Senator Biden serves on two major committees: The Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Committee. A former chairman of both panels, Senator Biden is currently the top Democrat on both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Victims’ Rights. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.

To learn more about the important work Senator Biden does on these Committees, please click on any of these links.

Foreign Relations
For three decades, Joe Biden has played a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. He has become respected at home and abroad for his well-informed, common-sense approach to international relations.

Since 1997, Biden has served as either Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he has worked on a bipartisan basis with the top Republican members. Senator Richard Lugar, who currently chairs the committee, said: "Senator Biden has a very strong commitment to a bipartisan foreign policy and serves as a good example for everyone in Congress. He has a very broad, comprehensive view of the world. He’s a good listener, but he’s also a strong and effective advocate of his position."

Judiciary
A c onstitutional scholar and adjunct professor of law at Widener Law School, Senator Biden is one of the Senate’s leading voices on crime and drug policy issues. Senator Biden was described as "the Democrats’ chief anti-crime specialist on Capitol Hill" by U.S. News & World Report. A former chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1987-95, Senator Biden today serves as the top Democrat on the Crime Subcommittee.

Drug Caucus
Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is a leader in Congress on combating drug use and stopping the flow of drugs from reaching our shores. In addition to serving as Co-Chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, Senator Biden chairs both the Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Victims’ Rights, and is a central player on some of the most important issues facing the nation, from crime prevention and drug control policy to constitutional law and international relations.