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1,074 bills referred in the 117th Congress

11,086 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 1,267. 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 117th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 47

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Chair
R-KY	James Comer	Ranking Member
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-CortezJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-GA	Andrew S. ClydeJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-AZ	Andy BiggsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MA	Ayanna PressleyJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-OH	Bob GibbsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MI	Brenda L. LawrenceJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-FL	Byron DonaldsJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-LA	Clay HigginsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MO	Cori BushJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-IL	Danny K. DavisJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman SchultzJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes NortonJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-PA	Fred KellerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-VA	Gerald E. ConnollyJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-WI	Glenn GrothmanJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Joined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Jackie SpeierJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-KS	Jake LaTurnerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MD	Jamie RaskinJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-TN	Jim CooperJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-OH	Jim JordanJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Jimmy GomezJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-GA	Jody B. HiceJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MD	John P. SarbanesJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Katie PorterJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MD	Kweisi MfumeJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnierJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	Michael CloudJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NE	Mike FloodJoined Jul 13, 2022
D-IL	Mike QuigleyJoined Apr 14, 2021 · Left Dec 1, 2021
R-SC	Nancy MaceJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	Pat FallonJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-AZ	Paul A. GosarJoined Jan 28, 2021 · Left Nov 17, 2021
R-TX	Pete SessionsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-VT	Peter WelchJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-IL	Raja KrishnamoorthiJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-SC	Ralph NormanJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MI	Rashida TlaibJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Ro KhannaJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-IL	Robin L. KellyJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-FL	Scott FranklinJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-OH	Shontel M. BrownJoined Dec 1, 2021
D-MA	Stephen F. LynchJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NC	Virginia FoxxJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NM	Yvette HerrellJoined Jan 28, 2021

Subcommittees, 117th Congress 6

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

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 16
Economic and Consumer Policy 13
Environment 13
Government Operations 17
National Security 13
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis 12

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9644	National All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
HR 9623	Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
HR 9613	Preventing Improper Payments Act	Referred To	Dec 16, 2022
HR 9610	Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 16, 2022
HR 9609	Federal Government Equity Improvement Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 16, 2022
HRES 1528	Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant workers.	Referred To	Dec 16, 2022
HR 9599	Heidi’s Law	Referred To	Dec 15, 2022
HR 9557	To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 14, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	The Rise of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism and Violence in the United StatesRayburn House Office Building 215432 documents 8 witnesses Olivia Hunt, Policy Director, National Center for Transgender Equality Jessica Pocock, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Inside Out Youth Services Ilan Meyer, Distinguished Senior Scholar for Public Policy, The Williams Institute Mr. Michael Anderson, Survivor of Club Q Shooting Mr. James Slaugh, Survivor of Club Q Shooting Mr. Matthew Haynes, Founding Owner of Club Q Mr. Brandon Wolf, Survivor of Pulse Nightclub Shooting Ms. Kelley Robinson, President, Human Rights Campaign	Scheduled	Dec 14, 2022

Markup	1. H. Res. 1479, “Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the surveillance or monitoring of prog-gun, pro-life, or conservative groups under the Internet Covert Operations Program operated by the United States Postal Inspection Service”; and 2. Several postal naming measures.Rayburn House Office Building 215415 documents	Rescheduled	Dec 6, 2022

Markup	1. H.R. 1283, the CONTRACT Act of 2021; 2. H.R. 1307, the Vote by Mail Tracking Act; 3. H. Res. 1412, “Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the projected inflationary impact of the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Build Back Better Act, and the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in conjunction with the Build Back Better Act”; and 4. Several postal naming measures.Rayburn House Office Building 215432 documents	Scheduled	Nov 17, 2022

Hearing	Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion BanRayburn House Office Building 215429 documents 5 witnesses Jocelyn Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families Kelsey Leigh Bhavik Kumar, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Primary and Trans Care, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, FACOG, Fellow, Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Monique Wubbenhorst	Scheduled	Sep 29, 2022

Markup	The Full Committee to consider the following: 1. S. 1941, the Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization (MAPS) Act; 2. S. 3510, the Disaster Resiliency Planning Act; 3. H.R. 8466, the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022; 4. H.R. 8665, the National Archives and Records Administration Modernization Act; 5. H. Res. 1243, Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the Biden family’s international business schemes and related information; 6. H.R. _____, the District of Columbia Home Rule Expansion Act; and 7. Several postal naming measures.Rayburn House Office Building 215434 documents	Scheduled	Sep 20, 2022

