Senate Ukraine Caucus
The Senate Ukraine Caucus is a bipartisan caucus of the United States Senate that was inaugurated on February 9, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Its mission is "to strengthen the political, military, economic, and cultural relationship between the United States and Ukraine."
Its counterpart in the United States [House of Representatives|House of Representatives] is the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, which was established in 1997 and consists of 93 representatives.
Members
Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Wicker co-chair the SUC. Senator Durbin co-founded the caucus along with now-retired Senator Rob Portman. The two remained the caucus' Co-Chairs until Portman's retirement in 2023. Senators Chris Murphy, Sherrod Brown, Jeanne Shaheen, and Ron Johnson are the caucus' Vice-Chairs.The Senate Ukraine Caucus consists of 17 senators and one state attorney general :
Former members
After 2024 elections:- Sen. Sherrod Brown
- Sen. Bob Casey Jr.
- Sen. Ben Cardin
- Sen. Jim Inhofe
- Sen. Rob Portman
- Sen. Pat Toomey
- Sen. Joe Donnelly
- Sen. Bill Nelson
- Sen. Kelly Ayotte
- Sen. Mark Kirk
Relevant legislation
- United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions, introduced on March 27, 2014
- Ukraine [Freedom Support Act of 2014], introduced on September 16, 2014