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860 bills referred in the 116th Congress

9,558 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 1,154. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 116th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 48

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel	Chair
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Ranking Member
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat
D-NJ	Albio Sires
D-CA	Ami Bera
D-MI	Andy Levin
R-MO	Ann Wagner
D-CA	Brad Sherman
R-FL	Brian J. Mast
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred
D-MD	David J. Trone
D-RI	David N. Cicilline
D-MN	Dean Phillips
D-NV	Dina Titus
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
R-FL	Francis Rooney
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly
R-IN	Greg Pence
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler
D-MN	Ilhan Omar
D-CA	Jim Costa
D-TX	Joaquin Castro
R-SC	Joe Wilson
R-UT	John R. Curtis
D-CA	Juan Vargas
D-CA	Karen Bass
R-CO	Ken Buck
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin
R-TN	Mark E. GreenJoined Jul 30, 2020
R-MS	Michael Guest
R-TX	Ron Wright
R-PA	Scott Perry
R-OH	Steve Chabot
R-KS	Steve WatkinsLeft Jul 20, 2020
D-PA	Susan Wild
D-CA	Ted Lieu
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch
R-TN	Tim Burchett
D-NJ	Tom Malinowski
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez
D-MA	William R. Keating

Subcommittees, 116th Congress 7

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9064	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 2245	CECIL Act	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2020
HR 9041	National Emergencies Reform Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2020
HR 9028	To establish the American Nuclear Leadership Commission, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 18, 2020
HR 9029	Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act	Referred To	Dec 18, 2020
HRES 1270	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no taxpayer dollars will be used to enact sanctions that inflict suffering on civilian populations.	Referred To	Dec 18, 2020
HR 9003	Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 17, 2020
HR 8971	Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 15, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Diplomacy or Dead End: An Evaluation of Syria PolicyRayburn House Office Building 21722 documents 1 witness Mr. Joel Rayburn, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levan Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria, U.S. Department of State	Scheduled	Dec 9, 2020

Hearing	The Balkans: Policy Recommendations for the Next AdministrationRayburn House Office Building 21728 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State Mr. Janusz Bugajski, Senior Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation Dr. Daniel Serwer, Director, American Foreign Policy, School of Advanced International Studies	Scheduled	Dec 8, 2020

Hearing	The Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: Charting a New Path ForwardRayburn House Office Building 21728 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Shannon O'Neil, Chair, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission The Honorable Cliff Sobel, Vice Chair, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Dr. Mary Speck, Executive Director, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission	Scheduled	Dec 3, 2020

Markup	Markup of Various MeasuresRayburn House Office Building 217240 documents	Scheduled	Oct 1, 2020

Hearing	Oversight of the United States Agency for Global Media and U.S. International Broadcasting EffortsRayburn House Office Building 217220 documents 6 witnesses Mr. Jamie Fly, Former President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ms. Amanda Bennett, Former Director of the Voice of America Mr. Grant Turner, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Agency for Global Media The Honorable Ryan Crocker, Board Member, Open Technology Fund, Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon. The Honorable Michael Pack, Chief Executive Officer, United States Agency for Global Media The Honorable Karen Kornbluth, Chair of the Board of Directors, Open Technology Fund, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development	Scheduled	Sep 24, 2020

Hearing	Why did the Trump Administration Fire the State Department Inspector General?Rayburn House Office Building 21726 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable Brian Bulatao, Under Secretary of State for Management, United States Department of State Mr. Marik String, Acting Legal Adviser, United States Department of State The Honorable R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, United States Department of State	Rescheduled	Sep 16, 2020

Markup	Various MeasuresRayburn House Office Building 217231 documents	Scheduled	Jul 29, 2020

Hearing	The Trump Administration's FY2021 Foreign Assistance Budget RequestRayburn House Office Building 21722 documents 1 witness The Honorable John Barsa, Acting Administrator, United States Agency for International Development	Scheduled	Jul 23, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 116-140	Taiwan and the United States: Enduring Bonds in the Face of Adversity59 pagesOn H.Res. 965 3 witnesses Glaser, Ms. Bonnie, Senior Adviser for Asia and Director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Rigger, Dr. Shelley, Brown Professor of Political Science, Davidson College Kan, Ms. Shirley, Specialist in Asian Security Affairs, Retired Specialist at yhe Congressional Research Service	Dec 10, 2020
Serial No. 116-139	International Human Rights and the Closing Civic Space81 pagesOn H.Res. 512, H.Res. 965, S.Res. 458 3 witnesses Lin, Joanne, National Director, Advocacy and Government Affairs, Amnesty International USA Radsch, Dr. Courtney, Advocacy Director, Committee to Protect Journalists Kao, Emilie, Director of the Richard and Helen Devos Center for Religion & Civil Society, Heritage Foundation	Dec 9, 2020
Serial No. 116-138	Diplomacy or Dead End: an Evaluation of Syria Policy72 pagesOn H.Res. 17, H.Res. 965 1 witness Rayburn, Joel D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria, U.S. Department of State	Dec 9, 2020
Serial No. 116-141	The Balkans: Policy Recommendations for the Next Administration77 pagesOn H.Res. 965 3 witnesses Albright, Hon. Madeleine K., Former Secretary of State Serwer, Dr. Daniel, Director, American Foreign Policy, Director, Conflict Management, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Bugajski, Mr. Janusz, Senior Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation	Dec 8, 2020
Serial No. 116-136	The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia75 pagesOn H.Res. 128, H.Res. 965 4 witnesses Badwaza, Mr. Yoseph, Senior Advisor, Africa Freedom House Lemma, Ms. Tsedale, Editor-in-Chief, Founder, Addis Standard Magazine Ploch Blanchard, Ms. Lauren, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Services Stigant, Ms. Susan, Director of Africa Program, United States Institute of Peace	Dec 3, 2020
Serial No. 116-137	The Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: Charting a New Path Forward69 pagesOn H.R. 2836 1 witness O'Neil, Dr. Shannon, Chair, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission, Council on Foreign Relations	Dec 3, 2020
Serial No. 116-109	Joint Hearing: Strengthening Biological Security: Traditional Threats and Emerging Challenges82 pagesOn H.R. 6395, H.Res. 965 4 witnesses Lasseter, David, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Department of Defense Oxford, Vayl, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Department of Defense Moore, Jonathan, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Dolliff, Phillip, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation Programs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State	Oct 2, 2020
Serial No. 116-110	MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pagesOn H.R. 751, H.R. 1012, H.R. 4236, H.R. 4326, H.R. 4507 and 30 more	Oct 1, 2020

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 116-594	H.R. 4644, the Libya Stabilization ActOn H.R. 4644	Nov 17, 2020
H. Rept. 116-242	Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding United States Efforts to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Through a Negotiated Two-State SolutionOn H.Res. 326	Oct 17, 2019
H. Rept. 116-181	The Department of State Authorization Act of 2019On H.R. 3352	Jul 24, 2019
H. Rept. 116-41,Part 1	Climate Action Now ActOn H.R. 9	Apr 18, 2019
H. Rept. 116-7	Directing the Removal of United States Armed Forces from Hostilities in the Republic of Yemen That Have Not Been Authorized by CongressOn H.J.Res. 37	Feb 8, 2019

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6081	A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94–412, section 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95–223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of the Treasury	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6019	A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Belarus that was declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94–412, section 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95–223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of the Treasury	Dec 28, 2020
EC-6018	A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report certifying that the export of the listed items to the People's Republic of China is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778 note; Public Law 105–261, section 1512 (as amended by Public Law 105–277, section 146); (112 Stat. 2174); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of Commerce	Dec 28, 2020
EC-5977	A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the International Criminal Court that was declared in Executive Order 13928 of June 11, 2020, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94–412, section 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95–223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of the Treasury	Dec 20, 2020
PM-55	A letter from the President of the United States, transmitting notification that the national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuse and corruption, originally delared on December 20, 2017, by Executive Order 13818, is to continue in effect beyond December 20, 2020, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94–412, section 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257); (H. Doc. No. 116–173); Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.Presidential message	Dec 17, 2020
EC-5882	A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of Justice, transmitting the annual report for CY 2019 of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 4107; July 3, 1948, ch. 826, section 9 (as amended by Public Law 89–348, section 2(6)); (79 Stat. 1312) and 22 U.S.C. 1622(c); Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, section 3(c) (as amended by Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 645, section 1); (69 Stat. 562); jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary.Executive communication · Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of Justice	Dec 7, 2020
EC-5857	A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92–403, section 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108–458, section 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of State	Dec 7, 2020
EC-5856	A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92–403, section 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108–458, section 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Executive communication · Department of State	Dec 7, 2020

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	59	1,033	0	3	0	32	37	729	0
118th2023–2024	58	1,154	10	1	12	46	127	751	0
117th2021–2022	53	1,023	10	9	11	47	67	678	0
116th2019–2020	48	860	5	11	5	49	122	534	0
115th2017–2018	48	716	29	22	13	53	176	799	0
114th2015–2016	45	580	26	18	6	49	242	957	0
113th2013–2014	48	517	30	11	9	35	240	—	2
112th2011–2012	46	494	12	14	9	0	193	—	1
111th2009–2010	49	666	7	8	6	—	137	—	3
110th2007–2008	54	783	23	24	23	—	233	—	6
109th2005–2006	52	671	63	17	22	—	244	—	6
108th2003–2004	51	588	51	22	20	—	0	—	5
107th2001–2002	52	473	34	23	18	—	2	—	9

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 30, 2020	Mark E. Green R-TN	Joined	H.Res. 1072
Jul 20, 2020	Steve Watkins R-KS	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3584

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