Hearing	"Fueling the Climate Crisis: Examining Big Oil’s Prices, Profits, and Pledges"Rayburn House Office Building 215430 documents 9 witnesses Kara Boyd, Bakersville, Virginia Roishetta Ozane, Sulphur, Louisiana Mary Cromer, Whitesburg, Kentucky Dr. Isabella Weber, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst Thomas Joseph, Hoopa Valley Tribe, California Raya Salter, Esq., Founder and Executive Director, Member, New York State Climate Action Council J. Mijin Cha, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College, Fellow, Cornell University Worker Institute Jasmin Sanchez, Baruch Houses, New York Michael Shellenberger, Founder and President, Environmental Progress	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2022

Meeting	Deposition of Bruce Allen----------1 document	Scheduled	Sep 6, 2022

Meeting	Deposition of Daniel Snyder1 document	Scheduled	Jul 28, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 117-113	Fitara 15.020 pages 3 witnesses Jason Gray, Chief Information Officer, United States Agency for International Development Chris DeRusha, Federal Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Management and Budget Carol C. Harris, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office	Dec 15, 2022
Serial No. 117-112	The Rise of Anti-Lgbtqi+ Extremism and Violence in the United States63 pagesOn H.R. 989, H.R. 1557	Dec 14, 2022
Serial No. 117-111	Confronting White Supremacy (Part VII): the Evolution of Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups and the Ongoing Threat to Democracy35 pages 6 witnesses Eric Ward, Senior Advisor, Western States Center Oren Segal, Vice President, Center on Extremism, on behalf of Anti-Defamation League Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor, Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of Harvard Law School Asra Nomani, Senior Fellow in the Practice of Journalism, Independent Women's Network Amanda Tyler, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Mary McCord, Executive Director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, on behalf of Georgetown University Law Center	Dec 13, 2022
Serial No. 117-110	The Holiday Rush: Is the Postal Service Ready?40 pages 5 witnesses Ms. Tammy W. Hull, Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General Mr. Edmund A. Carley, National President, United Postmasters and Managers of America Mr. Paul V. Hogrogian, National President, National Postal Mail Handlers Union Mr. Michael Plunkett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association for Postal Commerce Mr. Gregory T. White, Executive Manager of Strategic Initiatives, U.S. Postal Service	Nov 16, 2022
Serial No. 117-109	JROTC: Protecting Cadets from Sexual Abuse and Instructor Misconduct35 pages 4 witnesses Thomas A. Constable, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense Yvette K. Bourcicot, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army Robert D. Hogue, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Navy The Honorable Alex Wagner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Air Force	Nov 16, 2022
Serial No. 117-108	Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level45 pages 7 witnesses Paul Armentano, Deputy Director, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Eric Goepel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Veterans Cannabis Coalition Amber Littlejohn, Senior Policy Advisor, Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce Andrew Freedman, Executive Director, Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation Keeda Haynes, Senior Legal Advisor, Free Hearts Jillian Snider, Policy Director of Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties , R Street Institute The Honorable Randall Woodfin, Mayor, City of Birmingham, Alabama	Nov 15, 2022
Serial No. 117-107	Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban62 pagesOn H.R. 8296, S. 23 5 witnesses Kelsey Leigh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, FACOG, Fellow, Physicians for Reproductive Health Monique Wubbenhorst, MD, MPH, FACOG, FAHA, Senior Research Associate, University of Notre Dame Bhavi Kumar, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Primary and Trans Care Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Jocelyn Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families	Sep 29, 2022
Serial No. 117-106	Power and Profiteering: How Certain Industries Hiked Prices, Fleeced Consumers, and Drove Inflation33 pages 4 witnesses Mike Konczal, Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, Roosevelt Institute Robert B. Reich, Carmel P. Friesen Professor of Public Policy, The Goldman School of Public Policy University of California, Berkeley Rakeen Mabud, Ph.D., Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research, Groundwork Collaborative Tyler Goodspeed (Minority Witness), Kleinheinz Fellow Hoover Institution	Sep 22, 2022

