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1,652 bills referred in the 109th Congress

13,001 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

Served in the 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 20

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Chair
D-MT	Max Baucus	Ranking Member
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-WY	Craig Thomas
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith
I-VT	James M. Jeffords
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman
R-KY	Jim Bunning
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
D-ND	Kent Conrad
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
R-PA	Rick Santorum
D-OR	Ron Wyden
R-MS	Trent Lott
R-TN	William H. Frist

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4119	A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority.	Referred To	Dec 9, 2006
S 2	Trade CLAIM Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2006
S 4114	Generics First Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
S 4112	Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6131	To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2006
S 4107	College Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006
S 4104	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credit rate parity for all renewable resources under the electricity production credit.	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006
S 4091	Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	Joint Review of the Strategic Plans and Budget of the Internal Revenue Service, 2005125 pagesOn S. 832 5 witnesses Internal Revenue Service, Hon. Mark W. Everson, Commissioner Department of the Treasury, Hon. J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration IRS Oversight Board, Hon. Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., Chairman Internal Revenue Service, Ms. Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate U.S. Government Accountability Office, Mr. James R. White, Director, Strategic Issues	May 19, 2005

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-364	United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 3569	Dec 5, 2006
S. Rept. 109-337	Elder Justice ActOn S. 2010	Sep 19, 2006
S. Rept. 109-336	Telephone Excise Tax Repeal and Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006On S. 1321	Sep 15, 2006
S. Rept. 109-321	A Bill to Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of VietnamOn S. 3495	Aug 30, 2006
S. Rept. 109-278	Medicare, Medicaid, and Schip Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2006On S. 3524	Jul 12, 2006
S. Rept. 109-269	Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006On S. 3525	Jun 23, 2006
S. Rept. 109-199	United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 2027	Dec 8, 2005
S. Rept. 109-174	National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee ActOn S. 1953	Nov 2, 2005

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2193	Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Bradley D. Belt, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Social Security Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 5, 2006
PN2116	Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013. (Reappointment)Social Security Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2115	Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the remainder of the term expiring January 19, 2007, vice James B. Lockhart III.Social Security Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2114	Anthony W. Ryan, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Timothy S. Bitsberger.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2092	Robert F. Hoyt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, vice Arnold I. Havens, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2006
PN2082	Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Antonio Fratto.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 28, 2006
PN2080	Phillip L. Swagel, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mark J. Warshawsky, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 26, 2006
PN2042	Dana K. Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2010, vice Gerald M. Shea, term expired.Social Security Administration	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 20, 2006

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9305	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Center for Medicare Management, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Hospital Conditions of Participation: Patients' Rights" (RIN0938-AN30) received on December 8, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2006
EC-9304	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Center for Medicare Management, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); Program Revisions" (RIN0938-AN83) received on December 8, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2006
POM-444	A resolution adopted by the Michigan House of Representatives relative to extending the production tax credit for wind power energy development; to the Committee on Finance.Petition or memorial	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9199	A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment from 2004 to 2005; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9198	A communication from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, a draft bill that would provide the Department with authority to complete the reimbursement of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for certain bookkeeping errors; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9126	A communication from the Chief of the Border Security and Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Documents Required for Travelers Departing From or Arriving in the United States at Air Ports-of-Entry from within the Western Hemisphere" ((RIN1651-AA66)(RIN1400-AC10)) received on November 27, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006
EC-9125	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Procedures for Requesting Competent Authority Assistance Under Tax Treaties" (Rev. Rul. 2006-54) received on November 27, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006
EC-9124	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Notice: Tier 2 Tax Rates for 2007" received on November 16, 2006; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 109-27	Report of Staff Investigation of the Nature Conservancy	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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	27	987	2	6	2	52	0	47	330	1
118th2023–2024	29	868	4	6	4	57	48	31	392	1
117th2021–2022	28	867	2	1	2	63	58	35	345	1
116th2019–2020	29	942	3	3	3	23	35	28	470	1
115th2017–2018	27	738	5	4	4	—	51	49	575	3
114th2015–2016	26	765	42	10	43	—	55	17	609	2
113th2013–2014	26	569	6	1	5	—	63	37	562	3
112th2011–2012	25	1,380	11	1	11	—	34	28	629	2
111th2009–2010	23	1,563	6	10	4	—	2	57	417	0
110th2007–2008	23	827	18	6	15	—	4	41	681	1
109th2005–2006	20	1,652	15	7	14	—	1	59	785	1
108th2003–2004	21	785	24	6	17	—	2	45	959	2
107th2001–2002	21	1,058	19	5	17	—	4	52	898	1

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