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604 bills referred in the 110th 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 110th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 110th Congress 21

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-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Chair
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Ranking Member
D-IL	Barack ObamaLeft Oct 1, 2008
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-RI	Jack Reed
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
R-NH	Judd Gregg
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-NC	Richard Burr
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
R-OK	Tom Coburn
D-IA	Tom Harkin
R-CO	Wayne Allard

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 4

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 3730	Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2008	Referred To	Dec 10, 2008
SRES 720	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2008
S 20	Protecting Patients and Health Care Act	Referred To	Nov 20, 2008
S 3708	Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act	Referred To	Nov 19, 2008
S 3707	National Principal Recruitment Act	Referred To	Nov 19, 2008
S 1695	Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007	Reported By	Nov 19, 2008
S 3701	Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008	Referred To	Nov 19, 2008
HR 642	Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-997	Prevention and Public Health: the Key to Transforming Our Sickcare System91 pagesOn H.R. 7287, S. 3674, S.Res. 673	Dec 10, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-962	Confronting Childhood Obesity: Creating a Roadmap to Healthier Futures55 pages	Dec 3, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-883	Improving High School Graduation Rates and Postsecondary Success in Alaska and Nationwide: What Can the Federal Government Do?104 pagesOn S. 958, S. 1185, S. 2227	Nov 15, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-961	Childhood Obesity: the Declining Health of America's Next Generation37 pages	Oct 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-986	Midwest Jobs Picture: Strategies to Rebuild Communities (Part II)41 pagesOn H.R. 3920, S. 1871	Oct 8, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-986	Midwest Jobs Picture: Strategies to Rebuild Communities (Part I)49 pages	Oct 8, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-960	Investing in a Skilled Workforce: Making the Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Maximize Results67 pages	Sep 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-999	401(K) Fee Disclosure: Helping Workers Save for Retirement90 pagesOn H.R. 3185, H.R. 3765, S. 2473	Sep 17, 2008

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

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 110-329	Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007On S. 1551	Apr 22, 2008
S. Rept. 110-280	Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007On S. 1858	Apr 8, 2008
S. Rept. 110-274	Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007On S. 901	Mar 12, 2008
S. Rept. 110-231	Higher Education Amendments of 2007On S. 1642	Nov 15, 2007
S. Rept. 110-187	Wired for Health Care Quality ActOn S. 1693	Oct 1, 2007
S. Rept. 110-140	Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury ActOn S. 793	Aug 1, 2007
S. Rept. 110-110	Safety of Seniors Act of 2007On S. 845	Jun 28, 2007
S. Rept. 110-53	Mental Health Parity Act of 2007On S. 558	Apr 11, 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
PN2193	Brad Cole, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012, vice Tom Osborne, resigned.Corporation for National and Community Service	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.	Dec 8, 2008
PN2132	NominationPublic Health Service · 5,519 nominees	Confirmed Nov 20, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 17, 2008
PN2119	NominationPublic Health Service · 796 nominees	Confirmed Nov 20, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Oct 1, 2008
PN2110	Irvin Mayfield, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Karen Lias Wolff, term expired.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 26, 2008
PN2104	Barbara Ernst Prey, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Mark Hofflund, term expired.National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities	Confirmed Nov 20, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 26, 2008
PN2103	Lee Greenwood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Makoto Fujimura, term expired.National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities	Confirmed Oct 2, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 26, 2008
PN2102	JoAnn Falletta, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for the remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Foreststorn Hamilton.National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities	Confirmed Oct 2, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 26, 2008
PN2101	Chas Fagan, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Jerry Pinkney, term expired.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 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
POM-466	A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania expressing support for National Food Safety Education Month; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Petition or memorial	Nov 19, 2008
EC-7552	A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "The Department of Labor's 2007 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Sep 11, 2008
EC-7436	A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulations, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - Migrant Education Program Final Regulations" (RIN1810-AA99) received on August 1, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7169	A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy and designation of acting officer in the position of Office of Inspector General, Department of Education, received on July 15, 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Jul 17, 2008
EC-7168	A communication from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to Congress on Head Start Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2006"; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Jul 17, 2008
EC-7167	A communication from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2007 Performance Report from the Office of Combination Products; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Jul 17, 2008
EC-7166	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual performance report for fiscal year 2007 relative to the collection of user fees from manufacturers who submit certain applications to market medical devices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Jul 17, 2008
EC-7131	A communication from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Community Services Block Grant Statistical Report and Report on Performance Outcomes for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Jul 11, 2008

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

Membership changes 1

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
Oct 1, 2008	Barack Obama D-IL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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