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Judiciary Committee

Chairman Chuck Grassley R-IA Ranking Member Richard J. Durbin D-IL judiciary.senate.gov

Committee on the Judiciary

955 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

8,612 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

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 22

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

Seat	Member	Role
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Chairman
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Ranking Member
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff
D-CA	Alex Padilla
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
R-FL	Ashley Moody
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
R-SC	Darline Graham
R-MO	Eric Schmitt
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-LA	John Kennedy
R-MO	Josh Hawley
R-AL	Katie Boyd Britt
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-UT	Mike Lee
D-VT	Peter Welch
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-TX	Ted Cruz
R-NC	Thom Tillis

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

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

Newest activity first. From the 107th Congress on.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 834	A resolution honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.	Discharged From119th	Nov 12, 2026
S 5717	A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman's Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
SRES 950	A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week".	Discharged From119th	Nov 11, 2026
SRES 951	A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.	Discharged From119th	Nov 11, 2026
S 5714	Competition in Professional Baseball Act	Referred To119th	Nov 10, 2026
SRES 953	A resolution condemning the horrific and senseless attack in Bend, Oregon, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by the tragedy.	Referred To119th	Nov 10, 2026
S 5702	A bill to improve maternal health policies in correctional facilities, and for other purposes.	Referred To119th	Nov 10, 2026
S 5687	Presidential Pardon Integrity Act	Referred To119th	Oct 15, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, committee rules for the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, and the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.Hart Senate Office Building 2161 document	Scheduled	Feb 6, 2025

Meeting	Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226	Scheduled	Feb 4, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.Hart Senate Office Building 2161 document	Scheduled	Jan 30, 2025

Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice.Hart Senate Office Building 2161 document	Scheduled	Jan 29, 2025

Meeting	Hearings to examine the expected nomination of Pamela Jo Bondi, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice.Hart Senate Office Building 216	Scheduled	Jan 16, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine the expected nomination of Pamela Jo Bondi, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice.Hart Senate Office Building 216	Scheduled	Jan 15, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine legalized sports gambling.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226	Scheduled	Dec 17, 2024
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, S.2082, to make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, and the nominations of Benjamin J. Cheeks, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, and Serena Raquel Murillo, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.Dirksen Senate Office Building G502 documents	Scheduled	Dec 12, 2024

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-450	Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments466 pages	Dec 17, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-313	Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments307 pages	Nov 19, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-272	Examining Competition in America's Skies160 pages 5 witnesses Anderson, Gregory Biffle, Barry McGee, William J Pinkerton, Sharon Sitaraman, Ganesh	Sep 30, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-193	A Time for Truth: Oversight of Meta's Foreign Relations and Representations to the United States Congress49 pages 1 witness Wynn-Williams, Sarah	Apr 9, 2025
S. Hrg. 118-705	The Restore Patent Rights Act: Restoring America's Status as the Global Ip Leader77 pages 4 witnesses Babcock, Jacob Contreras, Jorge L Landau, Joshua Osenga, Kristen Jakobsen	Dec 18, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-668	How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy445 pages 5 witnesses Arthur, Art Manner, Randy Morin, Patty Reichlin-Melnick, Aaron Turay, Foday	Dec 10, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-644	How Bump Stocks and Other Conversion Devices Are Amplifying the Gun Violence Epidemic72 pages 5 witnesses Cleckner, Ryan Ludwig, Jens O'Donnell, Laura Sanchez-Gomez, Esther Smith, Zack	Nov 13, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-626	A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America642 pages 3 witnesses Berry, Maya Goldfeder, Mark Stern, Kenneth S	Sep 17, 2024

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. Every Congress on file.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 119-10	Report on the Activities of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate During the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress Pursuant to Rule Xxvi of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate	Mar 31, 2025
S. Rept. 118-11	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE DURING THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate	Apr 19, 2023
S. Rept. 117-7	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE during the ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS PURSANT TO Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate	Apr 12, 2021
S. Rept. 116-105	Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019On S. 1273	Sep 12, 2019
S. Rept. 116-22	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE DURING THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE	Mar 28, 2019
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

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. Every Congress on file.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1479-7	Julia Diaz-Rex, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years, vice W. Stephen Muldrow, resigned.Department of Justice	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1478	James Cody Hiland, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Bobby E. Shepherd, retiring.The Judiciary	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 10, 2026
PN1429-8	Brian S. Meyers, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice Terrence W. Boyle, retiring.The Judiciary	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1429-7	Eric James Hamilton, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, vice Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., retiring.The Judiciary	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1429-5	Joseph Patrick Falvey, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, vice Philip P. Simon, retiring.The Judiciary	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1429-2	Gregory Todd Butler, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Leslie Southwick, retiring.The Judiciary	PendingCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1429-1	Philip Lawrence Aubart, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, vice William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., retiring.The Judiciary	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 9, 2026
PN1428	Arthur Kleinschmidt, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, resigned.Department of Justice	PendingCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.	Nov 9, 2026

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.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-754	A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2010"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Mar 2, 2011
EC-593	A communication from the President and Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, the organization's 2010 annual report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 16, 2011
EC-576	A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report relative to filling judicial vacancies in federal courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 15, 2011
EC-575	A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Time for Payment of Certain Excise Taxes, and Quarterly Excise Tax Payments for Small Alcohol Excise Taxpayers" (RIN1513-AB43) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 7, 2011; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 15, 2011
EC-574	A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revision of American Viticultural Area Regulations" (RIN1513-AB39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 7, 2011; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 15, 2011
EC-416	A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to privacy and security concerns relating to electronically filed documents in the federal courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 2, 2011
POM-2	A message from the Executive Director, The Privacy Projects, transmitting, a report relative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Privacy Guidelines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Petition or memorial	Feb 2, 2011
EC-378	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the semi-annual report of the Attorney General relative to Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement actions taken for the period beginning on July 1, 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communication	Feb 1, 2011

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. Every Congress on file.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 115-37	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Final Edition	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-43	Legislative and Executive Calendar Final Edition	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-27	Human Fetal Tissue Research: Context and Controversy	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-25	Allegations of Improper Hiring Practices and Whistleblower Reprisal at the U. S. Marshals Service	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-58	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Twelfth Congress	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-72	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Eleventh Congress	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 110-57	Legislative and Executive Calendar One Hundred Tenth Congress	PDF · 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	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

Earlier subcommittees 13

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

Human Rights and the Law 117th to 118th Congress
Privacy, Technology and the Law 112th to 116th Congress
Bankruptcy and the Courts 112th to 114th Congress
Administrative Oversight and the Courts 107th to 112th Congress
Constitution 110th to 112th Congress
Crime and Drugs 109th to 112th Congress
Human Rights and the Law 111th to 112th Congress
Terrorism and Homeland Security 107th to 112th Congress
Human Rights and the Law 110th to 111th Congress
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights 107th to 110th Congress
Corrections and Rehabilitation 109th to 110th Congress
Intellectual Property 109th to 110th Congress
Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights 107th to 108th Congress

Membership changes 18

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

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 21, 2026	Darline Graham R-SC	Joined	S.Res. 810
Jun 24, 2026	Lindsey Graham R-SC	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Dec 10, 2024	Adam B. Schiff D-CA	Joined	S.Res. 926
Dec 5, 2024	Laphonza R. Butler D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 17, 2023	Laphonza R. Butler D-CA	Joined	S.Res. 411
Sep 28, 2023	Dianne Feinstein D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
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
Jan 8, 2015	Chuck Grassley R-IA	Became Chair	S.Res. 23
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
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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