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Judiciary Committee

Committee on the Judiciary

954 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

8,611 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
22

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
7

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
94

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 22

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

NumberCommunicationReferred
POM-19A petition from a citizen relative to support for an Article V Convention; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorialSep 16, 2025
EC-1671A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program" (RIN1400-AG01) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 2, 2025; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationSep 8, 2025
EC-1670A communication from the Senior Counsel of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for 2025" (Docket No. OLP 178) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 2, 2025; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationSep 8, 2025
EC-1669A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to action on a nomination and discontinuation of service in an acting role for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Director, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 2, 2025; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationSep 8, 2025
POM-18A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Montana urging the United States Congress to include Montanans in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorialAug 2, 2025
EC-1496A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationAug 1, 2025
EC-1438A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to designation of service in an acting role for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2025; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationJul 30, 2025
EC-1437A communication from the Research Director of the Administrative Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report of the recommendations adopted by the Administrative Conference of the United States at its 83rd Plenary Session; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationJul 30, 2025

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.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsNominationsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting2495441519442292050
118th2023–20242383425141104762292690
117th2021–20222283531331132763002270
116th2019–202022738192228542772620
115th2017–20182266729297—63583371
114th2015–20162053231208—391122613
113th2013–20141843729108—822552870
112th2011–201218485662215—1042142531
111th2009–201021601552916—1243162291
110th2007–2008197041604439—1291772851
109th2005–20061860243174—1361772891
108th2003–2004196351143213—1102092881
107th2001–2002195871132816—1164503521

Earlier subcommittees 13

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Membership changes 18

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

DateMemberChangeRecord
Jul 21, 2026Darline Graham R-SCJoinedS.Res. 810
Jun 24, 2026Lindsey Graham R-SCLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 10, 2024Adam B. Schiff D-CAJoinedS.Res. 926
Dec 5, 2024Laphonza R. Butler D-CALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Oct 17, 2023Laphonza R. Butler D-CAJoinedS.Res. 411
Sep 28, 2023Dianne Feinstein D-CALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018Cory A. Booker D-NJJoinedS.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018Kamala D. Harris D-CAJoinedS.Res. 370
Dec 21, 2017Al Franken D-MNLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 8, 2015Chuck Grassley R-IABecame ChairS.Res. 23
Nov 15, 2010Christopher A. Coons D-DEJoinedS.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010Edward E. Kaufman D-DELeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 7, 2009Ron Wyden D-ORLeft the committeeS.Res. 208
Jul 7, 2009Al Franken D-MNJoinedS.Res. 208
May 5, 2009Arlen Specter D-PANo longer Ranking MemberS.Res. 131
May 5, 2009Jeff Sessions R-ALBecame Ranking MemberS.Res. 131
Jul 10, 2001John Edwards D-NCJoinedCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001Patrick J. Leahy D-VTBecame ChairCongressional Record, S7417

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