The Senate Ukraine Caucus (SUC) is a bipartisan
caucus of the
United States Senate
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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
House of Representatives
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is the
Congressional Ukraine Caucus, which was established in 1997 and consists of 93 representatives.
Members
Senators
Dick Durbin
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(D-IL) and
Roger Wicker (R-MS) co-chair the SUC. Senator Durbin co-founded the caucus along with now-retired Senator
Rob Portman (R-OH). The two remained the caucus' Co-Chairs until Portman's retirement in 2023. Senators
Chris Murphy (D-CT),
Sherrod Brown (D-OH),
Jeanne Shaheen
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(D-NH), and
Ron Johnson (R-WI) are the caucus' Vice-Chairs.
The Senate Ukraine Caucus consists of 17 senators and one state attorney general (9
Democrats and 9
Republicans):
Former members
After 2024 elections:
* Sen.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (lost reelection)
* Sen.
Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) (lost reelection)
* Sen.
Ben Cardin (D-MD) (retired)
After 2022 elections:
* Sen.
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) (resigned)
* Sen.
Rob Portman (R-OH) (retired)
* Sen.
Pat Toomey (R-PA) (retired)
After 2018 elections:
* Sen.
Joe Donnelly (D-IN) (lost reelection)
* Sen.
Bill Nelson (D-FL) (lost reelection)
After 2016 elections:
* Sen.
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) (lost reelection)
* Sen.
Mark Kirk (R-IL) (lost reelection)
Relevant legislation
*
United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions (S.R. 2183), introduced on March 27, 2014
*
Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (S.R. 2828),
introduced on September 16, 2014
See also
*
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, a non-profit organization representing the interests of Ukrainian-Americans
References
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Ukraine
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Ukraine–United States relations
2015 establishments in Washington, D.C.