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Foreign Relations Committee

Committee on Foreign Relations

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
22

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
7

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
79

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 22

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

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

NumberCommunicationReferred
EC-594A communication from the Executive Secretary, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to law, nine (9) reports relative to vacancies in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 25, 2021; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationMar 4, 2021
EC-531A communication from the General Counsel, Government Accountability Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Release of Certain Withheld Amounts; to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Judiciary; and Rules and Administration.Executive communicationMar 2, 2021
EC-463A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation of Ansarallah and its aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationFeb 23, 2021
EC-159A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the withdrawals of 73 proposed rescissions of budget authority previously transmitted to Congress; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Energy and Natural Resources; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Environment and Public Works; and Rules and Administration.Executive communicationFeb 1, 2021
EC-129A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order declaring additional steps to be taken concerning the national emergency with respect to significant malicious cyber enabled activities declared in Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015, received during adjournment of the Senate on January 18, 2021; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationJan 28, 2021
EC-128A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Australia Group; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationJan 28, 2021
EC-127A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2020-0104 - 2020-0107); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationJan 28, 2021
EC-126A communication from the Managing Director, Congressional Affairs, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report on Activities: Independent Accountability Mechanism, Fiscal Year 2020"; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Executive communicationJan 28, 2021

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsNominationsCommunicationsPrintsTreaties
119th2025–2026, sitting225367220791525153322
118th2023–2024235554821825422440062
117th2021–202222533104851376831430563
116th2019–202023531741066145207255154
115th2017–20182135573249—7927945393
114th2015–201619283801618—97198525417
113th2013–20142022884931—78308634106
112th2011–201219176441021—72197583258
111th2009–20102020156533—95279349358
110th2007–200822280581165—712534181823
109th2005–20061824120622—782614752225
108th2003–200419208341222—1162344711228
107th2001–200220200601422—633126361221

Earlier subcommittees 5

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Membership changes 28

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled, newest first, each with the official record.

DateMemberChangeRecord
Dec 10, 2024Andy Kim D-NJJoinedS.Res. 926
Dec 5, 2024George S. Helmy D-NJLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Sep 10, 2024George S. Helmy D-NJJoinedS.Res. 807
Aug 1, 2024Robert Menendez D-NJLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Sep 27, 2023Robert Menendez D-NJNo longer ChairS.Res. 370
Sep 27, 2023Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDBecame ChairS.Res. 370
Jan 6, 2020David Perdue R-GAJoinedS.Res. 464
Dec 19, 2019Johnny Isakson R-GALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Feb 6, 2018Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDNo longer Ranking MemberS.Res. 393
Feb 6, 2018Robert Menendez D-NJBecame Ranking MemberS.Res. 393
Apr 14, 2015Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDBecame Ranking MemberS.Res. 135
Apr 14, 2015Robert Menendez D-NJNo longer Ranking MemberS.Res. 135
Jan 8, 2015Bob Corker R-TNBecame ChairS.Res. 23
Jul 16, 2013Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PALeft the committeeS.Res. 196
Jul 16, 2013Edward J. Markey D-MAJoinedS.Res. 196
Feb 12, 2013Robert Menendez D-NJBecame ChairS.Res. 29
Nov 15, 2010Christopher A. Coons D-DEJoinedS.Res. 674
Nov 15, 2010Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NYJoinedS.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010Edward E. Kaufman D-DELeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 21, 2009James M. Inhofe R-OKJoinedS.Res. 218
Oct 1, 2008Barack Obama D-ILLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Feb 12, 2008John E. Sununu R-NHLeft the committeeS.Res. 448
Feb 12, 2008John Barrasso R-WYJoinedS.Res. 448
Oct 16, 2002Paul D. Wellstone D-MNLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001Craig Thomas R-WYResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DEBecame ChairCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001Michael B. Enzi R-WYJoinedCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001John D. Rockefeller IV D-WVJoinedCongressional Record, S7417

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