What is Senate Select Committee on Intelligence working on?

Recent hearings

• Closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters.

  Feb 4, 2026

  Closed Business Meeting

• Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

  Aug 5, 2026

  Closed Business Meeting

• Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

  Aug 4, 2026

  Closed Hearing

• To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

  Jul 22, 2026

  Closed Hearing

• Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters.

  Jul 21, 2026

  Closed Business Meeting

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• S 4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

  Tom Cotton (R-AR) · May 20, 2026

  Under review
• S 5009: MERIT Act of 2026

  Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Jul 16, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• 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.

  Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Jun 11, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• 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.

  Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Jun 11, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4740: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.

  Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Jun 10, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• 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.

  Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Jun 10, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• 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.

  Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Jun 10, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4712: Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026

  Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Jun 9, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

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.