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601 bills referred in the 111th 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 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th 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-AL	Jeff Sessions	Ranking Member
D-MN	Al FrankenJoined Jul 7, 2009
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-PA	Arlen SpecterEarlier Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
D-DE	Christopher A. CoonsJoined Nov 15, 2010
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-DE	Edward E. KaufmanLeft Sep 29, 2010
D-WI	Herb Kohl
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
D-OR	Ron WydenLeft Jul 7, 2009
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6560	Removal Clarification Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 23, 2010
HR 6397	Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
S 4054	Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
S 4051	Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 21, 2010
HR 6412	Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2010
HR 4748	Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2010
S 4050	Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 20, 2010
S 4048	FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 18, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 111-1005	Examining Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act109 pagesOn H.R. 5366 4 witnesses Andres, Greg, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Koehler, Mike, Assistant Professor of Business Law, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana Volkov, Michael, Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP, Washington, DC Weissmann, Andrew, Partner, Jenner & Block, LLP, New York, New York	Nov 30, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1143	Women's Rights Are Human Rights: U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)412 pages 6 witnesses Bagenstos, Samuel R., Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Davis, Geena, Actor and Founder, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Marina Del Ray, California Frogh, Wazhma, Women's Rights Activist, Afghan Women's Network, and Recipient of U.S. Department of State's International Women of Courage Award, Afghanistan Greenberger, Marcia D., Co-President, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC Groves, Steven, Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC Verveer, Ambassador Melanne, Ambassador-at-Large, Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C	Nov 18, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-916	Mandatory Mediation Programs: Can Bankruptcy Courts Help End the Foreclosure Crisis?124 pages 6 witnesses Britt, Larry G., Homeowner, Riverside, Rhode Island Cardullo, Robert E., Homeowner, Johnston, Rhode Island Glenn, Judge Martin, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of New York Lefebvre, Christopher M., Attorney, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Rao, John, Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts Reed, Hon. Jack, a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island	Oct 28, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-695	Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Sep 29, 2010 to Nov 17, 2010 · 846 pages	Sep 29, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-915	Crimes Against America's Homeless: Is the Violence Growing?242 pagesOn S. 1765 6 witnesses Johnson, Hon. Eddie Bernice, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Levin, Brian H., Professor, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California Luna, Erik, Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia Manning-Moon, Simone, Decatur, Georgia Muhlhausen, David B., Research Fellow in Empirical Policy Analysis, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC Wierzbicki, Richard, Commander, Hate Crimes/Anti-Bias Task Force, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sep 29, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-906	Restoring Key Tools to Combat Fraud and Corruption After the Supreme Court's Skilling Decision76 pages 4 witnesses Breuer, Lanny A., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Buell, Samuel W., Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina Seigel, Michael L., University of Florida Research Foundation, Professor of Law, Fredic G. Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida Terwilliger, George J., III, Partner, White & Case, Washington, DC	Sep 28, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1115	Investigating and Prosecuting Financial Fraud After the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act101 pages 3 witnesses Breuer, Lanny A., Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Khuzami, Robert S., Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC Perkins, Kevin L., Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC	Sep 22, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1002	The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Promoting Security and Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age217 pages 5 witnesses Baker, James A., Esq., Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC Dempsey, James X., Esq., Vice President for Public Policy, Center for Democracy and Technology, San Francisco, California Jaffer, Jamil N., Esq., Attorney, Washington, DC Kerry, Cameron F., Esq., General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce Smith, Brad, Esq., General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington	Sep 22, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 111-373	Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits ActOn S. 3804	Dec 17, 2010
S. Rept. 111-290	Data Breach Notification ActOn S. 139	Sep 15, 2010
S. Rept. 111-280	Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009On S. 678	Aug 5, 2010
S. Rept. 111-233	Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010On S. 1132	Jul 27, 2010
S. Rept. 111-227	Discount Pricing Consumer Protection ActOn S. 148	Jul 21, 2010
S. Rept. 111-224	Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (``speech'') ActOn H.R. 2765	Jul 19, 2010
S. Rept. 111-220	International Adoption Simplification ActOn S. 1376	Jul 14, 2010
S. Rept. 111-123	Preserve Access to Affordable Generics ActOn S. 369	Feb 2, 2010

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 111th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2409	James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2016. (New Position)Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 17, 2010
PN2408	Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2014. (New Position)Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 17, 2010
PN2398	Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, vice Domingo S. Herraiz, 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.	Dec 13, 2010
PN2374	Christopher R. Thyer, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years, vice Harry E. Cummins, III, resigned.Department of Justice	Confirmed Dec 22, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 1, 2010
PN2373	John Andrew Ross, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice Charles A. Shaw, 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 1, 2010
PN2372	Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, vice James M. Munley, 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 1, 2010
PN2371	Mark Raymond Hornak, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Donetta W. Ambrose, 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 1, 2010
PN2370	Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Katharine Sweeney Hayden, 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 1, 2010

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7434	A communication from the President, American Academy of Arts and Letters, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Academy's activities during the year ending December 31, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Sep 21, 2010
EC-7052	A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Control of Immediate Precursor Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Fentanyl as a Schedule II Controlled Substance" (RIN1117-AB16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 5, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Aug 5, 2010
EC-5988	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 Ohio Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5987	A communication from a Co-Chair, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Final Report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5986	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report to Congress for the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5985	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 South Carolina Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
PM-54	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Presidential message	May 11, 2010
EC-5743	A communication from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States" for the September 2009 session and the June 2009 special session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	May 5, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 111-72	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Eleventh 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

Membership changes 6

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 15, 2010	Christopher A. Coons D-DE	Joined	S.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010	Edward E. Kaufman D-DE	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 7, 2009	Ron Wyden D-OR	Left the committee	S.Res. 208
Jul 7, 2009	Al Franken D-MN	Joined	S.Res. 208
May 5, 2009	Arlen Specter D-PA	No longer Ranking Member	S.Res. 131
May 5, 2009	Jeff Sessions R-AL	Became Ranking Member	S.Res. 131

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