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 117-699	ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 31, 2022 Pursuant to House rule XI, I(d)(1))	Dec 31, 2022
H. Rept. 117-614	Resolution of Inquiry Requesting the President Transmit Certain Documents in His Possession to the House of Representatives Relating to the Surveillance or Monitoring of Pro-Gun, Pro-Life, or Conservative Groups Under the Internet Covert Operations Program Operated by the United States Postal Inspection ServiceOn H.Res. 1479	Dec 12, 2022
H. Rept. 117-588	Resolution of Inquiry Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to Transmit Certain Documents to the House of Representatives Relating to the Projected Inflationary Impact of the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Build Back Better Act, and the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in Conjunction with the Build Back Better ActOn H.Res. 1412	Dec 1, 2022
H. Rept. 117-495	Resolution of Inquiry Requesting the President Transmit Certain Documents in His Possession to the House of Representatives Relating to the Biden Family's International Business Schemes and Related InformationOn H.Res. 1243	Sep 26, 2022
H. Rept. 117-456	Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census ActOn H.R. 8326	Sep 9, 2022
H. Rept. 117-455	Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021On H.R. 302	Sep 2, 2022
H. Rept. 117-378	LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion ActOn H.R. 4176	Jun 21, 2022
H. Rept. 117-334	Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021On H.R. 2988	May 17, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6356	A letter from the Chair, National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting the Board's report on competitive sourcing efforts for FY 2022, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 108–199, section 647(b); (118 Stat. 361); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · National Transportation Safety Board	Jan 3, 2023
EC-6262	A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's report titled "Federal Student Loan Repayment Program" Calendar Year 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5379(h)(2); Public Law 101–510, section 1206(b)(1) (as added by Public Law 106–398, section 1122(a)); (114 Stat. 1654A-316); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Office of Personnel Management	Dec 30, 2022
EC-6261	A letter from the General Counsel, Administrative Law, General Law Division, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notifications of a discontinuation of service in an acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105–277, section 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Dec 30, 2022
EC-6260	A letter from the Secretary, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Board's report on postal officers and employees who received total compensation in calendar year 2022, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3686(c); Public Law 109–435, section 506; (120 Stat. 3236); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Board of Governors, United States Postal Service	Dec 30, 2022
EC-6221	A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting an update on the steps the Treasury has been required to effectively implement the American Rescue Plan; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of the Treasury	Dec 27, 2022
EC-6220	A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); Public Law 107–296, section 705; (116 Stat. 2219); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Dec 27, 2022
EC-6219	A letter from the Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission, transmitting the Commission's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Denali Commission	Dec 27, 2022
EC-6168	A letter from the Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Dec 21, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 117-117	Catalyst for Change: State and Local It After the Pandemic	PDF · Text
117th	Rules of the Committee on Oversight and Reform House of Representatives	PDF · Text

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	50	1,267	23	3	26	27	83	773	19
118th2023–2024	51	1,168	19	69	23	61	144	951	9
117th2021–2022	47	1,074	12	67	14	63	109	897	2
116th2019–2020	48	1,002	7	75	10	68	136	900	1
115th2017–2018	47	893	61	114	63	60	112	1,088	2
114th2015–2016	43	683	79	90	83	81	176	1,143	1
113th2013–2014	42	676	36	52	41	51	159	—	1
112th2011–2012	40	630	29	66	36	0	196	—	1
111th2009–2010	45	899	35	88	26	—	163	—	1
110th2007–2008	42	859	46	129	40	—	215	—	1
109th2005–2006	44	703	28	110	33	—	268	—	1
108th2003–2004	50	637	25	104	27	—	285	—	3
107th2001–2002	49	595	14	74	15	—	240	—	4

Membership changes 47

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 117th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 13, 2022	Mike Flood R-NE	Joined	H.Res. 1225
Dec 1, 2021	Mike Quigley D-IL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6726
Dec 1, 2021	Shontel M. Brown D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 825
Nov 17, 2021	Paul A. Gosar R-AZ	Left the committee	H.Res. 789
Apr 14, 2021	Mike Quigley D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 310
Jan 28, 2021	Jody B. Hice R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jimmy Gomez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Glenn Grothman R-WI	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Clay Higgins R-LA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Yvette Herrell R-NM	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Bob Gibbs R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Scott Franklin R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Virginia Foxx R-NC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Pat Fallon R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Mark DeSaulnier D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Paul A. Gosar R-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Cori Bush D-MO	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Andy Biggs R-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jim Cooper D-TN	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Gerald E. Connolly D-VA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Michael Cloud R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Andrew S. Clyde R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Byron Donalds R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Danny K. Davis D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Jim Jordan R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Robin L. Kelly D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Ayanna Pressley D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Katie Porter D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Jamie Raskin D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Pete Sessions R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	John P. Sarbanes D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Jackie Speier D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Rashida Tlaib D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Peter Welch D-VT	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Ralph Norman R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Fred Keller R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jake LaTurner R-KS	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Stephen F. Lynch D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Nancy Mace R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Ro Khanna D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Kweisi Mfume D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 62

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