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Judiciary Committee

Committee on the Judiciary

2,246 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

18,160 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
44

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
7

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
32

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 44

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

NumberCommunicationReferred
EC-3424A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule - Secure Gun Storage and Definition of "Antique Firearm" [Docket No.: AFT 24P; AG Order No. 5304-2021] (RIN: 1140-AA10) received February 9, 2022, 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 · Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of JusticeFeb 15, 2022
EC-3407A letter from the Director, Regulatory Secretariat Division, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment [FPMR Case 2022-01; Docket No.: GSA-FPMR-2022-0004; Sequence No. 1] (RIN: 3090-AK53) received February 8, 2022, 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 · General Services AdministrationFeb 9, 2022
EC-3399A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's report entitled, "Operation Allies Welcome Afghan Evacuee Report", pursuant to Public Law 117–43, section 2503(a); (135 Stat. 378); to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationFeb 8, 2022
EC-3398A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule - Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties received February 1, 2022, 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 EnergyFeb 8, 2022
EC-3377A letter from the President and CEO, National Safety Council, transmitting the Council's Audit Report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication · National Safety CouncilFeb 4, 2022
EC-3376A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's final rule - Visas: Immigrant Visas [Public Notice: 11526] (RIN: 1400-AF37) received January 28, 2022, 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 StateFeb 4, 2022
EC-3366A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, USCIS Office of Policy and Change, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's temporary rule - Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2022 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers [CIS No.: 2708-21; DOL Docket No.: ETA-2022-0001] (RIN: 1205-AC09; 1615-AC77) received February 2, 2022, 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 Homeland Security and Department of LaborFeb 3, 2022
PT-96The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of Austin, Texas, relative to remonstrating in opposition to any legislation which would grant amnesty to any person who, at any time, entered the United States in violation of the laws of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.PetitionFeb 2, 2022

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting452,2464364332782626
118th2023–2024491,9844513494910532411
117th2021–2022441,917682468397831713
116th2019–2020421,7246131636310934011
115th2017–2018461,516554156666840410
114th2015–2016391,296502851499839810
113th2013–2014431,06353275541121—11
112th2011–2012419848740911157—11
111th2009–2010431,125504244—158—13
110th2007–2008411,177935284—212—8
109th2005–2006411,1081022988—157—13
108th2003–2004371,02511154103—87—6
107th2001–20024199510653102—1—0

