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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.

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

HearingTitleHeld
S. Hrg. 107-939Class Action Litigation168 pagesOn S. 1712
6 witnesses
  • Bankston, Hilda, Jefferson County, Mississippi
  • Bland, F. Paul, Jr., Staff Attorney, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Dellinger, Walter, O'Melveny and Myers, Washington, D.C
  • Henderson, Thomas J., Chief Counsel, Lawyers, Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C
  • Mirel, Lawrence H., Commissioner, District of Columbia, Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, Washington, D.C
  • Wahl, Shaneen, Port Charlotte, Florida
Jul 31, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-938Criminal and Civil Enforcement of Environmental Laws: Do We Have All the Tools We Need?134 pages
6 witnesses
  • DiPasquale, Nicholas A., Secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resorces and Environmental Control, Dover, Delaware
  • Penders, Michael J., President, Environmental Protection International, Washington, D.C
  • Sansonetti, Thomas L., Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice; accompanied by Timothy M. Burgess, U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, and Leo D'Amico, Director, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C
  • Sarachan, Ronald A., Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Schaeffer, Eric, Director, Environmental Integrity Project, Rockefeller Family Fund, Washington, D.C
  • Starr, Judson W., Venable, LLP, Washington, D.C
Jul 30, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1016Oversight of the Department of Justice296 pages
1 witness
  • Ashcroft, Hon. John D., Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jul 25, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-935S. 2480: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act71 pagesOn H.R. 218, H.R. 4897, S. 2480
6 witnesses
  • Baucus, Hon. Max, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana
  • Cunningham, Hon. Randy ``Duke'', a Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Gordon, Arthur, National Executive Board Member, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
  • Johnson, David, Deputy Chief of Police, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Westphal, Colonel Lonnie J., Chief, Colorado State Patrol, Denver, Colorado
  • Young, Lieutenant Steve, National President, Fraternal Order of Police, Marion, Ohio
Jul 23, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-944S.J. Res. 35, Proposing a Victims' Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution211 pagesOn S.J.Res. 3, S.J.Res. 6, S.J.Res. 35
7 witnesses
  • Bird, Arwen, Director, Survivors Advocating for an Effective System, Portland, Oregon
  • Gillis, John W., Director, Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Goldscheid, Julie, General Counsel, Safe Horizon, New York, New York
  • Orenstein, James, Baker and Hostetler, LLP, New York, New York
  • Pilon, Roger, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Roper, Roberta, Executive Director, Stephanie Roper Committee and Foundation, Inc., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  • Twist, Steven J., General Counsel, National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network, Scottsdale, Arizona
Jul 17, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-989FBI Computers: 1992 Hardware--2002 Problems50 pages
1 witness
  • Higgins, Sherry, Project Management Executive, Office of the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C., Accompanied by Mark Tanner, Deputy Chief Information Officer
Jul 16, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-868New Source Review Policy, Regulations and Enforcement Activities637 pagesOn S. 2, S. 172, S. 556, S. 1630, S. 2815
30 witnesses
  • Elliott, Donald, co-chair, Environmental Practice Group, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
  • Harper, Stephen, director, Environmental Health, Safety and Energy Policy, INTEL Corporation, Washington, DC
  • Exhibit, Intel Aloha Pal
  • Holmstead, Jeffrey, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Memorandum, Bryan Hubbell, senior economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Innovative Strategies and Economics Group
  • New Source Review: Report to the President, Overview....134-155 New Source Review: Report to the President, June 2002, Recommended Improvements to the New Source Review Program...............................................130-134 Responses to additional questions from Senators Jeffords and Leahy.....................................................113-130 Kelley, Hilton, founder, Community In-Power and Development Association
  • Articles: Project Texas, Gasoline Alley
  • Report, Refinery Reform: Overview Report on the ExxonMobile Baytown Refinery, July 12, 2002
  • The Texas Observer, Port Arthur Blues, A Native Son Returns to Revitalize His Pollution-Plagued Neighborhood, Feature: 31/2002, by Michael May
  • Logs, PortArthur Odors
  • Report, Refinery Reform Campaign
  • Pryor, Bill, attorney general, State of Alabama, Montgomery, AL
  • Sansonetti, Thomas L., Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Letter from Daniel J. Bryant, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, New Source Review: An Analysis of the Consistency of Enforcement Actions with the Clean Air Act and Implementing regulations, January 2002
  • Schaeffer, Eric, director, Environmental Integrity Project, Rockefeller Family Fund
  • Brief, United States of America v. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company..........................................407-483 Letter from Henry V. Nickel, Hunton & Williams..............484-494 Prepared statement
  • Slaughter, Bob, president, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association
  • Chart, Cumulative Regulatory Impact on Refineries, 2000-2008
  • API NSR 90-Day Review Comments, EPA Docket No. A- 2001-19, July 19, 2001............................559-561 Attachment 1, New Source Review Examples............534-552 Attachment 2, New Source Review Potential Impact Examples..........................................553-555 Attachment 3, NPRA Paper, Market Based Alternative to Existing New Source Review, July 23, 2001.........556-557 Memorandum, Status of the New Source Review Improvement Rulemaking, EPA
  • News Release, NPRA Comments on EPA's NSR Reform Package
  • Prepared statements: April 5, 2001
  • February 28, 2000
  • July 10, 2001
  • July 16, 2002
  • Sorrell, William H., attorney general, State of Vermont
  • Spitzer, Eliot, attorney general, State of New York
  • Brief, State of New York v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.......180-360 Charts: Department of Public Service, Article X Cases, Revised July 30, 2002
  • Report, Attorney General's Action Plan for a Balanced Electric Power Policy in New York State
  • Walke, John D., clean air director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Jul 16, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1155Protecting the Homeland: the President's Proposal for Reorganizing Our Homeland Defense Infrastructure118 pages
1 witness
  • Ridge, Tom, Director, Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Jun 26, 2002

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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