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403 bills referred in the 108th Congress

8,275 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 1,014. 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 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-NH	Judd Gregg	Chair
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Ranking Member
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-RI	Jack Reed
I-VT	James M. Jeffords
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
D-NC	John Edwards
R-NV	John Ensign
R-VA	John Warner
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-OH	Mike DeWine
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-WA	Patty Murray
D-IA	Tom Harkin
R-TN	William H. Frist

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HCONRES 430	Recognizing the importance of early diagnosis, proper treatment, and enhanced public awareness of Tourette Syndrome and supporting the goals and ideals of National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month.	Referred To	Dec 9, 2004
S 3013	National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
S 2283	State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004	Discharged From	Nov 16, 2004
SRES 469	A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
S 2984	Palliative Care Training Act	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
HCONRES 473	Expressing the sense of Congress that it is appropriate to annually observe Patriot Day, September 11, with voluntary acts of service and compassion.	Discharged From	Oct 10, 2004
SRES 389	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to prostate cancer information.	Discharged From	Oct 10, 2004
S 2968	Emergency Flu Response Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 9, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-826	Bioshield II: Responding to an Ever-Changing Threat243 pagesOn S. 666 8 witnesses Angulo, Carlos, Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, on behalf of the Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market Bartlett, John G., M.D., Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, on behalf of the Infectious Disease Society of America Clerici, John M., Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Washington, D.C Grant, Christine, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, Aventis Pasteur Greenberg, Patricia B., R.N., on behalf of the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO Jaeger, Kathleen D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, Arlington, Virginia Kushan, Jeffrey P., Partner, Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood, LLP, Washington, D.C Timmins, Alan P., President and Chief Operating Officer, AVI BioPharma, Inc., Portland, Oregon	Oct 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-843	Reducing Childhood Obesity: Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Children63 pagesOn S. 2551, S. 2558	Oct 5, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-806	Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversion: the Role of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs61 pagesOn H.R. 3015	Sep 23, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-797	Terror Attacks: Are We Prepared?131 pages	Jul 22, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-820	The Needs of Military Families: How Are States and the Pentagon Responding, Especially for Guard and Reservists?124 pages	Jul 21, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-794	Performance and Outcome Measurement in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Programs75 pages	Jul 20, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-815	Pell Grants for Kids: It Worked for Colleges. Why Not K-12?93 pagesOn H.R. 684, S. 1101	Jul 15, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-793	REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT: EDUCATION FOR THE 21st CENTURY WORKFORCE65 pages	Jun 24, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-395	Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2004On S. 1217	Oct 8, 2004
S. Rept. 108-394	Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004On S. 2815	Oct 8, 2004
S. Rept. 108-391	Act for Elder JusticeOn S. 2940	Oct 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-390	The Hipaa Recreational Injury Technical Correction ActOn S. 423	Oct 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-388	Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research Act or the Cheer ActOn S. 2526	Oct 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-387	The Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004On S. 518	Oct 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-384	Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2004On S. 2686	Oct 4, 2004
S. Rept. 108-245	Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity ActOn S. 1172	Mar 18, 2004

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2068	Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008. (Reappointment)National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Dec 7, 2004
PN2063	Katina P. Strauch, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009, vice Elizabeth J. Pruet, term expiring.National Museum and Library Services Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 17, 2004
PN2062	A. Wilson Greene, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009. (Reappointment)National Museum and Library Services Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 17, 2004
PN2048	Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2008, vice Arthur J. Naparstek, term expired.Corporation for National and Community Service	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2047	Mimi Mager, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring December 27, 2007, vice Mark D. Gearan, term expired.Corporation for National and Community Service	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2046	Laurie Stenberg Nichols, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring March 3, 2010, vice Donna Dearman Smith, term expired.Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence In Education Foundation	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2045	Edward Alton Parrish, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring April 17, 2008, vice Hans Mark, resigned.Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence In Education Foundation	Confirmed Nov 21, 2004Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2044	Charles P. Ruch, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2010, vice Niranjan Shamalbhai Shah, term expired.Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence In Education Foundation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-10098	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program dated September 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10097	A communication from the President of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2004 Report on the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act (ADTA); to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10096	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Report on the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Activities: Community Economic Development Program (CEDP) projects funded during Fiscal Year 2000; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10095	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report on the Refugee Resettlement Program for Fiscal Year 2002; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10094	A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity for Fiscal Year 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-9777	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Child Support Enforcement Program; Federal Tax Refund Offset" (RIN0970-AC09) received on October 26, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Nov 17, 2004
POM-548	A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of California relative to vocational and technical education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Petition or memorial	Oct 8, 2004
POM-535	A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to the Men's Health Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Petition or memorial	Oct 8, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 108-67	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate	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	26	888	42	3	1	76	12	65	211	0
118th2023–2024	21	1,014	34	12	2	46	40	32	319	1
117th2021–2022	22	994	18	20	0	67	57	58	255	1
116th2019–2020	24	858	17	13	1	24	25	30	317	2
115th2017–2018	25	583	29	21	1	—	66	62	449	2
114th2015–2016	22	561	34	11	1	—	57	24	485	2
113th2013–2014	22	508	32	16	4	—	69	58	451	0
112th2011–2012	22	430	10	4	1	—	64	100	440	4
111th2009–2010	26	535	13	12	2	—	80	139	216	2
110th2007–2008	21	604	27	12	10	—	73	157	367	0
109th2005–2006	20	461	34	20	27	—	64	141	529	1
108th2003–2004	21	403	36	17	30	—	55	197	536	1
107th2001–2002	21	436	33	13	18	—	62	191	415	0

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