Senate Foreign Relations Committee

533 bills have been referred to the committee in the 119th Congress. The 5 with the most recent action:

• S. 5611 A bill to authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia.

  Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

• S.Res. 932 A resolution requesting information on Venezuela's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

  Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

• S. 5637 A bill to establish the Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership, and for other purposes.

  Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

• S. 5623 A bill to express the sense of Congress reaffirming extended nuclear deterrence.

  Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

• S. 5589 A bill to prohibit United States foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes.

  Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

• Thu, Oct 1, 11:00 AM ET · Closed hearing

  To receive a closed briefing on an update on Venezuela.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

• Wed, Sep 30, 3:00 PM ET · Hearing

  Hearings to examine Nicaragua's political crisis, focusing on Ortega's assault on democracy.

  Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (Senate Foreign Relations Committee) · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

• Wed, Sep 30, 10:30 AM ET · 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.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

• Thu, Sep 24, 9:30 AM ET · 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.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

• Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM ET · Closed hearing

  Closed hearings to examine combating and deterring wrongful detentions, focusing on an update on U.S. efforts.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

• Thu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM ET · 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.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

• Wed, Sep 16, 10:00 AM ET · 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.

  Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

• Africa and Global Health Policy

  Chair: Ted Cruz · Ranking member: Cory Booker · 11 members

• East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy

  Chair: Pete Ricketts · Ranking member: Chris Coons · 11 members

• Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

  Chair: Steve Daines · Ranking member: Chris Murphy · 11 members

• Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy

  Chair: Mike Lee · Ranking member: Tammy Duckworth · 11 members

• Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism

  Chair: Dave McCormick · Ranking member: Jacky Rosen · 11 members

• State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development

  Chair: Bill Hagerty · Ranking member: Chris Van Hollen · 11 members

• Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues

  Chair: John Curtis · Ranking member: Tim Kaine · 11 members