Senate Judiciary Committee, 107th Congress (2001–2002): Members & Record

Members, 107th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 107th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Chair
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Ranking Member
R-PA	Arlen Specter
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy
D-WI	Herb Kohl
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
D-NC	John EdwardsJoined Jul 10, 2001
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-OH	Mike DeWine
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold
R-KS	Sam Brownback
R-SC	Strom Thurmond

Subcommittees, 107th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 107th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 339	A resolution designating November 2002, as "National Runaway Prevention Month".	Discharged From	Nov 20, 2002
S 3079	Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2002	Discharged From	Nov 20, 2002
S 3174	Protection of Family Farmers and Family Fisherman Act of 2002	Referred To	Nov 19, 2002
S 3170	A bill to authorize Chief Judge Richard T. Haik, of the western district of Louisiana, to participate in the retirement program provided for judicial officials under section 376 of title 28, United States Code.	Referred To	Nov 15, 2002
SCONRES 155	A concurrent resolution affirming the importance of a national day of prayer and fasting, and expressing the sense of Congress that November 27, 2002, should be designated as a national day of prayer and fasting.	Discharged From	Nov 15, 2002
S 2480	Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 15, 2002
S 3161	Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act	Referred To	Nov 14, 2002
S 3159	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible to the United States the extended family of international child abductors, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 14, 2002

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 107th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-1156	An Assessment of the Tools Needed to Fight the Financing of Terrorism124 pages 7 witnesses Al-Marayati, Salam, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California Aufhauser, David D., General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C Conrad, Robert J., Jr., United States Attorney, Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina Gerson, Allan, Gerson International Law Group, PLLC and Professorial Lecturer in Honors, George Washington University, Washington, D.C Gurule, Jimmy, Under Secretary for Enforcement, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C Lewin, Nathan, Lewin and Lewin, LLP, Washington, D.C Winer, Jonathan M., Alston and Bird, LLP, and Member, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C	Nov 20, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-978	America Still Unprepared-America Still in Danger: the October 2002 Hart-Rudman Terrorism Task Force Report122 pages 4 witnesses Flynn, Stephen E., Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York Larsen Randall J., Director, ANSER Institute for Homeland Security, Arlington, Virginia Odeen, Philip A., Chairman, TRW, Inc., and Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Arlington, Virginia Rudman, Warren, Co-Chair, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Washington, D.C	Nov 14, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1043	Tools Against Terror: How the Administration Is Implementing New Laws in the Fight to Protect Our Homeland150 pages 6 witnesses Edson, Stephen A., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washignton, D.C Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Fisher, Alice, Deputey Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Hastings, Scott, Associate Commissioner for Information Resources Management, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Michael Cronin, Assistant Commission for Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C Lormel, Dennis, Chief, Terrorist Financing Operations Section, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C Wu, Benjamin, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C	Oct 9, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-977	The Feres Doctrine: an Examination of This Military Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act137 pages 8 witnesses Altenburg, John, Major General (retired), former Assistant Judge Advocate General, United States Army, Washington, D.C Fidell, Eugene R., Counsel, Feldsman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell & Bank, LLP, Washington, D.C Harris, Paul, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice,Washington, D.C Joseph, Daniel, Counsel, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, LLP, Washington, D.C O'Neill, Bonnie, Kingston, Pennsylvania Sklute, Nolan, Major General (retired), former Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, Bethesda, Maryland Sprague, Richard A., Counsel, Sprague and Sprague, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Weaver, Christopher E., Rear Admiral and Commandant, Naval District Washington, United States Navy, Washington, D.C	Oct 8, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-974	Stopping Child Pornography: Protecting Our Children and the Constitution160 pagesOn H.R. 4623, S. 2511, S. 2520 6 witnesses Armagh, Daniel S., Director, Legal Resource Division, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia Carnahan, Hon. Jean, a U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri Collins, Daniel P., Associate Deputy Attorney General and Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Coughlin, Anne M., Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia Pomeroy, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Dakota Schauer, Frederick, Professor of Law, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts	Oct 2, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-973	The Detention and Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers138 pages 5 witnesses Johnson, Stephen C., Policy Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C Little, Cheryl, Executive Director, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida Ocean, Marie Jocely, Haitian asylee and former detainee, Miami, Florida Parks, Dina Paul, Executive Director, National Coalition for Haitian Rights, New York, New York Wenski, Thomas G., Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, and Chairman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, Miami, Florida	Oct 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-970	Narrowing the Nation's Power: the Supreme Court Sides with the States156 pages 2 witnesses Hamilton, Marci A., Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, New York Noonan, John T., Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, California	Oct 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-993	Asbestos Litigation269 pages 8 witnesses Austern, David T., General Counsel, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Fairfax, Virginia Baron, Frederick M., Baron ad Budd, P.C., on behalf of the Association of Trial Lawyers of American, Dallas, Texas Baucus, Hon. Max, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Dellinger, Walter E., O'Melveny and Myers, LLP, Washington, D.C Hiatt, Jonathan P., General Counsel, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D.C Kazan, Steve, Kazan, McClain, Edises, Abrams, Fernandex, Lyons and Farrise, a Professioal Law Corporation, Oakland, California Nelson, Hon. E. Benjamin, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska Voinovich, Hon. George V., a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio	Sep 25, 2002

