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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.

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

KindSubjectStatusDate
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.1651, to encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, S.138, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act, S.1829, to impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, S.3874, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and the West Bank, S.2626, to impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism, S.2336, to address the threat from the development of Iran's ballistic missile program and the transfer or deployment of Iranian missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment, S.3854, to combat transnational repression abroad, to strengthen tools to combat authoritarianism, corruption, and kleptocracy, to invest in democracy research and development, S.3235, to require a strategy to counter the role of the People's Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to Iran, S.618, to establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, S.1881, to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, S.Res.505, condemning the use of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war by the terrorist group Hamas against the people of Israel, S.Res.357, recognizing the formation of the Alliance for Development in Democracy and urging the United States to pursue deeper ties with its member countries, S.Res.385, calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023, S.Con.Res.18, calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022, and the nominations of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Richard H. Riley IV, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Stephan A. Lang, of Virginia, to be U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, with the rank of Ambassador, Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, Courtney Diesel O'Donnell, of California, to be United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador, Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, Laura Stone, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Lisa Peterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, and Donna Ann Welton, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, all of the Department of State, Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business.Capitol (Senate side) 116ScheduledApr 16, 2024
MeetingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for United States Agency for International Development.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419ScheduledApr 10, 2024
MeetingHearings to examine implementation of the U.S. anti-corruption strategy.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419ScheduledMar 21, 2024
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider pending calendar business.Capitol (Senate side) 116ScheduledMar 21, 2024
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador, and Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, all of the Department of State, and other pending calendar business.Capitol (Senate side) 116ScheduledMar 20, 2024
MeetingHearings to examine U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands region.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419ScheduledMar 14, 2024
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador, Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and B. Bix Aliu, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Montenegro, all of the Department of State.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419ScheduledMar 7, 2024
MeetingHearings to examine global food security.Dirksen Senate Office Building 419ScheduledMar 6, 2024

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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