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602 bills referred in the 109th Congress

8,612 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 955. 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 18

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-PA	Arlen Specter	Chair
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Ranking Member
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
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-OH	Mike DeWine
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold
R-KS	Sam Brownback
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 8

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 4055	Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2006
HR 4709	Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2006
S 30	Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2006
S 4117	Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 9, 2006
SRES 590	A resolution designating the second Sunday in December 2006, as "National Children's Memorial Day" in conjunction with The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting.	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2006
S 4042	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces.	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
S 4100	Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006
S 4099	A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-758	Vertically Integrated Sports Programming: Are Cable Companies Excluding Competition?88 pages 5 witnesses Baller, James, Senior Principal, The Baller Herbst Law Group, PC, Washington, D.C Cohen, David L., Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cooper, Mark, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C Goodman, John, President, Coalition for Competitive Access to Content, Washington, D.C Salinger, Michael, Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C	Dec 7, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-921	FBI Oversight333 pages 1 witness Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C	Dec 6, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-878	Oversight of the Implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act238 pages 7 witnesses Bartlett, Steve, President and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Roundtable, Washington, D.C Hildebrand, Henry E., III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee Jones, David C., President, Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies, Poinciana, Florida Lawless, Robert, Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois Newsome, Randall J., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland, California White, Clifford J., III, Director, Executive Office for United States Trestees, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Zywicki, Todd J., Professor, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia	Dec 6, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-898	Examining Enforcement of Criminal Insider Trading and Hedge Fund Activity1,324 pages 9 witnesses Aguirre, Gary J., former Investigator, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Berger, Paul R., former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Blumenthal, Richard, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut Hanson, Robert B., Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Kreitman, Mark, Assistant Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Ribelin, Eric, Branch Chief, Office of Market Surveillance, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Stachnik, Walter J., Inspector General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C Tenpas, Ronald J., Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Thomsen, Linda C., Director of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C	Dec 5, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1034	Oversight of the Civil Rights Division328 pages 5 witnesses Carvin, Michael, Partner, Jones Day, Washington, D.C Driscoll, Robert N., Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP, Washington, D.C Kim, Wan J., Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C Rich, Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C Shaw, Theordore M., Director-Counsel and President, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., (LDF), New York, New York	Nov 16, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-762	Competition in Sports Programming and Distribution: Are Consumers Winning?79 pages 4 witnesses Fawcett, Daniel M., Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs and Programming Acquisition, DIRECTV, Inc., Washington, D.C Hobbs, Landel C., Chief Operating Officer, Time Warner Cable, New York, New York Noll, Roger, Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford, California Pash, Jeffrey, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Football League, New York, New York	Nov 14, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-749	Oversight Hearing: U.S. Refugee Admissions and Policy112 pages 4 witnesses Gavin, Rev. Kenneth, S.J., Vice Chair, Refugee Council USA, and National Director, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, Washington, D.C Horowitz, Michael J., Director, Project for Civil Justice Reform and Project for International Religious Liberty, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C Sauerbrey, Ellen R., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, Washington, D.C Scharfen, Jonathan R., Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C	Sep 27, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-999	Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Michael Brunson Wallace to Be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit and Vanessa Lynne Bryant to Be U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut384 pages 8 witnesses Anderson, Reuben V., Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Jackson, Mississippi Askew, Kim J., Esq., Fifth Circuit Representative, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, and Thomas Z. Hayward, former Chair, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Chicago, Illinois Blumenthal, Richard, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut Bresnahan, Pamela A., Esq., former D.C. Circuit Representative, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Washington, D.C., and C. Timothy Hopkins, Esq., former Ninth Circuit Representative American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary Idaho Falls, Idaho Dodson, Doreen D., Esq., former Eighth Circuit Representative, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, St. Louis, Missouri Liebenberg, Roberta B., Esq., Chair, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rhodes, Carroll, Esq., Attorney at Law, Hazlehurst, Mississippi Welch, W. Scott, III, Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Jackson, Mississippi	Sep 26, 2006

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

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-369	Activities Report of the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE 2005-2006	Dec 22, 2006
S. Rept. 109-295	Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Cesar E. Chavez Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006On S. 2703	Jul 26, 2006
S. Rept. 109-97	The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005On S. 852	Jun 30, 2005
S. Rept. 109-14	The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005On S. 5	Feb 28, 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
PN2206	Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice Malcolm J. Howard, 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.	Dec 7, 2006
PN2202	John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011. (Reappointment)United States Sentencing Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 6, 2006
PN2201	Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011. (Reappointment)United States Sentencing Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 6, 2006
PN2198	Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Philip G. Reinhard, retiring.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.	Dec 5, 2006
PN2182	Michael Brunson Wallace, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Charles W. Pickering, Sr., 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.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2181	Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen S. Trott, 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.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2180	Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice Franklin D. Burgess, 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.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2179	James Edward Rogan, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Nora M. Manella, 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.	Nov 15, 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-9281	A communication from the Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Establishment of the Tracy Hills Viticultural Area" (RIN1513-AA89) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9280	A communication from the Director, Regulations and Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Los Carneros Viticultural Area Technical Amendment" (RIN1513-AB32) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9211	A communication from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the appointment of members to the California Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9036	A communication from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the appointment of members to the Illinois State Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2006
EC-9035	A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Embutramide into Schedule III" (Docket No. DEA-269F) received on November 6, 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2006
EC-9034	A communication from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, a report relative to corrections that need to be made in previously submitted documents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2006
POM-439	A joint resolution adopted by the California Legislature relative to urging Congress to place a statue of former President Ronald Reagan next to the statue of Father Junipero Serra in the Congressional collection representing California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Nov 14, 2006
EC-8813	A communication from the National Service Officer, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the annual audit of the organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 9, 2006

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

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 109-82	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Ninth Congress	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	954	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

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