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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. 108-189Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims, S.J. Res. 1299 pagesOn S.J.Res. 1, S.J.Res. 3
8 witnesses
  • Campbell, Collene, Councilwoman, San Juan, Capistrano, California
  • Dinh, Viet D., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice
  • Eason, Earlene, Gary, Indiana
  • Lynn, Duane, Peoria, Arizona
  • Orenstein, James, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
  • Perry, Patricia, Seaford, New York
  • Royce, Hon. Ed, a Representatives in Congress from the State of California
  • Twist, Steven J., General Counsel, National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network
Apr 8, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-160Promoting Ethical Regenerative Medicine Research and Prohibiting Immoral Human Reproductive Cloning150 pagesOn S. 245, S. 303
10 witnesses
  • Berg, Paul, Cahill Professor Emeritus of Cancer Research and Biochemistry, Stanford University Medical Center and Chair, Public Policy Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Palo Alto, California
  • Brownback, Hon. Sam, a U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas
  • Kass, Leon, M.D., Hertog Fellow in Social Thought, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Kelly, James, Patient Advocate, Granbury, Texas
  • Langevin, Hon. Jim R., a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island
  • Mathews-Roth, Micheline M., M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Murray, Thomas, President, Hastings Center, Garrison, New York
  • Usala, Anton Lewis, M.D., Clinical Professor and Medical/ Administrative Director, Office for Regulatory Review of Clinical Trials, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • Varmus, Harold, M.D., President Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
  • Wasson, Greg, Cotati, California
Mar 19, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-142Setting the Record Straight: the Nomination of Justice Priscilla Owen273 pages
2 witnesses
  • Hutchison, Hon. Kay Bailey, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas
  • Owen, Priscilla Richmond, Nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Mar 13, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-148Border Technology: Keeping Terrorists Out of the United States85 pagesOn S. 22
3 witnesses
  • Flynn, Stephen, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York
  • Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Safety, Department of Homeland Security; accompanied by Robert Mocny, Director, Entry-Exit Program, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, and Woody Hall, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C
  • Kingsbury, Nancy, Managing Director, Applied Research and Methods, General Accounting Office, accompanied by Richard Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C
Mar 12, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-141Asbestos Litigation CrisisHeld Mar 5, 2003 to Jun 4, 2003 · 467 pagesOn S. 413, S. 1115, S. 1125
19 witnesses
  • Archer, Dennis, President-Elect, American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
  • Austern, David T., Claims Resolution Management Corporation, and General Counsel, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Fairfax, Virginia
  • Baucus, Hon. Max, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana
  • Harvey, Brian T., Marysville, Washington
  • Hiatt, Jonathan P., Associate General Counsel, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D.C
  • Kazan, Steven, Kazan, McClain, Edises, Abrams, Fernandex, Lyons and Farrise, Oakland, California
  • McCandless, Melvin, Plymouth, North Carolina
  • Voinovich, Hon. George V., a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio
  • Biggs, Jennifer L., Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Crapo, James D., M.D., Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Center and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
  • Dunbar, Frederick C., Senior Vice President, National Economic Research Associates, New York, New York
  • Green, Eric D., Professor, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Hagel, Hon. Chuck, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska
  • Hartwig, Robert P., Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Insurance Information Institute, New York, New York
  • Murray, Hon. Patty, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington
  • Parker, John E., M.D., Professor and Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Peterson, Mark A., Legal Analysis Systems, Thousand Oaks, California
  • Tribe, Laurence H., Professor, Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Welch, Laura, M.D., Medical Director, Center to Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, Maryland
Mar 5, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-137The War Against Terrorism: Working Together to Protect America89 pages
3 witnesses
  • Ashcroft, John D., Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Ridge, Thomas J., Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Mar 4, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-253Patient Access Crisis: the Role of Medical Litigation389 pagesOn H.R. 5, H.R. 1802, H.R. 4600Feb 11, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-135Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Feb 5, 2003 to Apr 1, 2003 · 1,475 pagesFeb 5, 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

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