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 107th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 107-345	The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002On S. 2480	Nov 19, 2002
S. Rept. 107-334	The Dna Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2002On S. 2513	Nov 4, 2002
S. Rept. 107-315	The Innocence Protection Act of 2002On S. 486	Oct 16, 2002
S. Rept. 107-266	The Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness ActOn S. 1140	Sep 10, 2002
S. Rept. 107-167	The Drug Competition Act of 2001On S. 754	Jun 20, 2002
S. Rept. 107-166	To Clarify the Definition of ``vehicle'' for Purposes of Criminal Penalties Relating to Terrorist Attacks and Other Acts of Violence Against Mass Transportation SystemsOn S. 2621	Jun 20, 2002
S. Rept. 107-148	The Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2002On S. 1974	May 10, 2002
S. Rept. 107-147	The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2001On S. 625	May 9, 2002

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 107th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2309	Leonardo M. Rapadas, of Guam, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Guam and concurrently United States Attorney for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years, vice K. William O' Connor, resigned.Department of Justice	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 19, 2002
PN2308	Humberto S. Garcia, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years, vice Daniel F. Lopez Romo, resigned.Department of Justice	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 19, 2002
PN2302	Richard Zenos Winget, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada, vice Jose Gerardo Troncoso.Department of Justice	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 14, 2002
PN2301	Harlon Eugene Costner, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Becky Jane Wallace.Department of Justice	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 14, 2002
PN2256	Thomas A. Varlan, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Robert Leon Jordan, retired.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Oct 10, 2002
PN2255	J. Daniel Breen, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice Julia Smith Gibbons, elevated.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Oct 10, 2002
PN2254	John R. Adams, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice George Washington White, retired.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Oct 10, 2002
PN2253	Cormac J. Carney, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Carlos R. Moreno, resigned.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Oct 10, 2002

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9639	A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 417 of the USA-PATRIOT Act (P.L.107-56), the report relative to the "status of the implementation of machine-readable passports (MRPs) in countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program" received on November 7, 2002; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2002
POM-360	A joint resolution adopted by the Alaska State Legislature relative to the desecration of the United States Flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Nov 18, 2002
EC-9581	A communication from the Director, Regulations and Forms Services Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Passenger Data Elements for the Visa Waiver Program" received on October 15, 2002; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2002
EC-9580	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education for calendar year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2002
EC-9579	A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the operation of the premerger notification program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2002
EC-9478	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Refugee Resettlement Program for the period from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2002
EC-9477	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bureau of Justice Assistance's annual report for fiscal year 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2002
POM-359	A resolution adopted by the Township of Jackson, State of New Jersey relative to the Pledge of Allegiance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Oct 17, 2002

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 107th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 107-94	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Seventh Congress (2001-2002)	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	24	955	41	5	1	94	4	229	205	0
118th2023–2024	23	834	25	14	1	104	76	229	269	0
117th2021–2022	22	835	31	33	1	132	76	300	227	0
116th2019–2020	22	738	19	22	2	85	4	277	262	0
115th2017–2018	22	667	29	29	7	—	6	358	337	1
114th2015–2016	20	532	31	20	8	—	39	112	261	3
113th2013–2014	18	437	29	10	8	—	82	255	287	0
112th2011–2012	18	485	66	22	15	—	104	214	253	1
111th2009–2010	21	601	55	29	16	—	124	316	229	1
110th2007–2008	19	704	160	44	39	—	129	177	285	1
109th2005–2006	18	602	43	17	4	—	136	177	289	1
108th2003–2004	19	635	114	32	13	—	110	209	288	1
107th2001–2002	19	587	113	28	16	—	116	450	352	1

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 107th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 10, 2001	John Edwards D-NC	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Patrick J. Leahy D-VT	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417

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