House Judiciary Committee, 116th Congress (2019–2020): Members & Record

Members, 116th Congress 42

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	Jerrold Nadler	Chair
R-GA	Doug Collins	Ranking Member
R-AZ	Andy Biggs
R-VA	Ben Cline
D-LA	Cedric L. RichmondLeft Sep 22, 2020
D-RI	David N. Cicilline
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko
D-FL	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
D-CA	Eric Swalwell
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
D-AZ	Greg Stanton
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-CA	J. Luis Correa
D-MD	Jamie Raskin
R-OH	Jim Jordan
D-CO	Joe Neguse
R-TX	John RatcliffeLeft May 15, 2020
D-CA	Karen Bass
R-ND	Kelly Armstrong
R-CO	Ken Buck
R-TX	Louie Gohmert
D-GA	Lucy McBath
D-PA	Madeleine Dean
R-AL	Martha Roby
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon
R-FL	Matt Gaetz
R-LA	Mike Johnson
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-OH	Steve Chabot
D-TN	Steve Cohen
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia
D-CA	Ted Lieu
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch
R-WI	Thomas P. TiffanyJoined Jul 1, 2020
R-CA	Tom McClintock
D-FL	Val Butler Demings
D-TX	Veronica Escobar
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren

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 2678	No President is Above the Law Act of 2020	Reported By	Dec 31, 2020
HR 8169	Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020	Reported By	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9060	To amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that States are persons for purposes of liability under that section, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9062	No Sanctuary for Criminals Act	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HRES 1273	Nullifying the impeachment of Donald John Trump.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9064	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9065	Federal Bail Reform Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 5133	Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019	Reported By	Dec 24, 2020

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

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Copyright and the Internet in 2020: Reactions to the Copyright Office’s Report on the Efficacy of 17 U.S.C. § 512 After Two DecadesRayburn House Office Building 214119 documents 6 witnesses Terrica Carrington, Vice President, Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel, Copyright Alliance Jeffrey Sedlik, President & CEO, PLUS Coalition Meredith Rose, Policy Counsel, Public Knowledge Morgan Kibby, Singer & Songwriter Jonathan Band, Counsel, Library Copyright Alliance Matthew Schruers, President, Computer & Communication Industry Association	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2020

Markup	H.R. 7370, the “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020”; H.R. 2648, the “Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019”; H.R. 8366, To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of the allowable homestead exemption. or the “Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020”; H.R. 8354, To establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. or the “Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020”; H.R. 5227, the “Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019”.Rayburn House Office Building 214118 documents	Scheduled	Sep 29, 2020

Hearing	Diversity in America: The Representation of People of Color in the MediaRayburn House Office Building 214126 documents 7 witnesses Mr. Jason Whitlock, Sports Journalist Ms. Karyn A. Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, Motion Picture Association, Inc. Mr. Daniel Dae Kim, Actor and Producer Ms. Joy Villa, Recording Artist, Actor, and Author Mr. Edward James Olmos, Actor and Producer Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Associate Professor of Communication and Founder and Director, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California Ms. Erika Alexander, Actor/Director/Producer and Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Color Farm Media	Scheduled	Sep 24, 2020

Markup	H.R. 5309, the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019” or the “CROWN Act of 2019”; H.R. 7718, the “Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act”; H.R. 8161, To authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. Or the “One-Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020”; H.R. 6813, the “Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act; H.R. 8169, the “Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020”; H.R. 8225, the “Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020”; H.R. 7636, the “Custodial Interrogation Recording Act”; H.R. 8235, the “Open Courts Act of 2020”; H.R. 7370, the “Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020”; and H.R. 2648, the “Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019”.Capitol CVC-20031 documents	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2020

Markup	H.R. 683, the “Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019” or “PRRADA”; H.R. 6196, the “Trademark Modernization Act of 2020” or the “TM Act of 2020”; H.R. 631, For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.; H.R. 4225, For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera.; H.R. 7146, For the relief of Victoria Galindo Lopez.; H.R. 7572, For the relief of Median El-Moustrah; H.R. 8161, To authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. Or the “One-Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020”; H.R. 5053, the “Justice for Juveniles Act”; and H.R. 8124, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for transportation and subsistence for criminal justice defendants, and for other purposes.14 documents	Scheduled	Sep 9, 2020

Hearing	Oversight of the Department of JusticeCapitol CVC 20034 documents 1 witness The Honorable William Barr, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice	Scheduled	Jul 28, 2020

Meeting	Motion to Ratify Subcommittee Assignments; H.R. 2678, the “No President is Above the Law Act”; and H.R. 7694, the “Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act”.22 documents	Scheduled	Jul 23, 2020

Hearing	Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial IndependenceCapitol CVC-20031 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Donald Ayer, Adjunct Professor of Law Mr. Aaron Zelinsky, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, U.S. Department of Justice Mr. John Elias, Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable Michael Mukasey, Former Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2020

