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667 bills referred in the 115th Congress

8,611 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 954. 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 115th Congress 22

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Chair
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein	Ranking Member
D-MN	Al FrankenLeft Dec 21, 2017
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
R-NE	Ben Sasse
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-NJ	Cory A. BookerJoined Jan 9, 2018
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-CA	Kamala D. HarrisJoined Jan 9, 2018
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-UT	Mike Lee
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-TX	Ted Cruz
R-NC	Thom Tillis

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 747	A resolution recognizing the opening of the nonsectarian Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
SRES 744	A resolution recognizing May 3, 2018, as the 30th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer established under the Act entitled "An act to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated", approved May 5, 1988, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan on May 5, 1988.	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
S 573	National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2018
SRES 285	A resolution honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook.	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2018
HR 4203	Combat Online Predators Act	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2018
S 3805	Malicious Deep Fake Prohibition Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 22, 2018
SRES 740	A resolution honoring the life of Admiral James A. Lyons.	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018
S 2432	National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-545	Part 2, CONFIRMATION HEARING ON THE NOMINATION OF HON. BRETT M. KAVANAUGH TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESHeld Sep 4, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018 · 1,328 pages	Sep 4, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-545	Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesHeld Sep 4, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018 · 1,689 pages	Sep 4, 2018
Serial No. 115-100	Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 Election155 pages 1 witness The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice	Jun 19, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-683	Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data385 pagesOn H.R. 2520, S. 1798 1 witness Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook	Apr 10, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-208	Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesHeld Mar 20, 2017 to Mar 23, 2017 · 1,357 pages	Mar 20, 2017
S. Hrg. 115-207	Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Jeff Sessions to Be Attorney General of the United StatesHeld Jan 10, 2017 to Jan 11, 2017 · 1,408 pagesOn S. 77, S. 1132, S. 2840	Jan 10, 2017

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 115-432	Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018On S. 2961	Dec 12, 2018
S. Rept. 115-339	Music Modernization ActOn S. 2823	Sep 17, 2018
S. Rept. 115-325	Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018On S. 994	Aug 22, 2018
S. Rept. 115-261	Marrakesh Treaty Implementation ActOn S. 2559	Jun 4, 2018
S. Rept. 115-200	Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017On S. 2070	Jan 18, 2018
S. Rept. 115-19	Report on the Activities of the Committee on the Judiciary	Mar 30, 2017
S. Rept. 115-9	Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution ActOn S. 178	Mar 23, 2017

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 115th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2625	Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Brett M. Kavanaugh, 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.	Nov 14, 2018
PN2598	Aaron L. Weisman, of Rhode Island, to be United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years, vice Peter F. Neronha, resigned.Department of Justice	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2018
PN2597	Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice George H. King, 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 13, 2018
PN2596	Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Margaret M. Morrow, 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 13, 2018
PN2595	Michael H. Park, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Gerard E. Lynch, 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 13, 2018
PN2594	Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Thomas M. Rose, 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 13, 2018
PN2593	Thomas Marcelle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Gary L. Sharpe, 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 13, 2018
PN2592	Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen R. Reinhardt, deceased.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 13, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
POM-320	A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging the United States Congress to pass the language from the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, as contained in the Farm Bill of 2018, removing industrial hemp from the Schedule 1 Controlled Substance List and legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7573	A communication from the Acting Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation'" (CPCLO Order No. 006-2018) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2018
EC-7545	A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report on the Continuing Need for Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018
POM-319	A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas relative to court rulings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Dec 18, 2018
POM-318	A resolution adopted by the Common Council of the City of Syracuse, New York urging members of the New York congressional delegation to support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7432	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a legislative proposal to improve current legal framework for collateral-review litigation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 13, 2018
EC-7392	A communication from the Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the establishment of time limitations for deciding habeas corpus death penalty petitions under Title 1 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2018
EC-7389	A communication from the Officer, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2017 annual report for the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; and Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2018

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 115-37	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Final Edition	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 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 9, 2018	Cory A. Booker D-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Kamala D. Harris D-CA	Joined	S.Res. 370
Dec 21, 2017	Al Franken D-MN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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