HSJU10 · House Subcommittee

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

House Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government

0 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

2,230 across the 11 Congresses on file, most in the 117th at 376. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 117th

Members
16

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings
11

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 16

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

Record

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

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

KindSubjectStatusDate
HearingExamining the Need to Expand Eligibility Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
7 witnesses
  • The Honorable Ben Ray Luján, United States Senator
  • The Honorable Greg Stanton, Member of Congress
  • Mr. Jonathan Nez, President of the Navajo Nation
  • Ms. Lilly Adams, Independent Consultant Specializing in Nuclear Weapons Issues
  • Ms. Jean Bishop, Supervisor District 4, Mohave County, Arizona
  • Mr. Scott D. Szymendera, Analyst in Disability Policy, Congressional Research Service
  • Ms. Tina Cordova, Co-Founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
ScheduledMar 24, 2021
HearingDiscrimination and Violence Against Asian AmericansRayburn House Office Building 2141
14 witnesses
  • Mr. Daniel Dae Kim, Actor and Producer
  • Ms. Shirin Sinnar, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
  • Mr. Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
  • The Honorable Doris Matsui, Member of Congress
  • The Honorable Judy Chu, Member of Congress
  • The Honorable Tammy Duckworth, United States Senator
  • The Honorable Young Kim, Member of Congress
  • The Honorable Michelle Steel, Member of Congress
  • The Honorable Grace Meng, Member of Congress
  • Ms. Manjusha Kulkarni, Executive Director, Stop AAPI Hate and Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council
  • Ms. Erika Lee, Regents Professor of History and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota
  • Mr. Charles Lehman, Fellow, Manhattan Institute
  • Mr. Wencong Fa, Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation
  • Mr. John Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC
ScheduledMar 18, 2021
HearingThe Constitutional Framework for Congress’s Ability to Uphold Standards of Member Conduct
4 witnesses
  • Mr. Jack Maskell, Retired Legislative Attorney, Conrgessional Research Service
  • Mr. Josh Chafetz, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Mr. James Wallner, Resident Senior Fellow, Governance, R Street
  • Mr. Stanley M. Brand, Former General Counsel, House of Representatives
ScheduledMar 11, 2021
HearingH.R. 40: Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in AmericaRayburn House Office Building WEBEX
8 witnesses
  • The Honorable Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Secretary, Office of the California Secretary of State
  • Mr. Herschel Walker, Former Professional Athlete
  • Mr. Kamm Howard, National Male Co-Chair, National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America
  • Mr. Laurence Elder, Attorney, Author, and Radio Host
  • Ms. Dreisen Heath, Assistant Researcher/Advocate, US Program, Human Rights Watch
  • Mr. Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau
  • Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
  • Ms. Kathy Masaoka, Co-Chair, Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress
ScheduledFeb 17, 2021
HearingConstitutional Means to Prevent Abuse of the Clemency PowerRayburn House Office Building WEBEX
4 witnesses
  • Ms. Caroline Fredrickson, Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Ms. Karen Hobert Flynn, President, Common Cause
  • Mr. Josh Blackman, Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Mr. Timothy Naftali, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service, New York University
ScheduledFeb 9, 2021
HearingOversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of JusticeRayburn House Office Building 2141
9 witnesses
  • The Honorable Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Mr. Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • Mr. Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel, First Liberty Institute
  • Ms. Sharon M. McGowan, Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director, Lambda Legal
  • Mr. Sam Mabrouk, Small Business Owner
  • Mr. Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law
  • Ms. Catherine E. Lhamon, Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
  • Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • Mr. Jonathan M. Smith, Executive Director, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
ScheduledSep 24, 2020
HearingPresidential Clemency and Opportunities for ReformRayburn House Office Building 2141
4 witnesses
  • Ms. Kemba Smith Pradia, Founder, Kemba Smith Foundation
  • Mr. Mark Osler, Professor and Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law
  • Ms. Cynthia Roseberry, Deputy Director, National Policy Advocacy Department, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Ms. Rachel Barkow, Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy and Faculty Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law
ScheduledMar 5, 2020
HearingThe Challenges of Federal Voting Rights EnforcementRayburn House Office Building 2141PostponedMar 3, 2020

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 lawMeetings
119th2025–2026, sitting1700011
118th2023–20241600012
117th2021–2022123760022
116th2019–2020152130218
115th2017–2018102490212
114th2015–201682640312
113th2013–201415237328
112th2011–201210203000
111th2009–20101717421—
110th2007–20081313923—
109th2005–20061311021—
108th2003–20041314561—
107th2001–20021212054—

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Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. 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, GovInfo and the House and Senate.