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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
EC-2259A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the Judicial Conference recommendations affecting dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2258A communication from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled "Federal Judicial Center's annual report for the 2002 calendar year" received on April 30, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2257A communication from the Attorneys General, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2256A communication from the Acting Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting pursuant to law, the report relative to the Department of Justice's 2002 annual report on certain activities pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2255A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Documentation of Nonimmigrant Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended -- Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons (22 CFR Parts 40 and 41)" received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2254A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled "Report to Congress: Increased Penalties for Cyber Security Offenses" received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2253A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report entitled "Report to the Congress: Increased Penalties for Campaign Finance Offenses and Legislative Recommendations" received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003
EC-2252A communication from the Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements and official commentary, received on May 2, 2003; to the Committee on the Judiciary.Executive communicationMay 8, 2003

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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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.