnesses Enos, Olivia, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC Richardson, Dr. Sophie, Co-Executive Director, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Washington, DC Siu, Joey, Executive Council Member, World Liberty Congress, Washington, DC Gallagher, Caoilfhionn, KC, International Legal Counsel to Jimmy Lai, Doughty Street Barristers, London, England	Jul 22, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-160	NATO Summit 2025: an Assessment of Transatlantic Security Cooperation53 pagesOn S. 1883 2 witnesses Rough, Peter, Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC Polyakova, Dr. Alina, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for European Policy Analysis, Washington, DC	Jun 18, 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
PN1479-12	William Stephens, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu.Department of State	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1479-11	Matthew Millhollin, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Sultanate of Oman.Department of State	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1479-5	Pedro Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guatemala.Department of State	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1479-4	John Burns, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Department of State	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1479-2	Mikhail Bogachek, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kosovo.Department of State	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1475	NominationForeign Service · 40 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1474	NominationForeign Service · 109 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1473	NominationForeign Service · 139 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Nov 9, 2026

Treaties the President sent to the Senate for its advice and consent, referred to this committee. In the 119th Congress.

Treaty	Title	Outcome	Sent to the Senate
Treaty Doc. 119-2	Tax Convention with Croatia and Protocol Amending the Tax Convention with CroatiaTaxation · Croatia	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by unanimous consent removing the injunction of secrecy.	Sep 14, 2026
Treaty Doc. 119-1	Treaty with the United Arab Emirates on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal MattersMutual Legal Assistance · United Arab Emirates	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by unanimous consent removing the injunction of secrecy.	Jan 14, 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-5134	A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13694 with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5079	A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Secretary of State's intent to designate Los Lorenzanas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization as well as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5078	A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, a certification of a proposed transfer of major defense equipment to the Government of the United Kingdom with an original acquisition value of approximately $110,600,000 (RSAT Case 26-11565); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5077	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to Canada and Japan in the amount of $25,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 26-068); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5076	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to Mexico in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 26-080); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5075	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to the United Arab Emirates in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 26-074); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5074	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, the Army's proposed letter(s) of offer and acceptance to the Government of Mexico for defense articles and services estimated to cost $1.075 billion (RSAT Case 26-104); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026
EC-5073	A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to Norway and Ukraine in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 26-067); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2026

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

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 119-6	Rules of the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 119-4	Membership and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees	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	Treaties
119th2025–2026, sitting	22	536	72	2	0	79	15	251	533	2	2
118th2023–2024	23	555	48	2	1	82	54	224	400	6	2
117th2021–2022	22	533	104	8	5	137	68	314	305	6	3
116th2019–2020	23	531	74	10	6	61	45	207	255	15	4
115th2017–2018	21	355	73	24	9	—	79	279	453	9	3
114th2015–2016	19	283	80	16	18	—	97	198	525	4	17
113th2013–2014	20	228	84	9	31	—	78	308	634	10	6
112th2011–2012	19	176	44	10	21	—	72	197	583	25	8
111th2009–2010	20	201	56	5	33	—	95	279	349	35	8
110th2007–2008	22	280	58	11	65	—	71	253	418	18	23
109th2005–2006	18	241	20	6	22	—	78	261	475	22	25
108th2003–2004	19	208	34	12	22	—	116	234	471	12	28
107th2001–2002	20	200	60	14	22	—	63	312	636	12	21

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