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

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 116-92	Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service140 pagesOn H.Res. 5706 2 witnesses Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Department of Justice The Honorable Donald W. Washington, Director, United States Marshals Service, United States Department of Justice	Dec 2, 2020
Serial No. 25-1204	Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online227 pages 8 witnesses William Baer, Visiting Fellow--Governance Studies, Brookings Institution Zephyr Teachout, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University Michael Kades, Director of Markets and Competition Policy, Washington Center for Equitable Growth Sabeel Rahman, President, Demos Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy, Conservative Partnership Institute Tad Lipsky, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Sally Hubbard, Director of Enforcement Strategy, Open Markets Institute	Oct 1, 2020
Serial No. 116-90	Copyright and the Internet in 2020: Reactions to the Copyright Office's Report on the Efficacy of 17 U.S.C. 512 After Two Decades238 pagesOn H.R. 2426, S. 1273 6 witnesses Mr. Jeffrey Sedlik, President and Chief Operating Officer, PLUS Coalition Ms. Meredith Rose, Senior Policy Counsel, Public Knowledge Ms. Morgan Grace Kibby, Singer and Songwriter Mr. Jonathan Band, Counsel, Library Copyright Alliance Mr. Matthew Schruers, President, Computer & Communications Industry Association Ms. Terrica Carrington, Vice President, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel, Copyright Alliance	Sep 30, 2020
Serial No. 116-88	Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice148 pages 8 witnesses Catherine E. Lhamon, Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel, First Liberty Institute Sharon M. McGowan, Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director, Lambda Legal Sam Mabrouk, Small Business Owner, Columbus, Ohio Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law Jonathan M. Smith, Executive Director, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs	Sep 24, 2020
Serial No. 116-89	Diversity in America: the Representation of People of Color in the Media144 pagesOn H.R. 40, H.Res. 908 7 witnesses Erika Alexander, Actor and Director Edward James Olmos, Actor and Producer Daniel Dae Kim, Actor and Producer Joy Villa, Recording Artist, Actor, and Author Jason Whitlock, Sports Journalist Stacy L. Smith, Associate Professor of Communication and Founder and Director, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California Karyn A. Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, Motion Picture Association, Inc.	Sep 24, 2020
Serial No. 116-87	Immigrants as Essential Workers During COVID-19152 pagesOn H.R. 6, H.R. 5038 4 witnesses Vicente Reyes, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Haeyoung Yoon, Senior Director of Policy, National Domestic Workers Alliance Tom Jawetz, Vice-President, Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress Dimple Navratil, Dimple's Imports, Racine, Wisconsin	Sep 23, 2020
Serial No. 116-86	Maintaining Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Examining the Causes and Consequences of Court Capture281 pagesOn S. 1147, S. 2632 5 witnesses The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator, State of Rhode Island Dr. Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar and Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago Law School Mr. Ilya Shapiro, Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute The Honorable Nancy Gertner (Ret.), Former U.S. Judge for the District of Massachusetts and Senior Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School Dr. Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Associate Professor of Politics, Pomona College	Sep 22, 2020
Serial No. 116-85	Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services489 pagesOn H.R. 6800 1 witness Joseph Edlow, Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	Jul 29, 2020

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

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 116-715	ACTIVITY REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY of the UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	Jan 1, 2021
H. Rept. 116-705	No President Is Above the Law Act of 2020On H.R. 2678	Dec 31, 2020
H. Rept. 116-704	Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020On H.R. 8169	Dec 31, 2020
H. Rept. 116-695	Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019On H.R. 5133	Dec 24, 2020
H. Rept. 116-694	Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics ActOn H.R. 2374	Dec 24, 2020
H. Rept. 116-693	Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars ActOn H.R. 2375	Dec 24, 2020
H. Rept. 116-645	Trademark Modernization Act of 2020On H.R. 6196	Dec 14, 2020
H. Rept. 116-618	Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020On H.R. 8354	Dec 7, 2020

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-6100	A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting the Conference's report on the continuing need for bankruptcy judgeships, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(3); Public Law 98–353, section 104(a) (as amended by Public Law 102–361, section 4); (106 Stat. 966); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Judicial Conference of the United States	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6099	A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting the Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States for the March 2020 session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Judicial Conference of the United States	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6098	A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [FRL-10018-13-OECA] received December 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Environmental Protection Agency	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6097	A letter from the Agency Representative, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule - PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence [Docket No.: PTO-P-2019-0024] (RIN: 0651-AD40) received December 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Department of Commerce	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6096	A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting the annual report to Congress concerning intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); Public Law 90–351, section 802 (as amended by Public Law 111–174, section 6(3)); (124 Stat. 1217); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Administrative Office of the United States Courts	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6095	A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting the 2019 annual report on bankruptcy statistics, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 159(b)(3); Public Law 109–8, section 601(a); (119 Stat. 119); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Administrative Office of the United States Courts	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6094	A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting a compilation and summary of reports received from chief district judges detailing each public event conducted in accordance with the law's requirements during the previous fiscal year, pursuant to Public Law 115–237, section 4(b)(1); (132 Stat. 2449); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Administrative Office of the United States Courts	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6093	A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months ending December 31, 2018, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; June 8, 1938, ch. 327, section 11 (as amended by Public Law 104–65, section 19); (109 Stat. 704); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · Department of Justice	Dec 31, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
116th	Federal Rules of Evidence	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure	PDF · Text
116th	Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Evidence	PDF · Text
116th	Federal Rules of Criminal 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 3

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
Sep 22, 2020	Cedric L. Richmond D-LA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H4666
Jul 1, 2020	Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI	Joined	H.Res. 1037
May 15, 2020	John Ratcliffe R-TX	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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