Intelligence (Select) Committee

Summary

Intelligence (Select) is a select committee of the U.S. Senate with 21 members. It has 21 bills before it this session, has held 6 hearings and has filed 3 reports.

Chair

Chair: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR). Online at www.intelligence.senate.gov.

Intelligence (Select) has 21 bills, 96 meetings and 3 reports on the record this session.

Members

21 members sit on Intelligence (Select), 11 in the majority and 10 in the minority; Tom Cotton is Chair, John Thune is Ex Officio, Roger Wicker is Ex Officio, Mark Warner is Vice Chairman, Jack Reed is Ex Officio and Charles Schumer is Ex Officio.

🟥 Majority 11🟦 Minority 10

Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

R–AR · Chair

John Thune

John Thune

R–SD · Ex Officio

Roger Wicker

Roger Wicker

R–MS · Ex Officio

James Risch

James Risch

R–ID · Member

Susan Collins

Susan Collins

R–ME · Member

John Cornyn

John Cornyn

R–TX · Member

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Bills

21 bills have been referred to Intelligence (Select) this session.

Sessions

S. 5009Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.MERIT Act of 2026 Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026Jul 16, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Elissa SlotkinS. 4764Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.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.Jun 11, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Tom CottonS. 4760Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.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.Jun 11, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Tom CottonS. 4740Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve transparency, and for other purposes.Jun 10, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Ron WydenS. 4739Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.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.Jun 10, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Ron Wyden

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Meetings

Intelligence (Select) has 90 meetings on the calendar.

Reports

Intelligence (Select) has filed 3 reports and issued 1 print this Congress.

Nominations

11 nominations have been referred to Intelligence (Select) this Congress.

PN1092Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 211.Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Tulsi Gabbard.Received Jun 11, 2026PN499-11Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, resigned.Received Sep 3, 2025PN499-8Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.Peter Metzger, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury, vice Shannon Corless, resigned.Received Sep 3, 2025PN141-37Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, vice Robin C. Ashton.Received May 6, 2025PN141-17Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.John Dever, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Christopher Charles Fonzone, resigned.Received May 6, 2025

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Communications

8 executive communications, petitions and memorials have been referred to Intelligence (Select) this Congress.

EC 4376Executive CommunicationThe abstract lands with tonight's harvest.Referred Sep 14, 2026EC 4363Executive CommunicationA communication from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, transmitting, a letter expressing support for the reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (OSS-2026-0299); to the Select Committee o…Referred Aug 7, 2026EC 4306Executive CommunicationA communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) for fiscal year 2025; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.Referred Aug 5, 2026EC 2080Executive CommunicationA communication from the Associate General Counsel for Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to designation of an acting officer, a nomination, change i…Referred Oct 28, 2025EC 1668Executive CommunicationA communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to action on a nomination for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1…Referred Sep 8, 2025

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Lobbying

56 clients and 51 firms named 7 of the bills referred to Intelligence (Select) in 129 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.

The bills most often named.

History

The committee has carried 1 name since May 19, 1976, established by 94 S Res 400.