What is Senate Committee on Finance working on?

Recent hearings

• Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social Security solvency.

  Aug 5, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biotechnology.

  Aug 4, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act".

  Jul 30, 2026

  Open Business Meeting

• Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.

  Jul 22, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary, and Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, and George McMaster, of South Carolina, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury.

  Jul 16, 2026

  Open Hearing

As of Sep 8, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• S 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

  Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Aug 1, 2025

  Under review
• HR 5366: Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

  W Steube (R-FL-17) · Sep 15, 2025

  Under review
• HR 8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

  Austin Scott (R-GA-8) · May 19, 2026

  Passed House, in Senate
• S 5091: Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026

  Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Jul 22, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 5088: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

  Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Jul 22, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 5084: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the base amount and adjusted base amount for purposes of determining taxable social security benefits.

  John Kennedy (R-LA) · Jul 22, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 5085: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the additional hospital insurance tax on high income taxpayers.

  John Kennedy (R-LA) · Jul 22, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 5083: Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026

  Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Jul 22, 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 Finance has legislative jurisdiction on matters relating to taxation, debt, customs, foreign trade, and health programs under the Social Security Act such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund.