301 bills referred
Across 8 Congresses on file, most in the 112th at 69. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 109th to 117th
Seated in the 119th Congress
Hearings and business meetings this Congress
Members 12
Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Current Congress only.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Chair |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs |
Meetings and hearings 8
Newest first. Current Congress only.
| Kind | Subject | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords – Part II | Scheduled | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Hearing | Defending Religious Freedom Around the World | Scheduled | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Hearing | Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords | Scheduled | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Hearing | Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan | Rescheduled | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Hearing | President Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern—CPC”: A serious, well-founded wake-up call | Scheduled | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Hearing | A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action | Scheduled | May 22, 2025 |
| Hearing | Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa | Scheduled | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Hearing | Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation | Scheduled | Mar 12, 2025 |
Bills referred 301
Newest activity first, from the 107th Congress on.
Everything here is as published by Congress. Referrals run from the 107th Congress on, so a committee older than that shows fewer than it has taken. Membership, meetings and nominations are held for the 119th Congress only, which is why they are shown without a history rather than reported as none. A subcommittee's referrals are recorded against it separately from its parent's, so the two lists do not add up. Records come from Congress.gov.