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Judiciary Committee

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
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.

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

KindSubjectStatusDate
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of J. Philip Calabrese, and James Ray Knepp II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Aileen Mercedes Cannon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Toby Crouse, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Michael Jay Newman, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, and Anna Maria Ruzinski, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Gregory Scott Tabor, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, both of the Department of Justice.Russell Senate Office Building 325ScheduledSep 17, 2020
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of J. Philip Calabrese, and James Ray Knepp II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Aileen Mercedes Cannon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Toby Crouse, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, and Michael Jay Newman, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.Russell Senate Office Building 325ScheduledSep 10, 2020
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Benjamin Joel Beaton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, Kristi Haskins Johnson, and Taylor B. McNeel, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226ScheduledSep 9, 2020
MeetingAn oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50ScheduledAug 5, 2020
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.4212, to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States, and the nominations of David W. Dugan, and Stephen P. McGlynn, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, Hala Y. Jarbou, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Iain D. Johnston, and Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Roderick C. Young, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.Dirksen Senate Office Building 325ScheduledJul 30, 2020
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of J. Philip Calabrese, and James Ray Knepp II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Aileen Mercedes Cannon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Toby Crouse, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, and Michael Jay Newman, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226ScheduledJul 29, 2020
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.4212, to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States, and the nominations of David W. Dugan, and Stephen P. McGlynn, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, John W. Holcomb, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, Hala Y. Jarbou, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Iain D. Johnston, and Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Brett H. Ludwig, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, R. Shireen Matthews, and Todd Wallace Robinson, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, Christy Criswell Wiegand, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Roderick C. Young, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.Dirksen Senate Office Building 325ScheduledJul 23, 2020
MeetingHearings to examine protecting the integrity of college athletics.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50ScheduledJul 22, 2020

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, sitting2495541519442292050
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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Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.