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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

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. (source)

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Chair:
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Chair:
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Vice Chair:
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Republicans:
10
Democrats:
8
Independents:
1

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Richard Burr
Chair
Republican
North Carolina
Portrait of Marco Rubio
Chair
Republican
Florida
Portrait of Mark Warner
Vice Chair
Democrat
Virginia
Portrait of James “Jim” Inhofe
Ex Officio
Republican
Oklahoma
Portrait of Mitch McConnell
Ex Officio
Republican
Kentucky
Portrait of John “Jack” Reed
Ex Officio
Democrat
Rhode Island
Portrait of Charles “Chuck” Schumer
Ex Officio
Democrat
New York
Portrait of Michael Bennet
Democrat
Colorado
Portrait of Roy Blunt
Republican
Missouri
Portrait of Susan Collins
Republican
Maine
Portrait of John Cornyn
Republican
Texas
Portrait of Tom Cotton
Republican
Arkansas
Portrait of Dianne Feinstein
Democrat
California
Portrait of Kamala Harris
Democrat
California
Portrait of Martin Heinrich
Democrat
New Mexico
Portrait of Angus King
Independent
Maine
Portrait of James Risch
Republican
Idaho
Portrait of Benjamin Sasse
Republican
Nebraska
Portrait of Ron Wyden
Democrat
Oregon

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 15 bills referred to this committee:

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Statement of Senate Intel Vice Chair Sen. Mark R. Warner”
    — Aug 18, 2020

“Rubio Statement on Senate Intel Release of Volume 5 of Bipartisan Russia Report”
    — Aug 18, 2020

“Senate Intel Releases Volume 5 of Bipartisan Russia Report”
    — Aug 18, 2020

“Rubio, Warner Release Joint Statement in Response to NCSC Director Evanina”
    — Aug 10, 2020

“Senate Intelligence Committee Passes Intelligence Authorization Act”
    — Jun 3, 2020

“Senate Intel Releases New Report on Intel Community Assessment of Russian Interference”
    — Apr 21, 2020

“Senate Intel Releases Bipartisan Report on Obama Admin Response to Russian Election Interference”
    — Feb 6, 2020

“Senate Intel Committee Statement on Status of Security Clearance Reform”
    — Jan 22, 2020

“Burr, Warner Praise House and Senate Passage of Three-Year Intel Authorization Act”
    — Dec 17, 2019

“Senate Intel Committee Releases Bipartisan Report on Russia’s Use of Social Media”
    — Oct 8, 2019

“Senate Intel Releases Election Security Findings in First Volume of Bipartisan Russia Report”
    — Jul 25, 2019

“Intelligence Authorization Act Was Passed Unanimously by the Senate Intelligence Committee”
    — Jun 27, 2019

“Senate Intel Committee Unanimously Passes Intelligence Authorization Act”
    — May 14, 2019

“Senate Intel Committee Again Unanimously Passes Evanina Nomination”
    — Feb 28, 2019

“Senate Intel Statement on Treasury Department’s Sanctions on Oleg Deripaska, Companies”
    — Dec 19, 2018

“New Reports Shed Light on Internet Research Agency’s Social Media Tactics”
    — Dec 17, 2018

“Senate Intel Committee Statement on DOJ Russian Hacking Charges”
    — Oct 4, 2018

“Statement from Senators Burr, Warner Following Senate Intel Social Media Hearing”
    — Aug 1, 2018

“Senators Honor Intelligence Professionals for Service to Nation”
    — Jul 26, 2018

“Intel Committee Releases Unclassified Summary of Initial Findings on 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment”
    — Jul 3, 2018