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827 bills referred in the 110th Congress

13,001 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 109th at 1,652. 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 110th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 110th Congress 23

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MT	Max Baucus	Chair
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Ranking Member
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-WY	Craig ThomasLeft May 24, 2007
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman
R-KY	Jim Bunning
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV
R-NH	John E. SununuJoined Jan 24, 2008
R-NV	John EnsignJoined Jul 10, 2007
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
D-CO	Ken Salazar
D-ND	Kent Conrad
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-OR	Ron Wyden
R-MS	Trent LottLeft Dec 18, 2007

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 8

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3735	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the eligibility of computer technology and equipment development businesses for enterprise zone incentives.	Referred To	Dec 11, 2008
S 3720	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the minimum required pension distribution rules for 2008 and 2009.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2008
S 3719	Retirement Account Distribution Improvement Act of 2008	Referred To	Dec 8, 2008
S 3718	Unemployment Benefit Tax Suspension Act of 2008	Referred To	Dec 8, 2008
S 3717	Dental Health Promotion Act of 2008	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
S 19	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
S 3710	Medicare Early Access Act of 2008	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
S 17	Notch Fairness Act of 2008	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-1018	The Real Estate Market: Building a Strong Economy150 pages	Feb 28, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-815	Home- and Community-Based Care: Expanding Options for Long-Term Care358 pages	Sep 25, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-527	Coal: a Clean Future252 pages	Apr 26, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-689	Examining the Administration’s Plan for Reducing the Tax Gap: What Are the Goals, Benchmarks, and Timetables?175 pages	Apr 18, 2007

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 110-474	Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention ActOn S. 1577	Sep 22, 2008
S. Rept. 110-470	Elder Justice ActOn S. 1070	Sep 18, 2008
S. Rept. 110-467	Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008On S. 3038	Sep 16, 2008
S. Rept. 110-444	Approving the Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003On S.J.Res. 41	Aug 1, 2008
S. Rept. 110-408	Iran Sanctions Act of 2008On S. 3227	Jul 7, 2008
S. Rept. 110-255	Medicare, Medicaid, and Schip Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007On S. 2532	Jan 8, 2008
S. Rept. 110-249	United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 2113	Dec 14, 2007
S. Rept. 110-248	Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007On S. 1607	Dec 14, 2007

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 110th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2018	William E. Grayson, of California, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010, vice Nancy Killefer, term expired.Department of the Treasury	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 15, 2008
PN2017	Edwin Eck, of Montana, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2013. (Reappointment)Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Oct 2, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 15, 2008
PN1959	Anthony W. Ryan, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert K. Steel, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Jul 31, 2008
PN1826	Richard A. Anderson, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2013, vice Paul Jones, term expiring.Department of the Treasury	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Jun 26, 2008
PN1819	Jason J. Fichtner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2013, vice Andrew G. Biggs, resigned.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Jun 25, 2008
PN1786	J. V. Schwan, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2017, vice Deanna Tanner Okun, term expired.United States International Trade Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Jun 18, 2008
PN1497	A. Ellen Terpstra, of New York, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Richard T. Crowder.Executive Office of the President	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Mar 31, 2008
PN1361	Kenneth E. Carfine, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 21, 2010, vice Robert M. Tobias, term expired.Department of the Treasury	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Feb 26, 2008

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8849	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Evaluation of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans"; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2008
POM-464	A joint resolution adopted by the Alaska State Legislature urging the United States Congress to repeal sec. 511 of P.L. 109-222 (Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005); to the Committee on Finance.Petition or memorial	Nov 19, 2008
POM-463	A joint resolution adopted by the Alaska State Legislature urging the United States Congress to enact H.R. 2419, sec. 12801; to the Committee on Finance.Petition or memorial	Nov 19, 2008
POM-462	A joint resolution adopted by the Alaska State Legislature opposing the imposition of the milk tax on Alaskans; to the Committee on Finance.Petition or memorial	Nov 19, 2008
POM-441	A collection of petitions forwarded by the Benefit Security Coalition relative to establishing a more equitable method of computing cost of living adjustments for Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Finance.Petition or memorial	Sep 29, 2008
EC-7411	A communication from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tier I Issue IRC Section 118 Abuse Directive #4" (Uniform Issue List Number: LMSB-4-0608-034) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7410	A communication from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Severance of a Trust for Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Purposes" ((RIN1545-BE70)(TD 9421)) received on August 5, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7409	A communication from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "July - September 2008 Section 42 Bond Factor Amounts" (Rev. Rul. 2008-36) received on August 5, 2008; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 110-65	Committee on Finance United States Senate, Legislative Calendar One Hundred Tenth Congress (FINAL)	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

Membership changes 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 110th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 24, 2008	John E. Sununu R-NH	Joined	S.Res. 425
Dec 18, 2007	Trent Lott R-MS	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2007	John Ensign R-NV	Joined	S.Res. 266
May 24, 2007	Craig Thomas R-WY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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