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984 bills referred in the 112th Congress

18,160 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 2,246. 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 112th Congress

Members, 112th Congress 41

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Chair
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Ranking Member
R-AZ	Benjamin Quayle
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren
R-CA	Darrell Issa
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman SchultzLeft Sep 20, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross
R-CA	Elton Gallegly
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
R-NC	Howard Coble
D-CA	Howard L. Berman
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes
D-CO	Jared PolisJoined Dec 7, 2011
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler
R-OH	Jim Jordan
D-CA	Judy Chu
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez
R-TX	Louie Gohmert
R-NV	Mark E. AmodeiJoined Oct 4, 2011
D-CA	Maxine Waters
D-NC	Melvin L. Watt
R-IN	Mike Pence
D-IL	Mike Quigley
D-PR	Pedro R. Pierluisi
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
R-FL	Sandy Adams
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-OH	Steve Chabot
D-TN	Steve Cohen
R-IA	Steve King
R-TX	Ted Poe
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch
R-AR	Tim Griffin
R-PA	Tom Marino
R-NY	Tom ReedLeft Apr 5, 2011
R-AZ	Trent Franks
R-SC	Trey Gowdy
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6725	NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 31, 2012
HR 4206	Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2012
HR 6704	To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2012
HR 6691	CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6697	Consumer Bounty Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6688	Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6684	Spending Reduction Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6685	PLEA Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Medical Liability Reform - Cutting Costs, Spurring Investment, Creating JobsRayburn House Office Building 21411 document	Scheduled	Jan 20, 2011

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 112-158	Music Licensing Part One: Legislation in the 112th Congress274 pagesOn H.R. 6480 6 witnesses Joseph J. Kennedy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pandora Media, Inc. Bruce Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hubbard Radio, LLC, on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters David B. Pakman, Partner, Venrock Jimmy Jam, Chair Emeritus, The Recording Academy, Record Producer, Songwriter, Recording Artist Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Managing Director and Principal, Navigant Economics Michael Huppe, President, SoundExchange, Inc.	Nov 28, 2012
Serial No. 112-149	International Ip Enforcement: Opening Markets Abroad and Protecting Innovation41 pages 1 witness Victoria A. Espinel, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President	Sep 20, 2012
Serial No. 112-148	Regulation Nation: the Obama Administration's Regulatory Expansion VS. Jobs and Economic Recovery174 pagesOn H.R. 6333 4 witnesses John B. Taylor, George P. Schultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution, and Professor of Economics at Stanford University, CA C. Boyden Gray, Boyden Gray and Associates, Washington, DC Lisa Heinzerling, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC Robert L. Luddy, Founder and President, CaptiveAire, Inc., Raleigh, NC	Sep 20, 2012
Serial No. 112-145	Obama Administration's Abuse of Power72 pages 4 witnesses The Honorable Mike Lee (R-UT), United States Senator, State of Utah Lori Windham, Senior Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Michael J. Gerhardt, Professor of Constitutional Law and Director, Center on Law and Government, University of North Carolina Lee A. Casey, Partner, Baker Hostetler	Sep 12, 2012
Serial No. 112-141	English Language Unity Act of 2011145 pagesOn H.R. 997 5 witnesses The Honorable Steve King, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa The Honorable Charles A. Gonzalez, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Rosalie Pedalino Porter, Ed.D., Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, ProEnglish The Honorable Rene Garcia, Florida State Senator, District Mauro E. Mujica, Chairman and CEO, U.S. English, Inc.	Aug 2, 2012
Serial No. 112-144	Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales (PARTS) Act85 pagesOn H.R. 3889 3 witnesses W. Neal Menefee, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rockingham Group Kelly K. Burris, Shareholder and Chair, Green Technology Practice Group, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione Jack Gillis, Director of Public Affairs, Consumer Federation of America (CFA)	Aug 1, 2012
Serial No. 112-150	U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division56 pagesOn H.R. 3356 1 witness The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice	Jul 26, 2012
Serial No. 112-122	Cloud Computing: an Overview of the Technology and the Issues Facing American Innovators156 pages 4 witnesses Robert W. Holleyman, II, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Software Alliance (BSA) Justin Freeman, Corporate Counsel, Rackspace US, Inc. Daniel Chenok, Executive Director, Center for the Business of Government, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)	Jul 25, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 112-747	FINAL ACTIVITY REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY of the UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES during the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS for the period JANUARY 5, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2013	Jan 2, 2013
H. Rept. 112-704	Directing the Attorney General of the United States to Transmit to the House of Representatives, Not Later Than 14 Days After the Date of the Adoption of This Resolution, Any Documents and Legal Memoranda in the Attorney General's Possession Relating to the Practice of Targeted Killing of United States Citizens and Targets AbroadOn H.Res. 819	Dec 18, 2012
H. Rept. 112-695	For the Relief of Sopuruchi ChukwuekeOn S. 285	Nov 15, 2012
H. Rept. 112-691	To Amend Title 18, United States Code, to Prohibit the Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor SnakesOn H.R. 511	Sep 28, 2012
H. Rept. 112-688	Clean Up Government Act of 2011On H.R. 2572	Sep 21, 2012
H. Rept. 112-687	Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012On H.R. 4369	Sep 21, 2012
H. Rept. 112-671	Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActOn H.R. 2299	Sep 14, 2012
H. Rept. 112-662	To Make Improvements in the Enactment of Title 41, United States Code, into a Positive Law Title and to Improve the CodeOn H.R. 6080	Sep 10, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 112-9	Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-5	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-4	Federal Rules of Evidence	PDF · Text
112th	A Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of THE HONORABLE LAMAR S. SMITH	PDF · Text
112th	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure	PDF · Text
112th	Federal Rules of Evidence	PDF · Text
112th	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	PDF · Text
112th	Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure	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	45	2,246	43	6	43	32	78	262	6
118th2023–2024	49	1,984	45	13	49	49	105	324	11
117th2021–2022	44	1,917	68	24	68	39	78	317	13
116th2019–2020	42	1,724	61	31	63	63	109	340	11
115th2017–2018	46	1,516	55	41	56	66	68	404	10
114th2015–2016	39	1,296	50	28	51	49	98	398	10
113th2013–2014	43	1,063	53	27	55	41	121	—	11
112th2011–2012	41	984	87	40	91	1	157	—	11
111th2009–2010	43	1,125	50	42	44	—	158	—	13
110th2007–2008	41	1,177	93	52	84	—	212	—	8
109th2005–2006	41	1,108	102	29	88	—	157	—	13
108th2003–2004	37	1,025	111	54	103	—	87	—	6
107th2001–2002	41	995	106	53	102	—	1	—	0

Membership changes 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 7, 2011	Jared Polis D-CO	Joined	H.Res. 486
Oct 4, 2011	Mark E. Amodei R-NV	Joined	H.Res. 420
Sep 20, 2011	Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6242
Apr 5, 2011	Tom Reed R-NY	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2314

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