committee Assignments

Bob Menendez serves as the Chairman the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one of the Senate’s original ten standing committees that has shaped our nation’s foreign policy to advance the interests of all Americans in war and peace. As Chairman, Bob has a unique position to help set policy for the way in which the U.S. government confronts key foreign policy issues of the day including competing with China, defeating the global pandemic and strengthening our alliances. Senator Menendez will also play an instrumental role in the effort to rebuild our nation’s foreign policy institutions and restore our place as a leader around the globe in the post-Trump era. He also served as the Committee’s Chairman in the 113th Congress, where he led the effort to sanction Russia after they invaded Ukraine.

The Committee was established in 1816 as one of the original ten standing Senate committees. Throughout its history, it has been instrumental in developing and influencing United States foreign policy, at different times supporting and opposing the policies of presidents and Secretaries of State. The Committee has considered, debated, and reported important treaties and legislation, and also holds jurisdiction over all diplomatic nominations.

Bob is the first Latino to serve as Chairman of the Committee.

Bob Menendez is a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment.  He serves on the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development as well as the Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee. The Committee oversees issues related to banking, insurance, financial markets, securities, housing, urban development and mass transit, international trade and finance, and economic policy.

Bob Menendez is a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and serves on the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, the Subcommittee on Health Care, and Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness. The Committee covers a broad range of issues relating to taxation and other revenue measures. It oversees financial matters related to 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. It also covers national social security; bonded debt; customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery; reciprocal trade agreements; tariff and import quotas; transportation of dutiable goods; deposit of public moneys and general revenue sharing.