SSJU00 · Senate Standing

Judiciary Committee

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

Committee on the Judiciary

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

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

HearingTitleHeld
S. Hrg. 108-516Virtual Threat, Real Terror: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century97 pages
5 witnesses
  • Lourdeau, Keith, Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Malcolm, John G., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Schmidt, Howard A., Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, eBay, Inc., San Jose, California
  • Verton, Dan, Author, Burke, Virginia
  • Yoran, Amit, Director, National Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Feb 24, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-509Evaluating a Temporary Guest Worker Program175 pagesOn S. 2010
9 witnesses
  • Aguirre, Eduardo, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Birkman, Richard R., President, Texas Roofing Company, Austin, Texas
  • Briggs, Vernon, Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • Cervantes, Charles, General Counsel, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C
  • Hagel, Hon. Chuck, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska
  • Hutchinson, Asa, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Law, Steven J., Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C
  • McCain, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona
  • Papademetriou, Demetrios, Co-Director, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C
Feb 12, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-494[errata] Cable Competition78 pagesFeb 11, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-494Cable Competition--Increasing Price; Increasing Value?155 pages
6 witnesses
  • Cleland, Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Precursor Group
  • Cooper, Mark N., Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America
  • Johnson, Rodger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Knology, Inc., on behalf of the Broadband Service Providers Association
  • Sachs, Robert, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Cable and Telecommunications Association
  • Willner, Michael, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insight Communications
  • Wilson, Coralie, President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Feb 11, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-517Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government: a Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Guarantee a Functioning Congress87 pagesOn S. 1820, S.J.Res. 23
3 witnesses
  • Levinson, Sanford V., W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas
  • Simpson, Alan K., Co-Chairman, Continuity in Government Commission, and former Senator, Cody, Wyoming
  • Wasserman, Howard M., Assistant Professor, Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida
Jan 27, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-135Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Jan 22, 2004 to Mar 10, 2004 · 1,083 pages
2 witnesses
  • Hayward, Thomas Z., Jr., Chair, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, and Richard M. Macias, Circuit Investigator, Washington, D.C
  • Huff, Marilyn L., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Jan 22, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-482America After 9/11: Freedom Preserved or Freedom Lost?375 pages
7 witnesses
  • Barr, Hon. Bob, a former Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia
  • Chishti, Muzaffar, Director, Migration Policy Institute at New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  • Cleary, Robert J., Proskauer Rose, LLP, New York, New York
  • Dempsey, James X., Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C
  • Dinh, Viet D., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
  • Strossen, Nadine, President, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, New York
  • Zogby, James J., President, Arab American Institute, Washington, D.C
Nov 18, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-520Database Security: Finding Out When Your Information Has Been Compromised56 pagesOn S. 1350
3 witnesses
  • Hendricks, Evan, Editor/Publisher, Privacy Times, Cabin John, Maryland
  • MacCarthy, Mark, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, Visa U.S.A., Inc., Washington, D.C
  • McIntyre, David J., President and Chief Executive Office, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 4, 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, 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

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.