Earlier subcommittees 4

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Membership changes 119

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

DateMemberChangeRecord
Jun 9, 2026Summer L. Lee D-PAJoinedH.Res. 1352
Apr 14, 2026Eric Swalwell D-CALeft CongressClerk of the House
Dec 12, 2024Kelly Armstrong R-NDLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Nov 20, 2024Erica Lee Carter D-TXJoinedH.Res. 1585
Nov 13, 2024Matt Gaetz R-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Nov 13, 2024Adam B. Schiff D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H5968
Sep 10, 2024Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-ILJoinedH.Res. 1431
Jul 11, 2024Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jun 26, 2024Michael A. Rulli R-OHJoinedH.Res. 1322
Mar 22, 2024Ken Buck R-COLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 5, 2023Kelly Armstrong R-NDJoinedH.Res. 908
Oct 25, 2023Mike Johnson R-LAResigned from the committeeRecord 2023-10-25 H5048 (elected Speaker)
Jun 13, 2023Becca Balint D-VTJoinedH.Res. 502
May 31, 2023David N. Cicilline D-RILeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 8, 2022Karen Bass D-CALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Sep 30, 2022Theodore E. Deutch D-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 28, 2021Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Sylvia R. Garcia D-TXJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Matt Gaetz R-FLJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Louie Gohmert R-TXJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Scott Fitzgerald R-WIJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Michelle Fischbach R-MNJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Veronica Escobar D-TXJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Madeleine Dean D-PAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Darrell Issa R-CAJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Val Butler Demings D-FLJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021J. Luis Correa D-CAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Karen Bass D-CAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Cliff Bentz R-ORJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Cori Bush D-MOJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Ken Buck R-COJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Andy Biggs R-AZJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Dan Bishop R-NCJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Steve Chabot R-OHJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Steve Cohen D-TNJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021David N. Cicilline D-RIJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Theodore E. Deutch D-FLJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Jamie Raskin D-MDJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Chip Roy R-TXJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Victoria Spartz R-INJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Eric Swalwell D-CAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Mary Gay Scanlon D-PAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Greg Stanton D-AZJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021W. Gregory Steube R-FLJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Thomas P. Tiffany R-WIJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Pramila Jayapal D-WAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Deborah K. Ross D-NCJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Burgess Owens R-UTJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NYJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Mike Johnson R-LAJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Mondaire Jones D-NYJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Zoe Lofgren D-CAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Ted Lieu D-CAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Tom McClintock R-CAJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Thomas Massie R-KYJoinedH.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021Lucy McBath D-GAJoinedH.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021Joe Neguse D-COJoinedH.Res. 62
Sep 22, 2020Cedric L. Richmond D-LAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H4666
Jul 1, 2020Thomas P. Tiffany R-WIJoinedH.Res. 1037
May 15, 2020John Ratcliffe R-TXLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Sep 7, 2018Ron DeSantis R-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Apr 11, 2018Keith J. Rothfus R-PAJoinedH.Res. 814
Mar 22, 2018Blake Farenthold R-TXLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 20, 2017Val Butler Demings D-FLJoinedH.Res. 669
Dec 7, 2017Trent Franks R-AZLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 5, 2017John Conyers, Jr. D-MILeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jun 27, 2017Jason Chaffetz R-UTResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H5192
Jun 27, 2017Karen C. Handel R-GAJoinedH.Res. 410
Jun 13, 2017John H. Rutherford R-FLJoinedH.Res. 381
Feb 16, 2017Mike Bishop R-MIResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H1259
Feb 7, 2017Judy Chu D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H1031
Feb 7, 2017Bradley Scott Schneider D-ILJoinedH.Res. 95
Jan 16, 2014David N. Cicilline D-RIJoinedH.Res. 460
Dec 12, 2013Melvin L. Watt D-NCLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 11, 2013Mark E. Amodei R-NVResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H7638
Jun 12, 2013Jason Smith R-MOJoinedH.Res. 257
Apr 16, 2013Keith J. Rothfus R-PAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H2033
Dec 7, 2011Jared Polis D-COJoinedH.Res. 486
Oct 4, 2011Mark E. Amodei R-NVJoinedH.Res. 420
Sep 20, 2011Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H6242
Apr 5, 2011Tom Reed R-NYResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H2314
May 6, 2010Theodore E. Deutch D-FLJoinedH.Res. 1334
May 6, 2010Jared Polis D-COJoinedH.Res. 1334
May 5, 2010Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H3132
Dec 16, 2009Robert Wexler D-FLLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Oct 15, 2009Judy Chu D-CAJoinedH.Res. 834
Oct 14, 2009Brad Sherman D-CAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H11395
Apr 30, 2009Mike Quigley D-ILJoinedH.Res. 381
Jul 12, 2007Betty Sutton D-OHJoinedH.Res. 540
Jun 28, 2007Martin T. Meehan D-MALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Apr 17, 2007Tammy Baldwin D-WIJoinedH.Res. 304
Jun 8, 2005Adam Smith D-WAResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H4208
Jun 8, 2005Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLJoinedH.Res. 307
Feb 9, 2005Adam Smith D-WAJoinedH.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005Chris Van Hollen D-MDJoinedH.Res. 74
May 16, 2002Ed Bryant R-TNResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H2599
May 16, 2002J. Randy Forbes R-VAJoinedH.Res. 423
Oct 2, 2001Ed Bryant R-TNJoinedH.Res. 249
Oct 2, 2001Mike Pence R-INJoinedH.Res. 249
Aug 2, 2001Asa Hutchinson R-ARLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Feb 8, 2001Adam B. Schiff D-CAJoinedH.Res. 33
Feb 7, 2001Steven R. Rothman D-NJResigned from the committeeCongressional Record, H228
Jan 31, 2001John Conyers, Jr. D-MIJoined as Ranking MemberH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Howard L. Berman D-CAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Tammy Baldwin D-WIJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Bill Delahunt D-MAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Barney Frank D-MAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Rick Boucher D-VAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Anthony D. Weiner D-NYJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Robert Wexler D-FLJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Melvin L. Watt D-NCJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Steven R. Rothman D-NJJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Jerrold Nadler D-NYJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Martin T. Meehan D-MAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Zoe Lofgren D-CAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Maxine Waters D-CAJoinedH.Res. 25
Jan 31, 2001Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VAJoinedH.Res. 25

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