WHAT
What is Senate Select Committee on Intelligence working on?
Recent hearings
- Closed Business Meeting
Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters.
Jul 20, 2026
- Closed Hearing
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Jul 22, 2026
- Closed Hearing
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Jul 21, 2026
- Open Hearing
Hearings to examine the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence.
Jul 15, 2026
- Closed Hearing
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Jul 14, 2026
As of Jul 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.
Bills in committee
- S 5009: MERIT Act of 2026Awaiting committee review
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · 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.Awaiting committee review
Tom Cotton (R-AR) · 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.Awaiting committee review
Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Jun 11, 2026
- S 4740: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.Awaiting committee review
Ron Wyden (D-OR) · 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.Awaiting committee review
Ron Wyden (D-OR) · 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.Awaiting committee review
Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Jun 10, 2026
- S 4712: Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026Awaiting committee review
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Jun 9, 2026
- S 4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Under review
Tom Cotton (R-AR) · May 20, 2026
Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).
Jurisdiction
The Senate Committee on Intelligence was created to study the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs. The Committee is also responsible for proposing legislation and providing legislative oversight to ensure that intelligence activities of the United States are in conformity with the Constitution and the law.
Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology