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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. 107-844Empty Seats in a Lifeboat: Are There Problems with the U.S. Refugee Program?73 pages
5 witnesses
  • Brown, Anastasia, Assistant Director for Processing Operations, Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C
  • Dewey, Arthur, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, Washington, D.C
  • Frelick, Bill, Director of Policy, U.S. Committee for Refugees, Washington, D.C
  • Glickman, Lenny, Chairman, Refugee Council USA, New York, New York
  • Ziglar, James, Commissioner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Feb 12, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-843Nomination of Charles W. Pickering, SR. to Be Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit390 pagesFeb 7, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-830Accountability Issues: Lessons Learned from Enron's Fall78 pagesOn H.R. 333, H.R. 3617, H.R. 3644, S. 420
5 witnesses
  • Gregoire, Hon. Christine, Attorney General, State of Washington, Olympia, Washington
  • Koniak, Susan P., Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Lund, Nelson, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
  • Raynor, Bruce, President, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, New York, New York
  • Schatz, Steven M., Esq., Senior Partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California
Feb 6, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-812Human Cloning: Must We Sacrifice Medical Research in the Name of a Total Ban?101 pagesOn H.R. 2505, S. 790, S. 1758, S. 1893
8 witnesses
  • Charo, R. Alta, Professor of Law and Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin
  • FitzGerald, Kevin, S.J., Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C
  • Greely, Henry T., Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Law and the Biosciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
  • Greenwood, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania
  • Gulden, Kris, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, Washington, D.C
  • Kimbrell, Andrew, Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment, Washington, D.C
  • Weissman, Irving L., M.D., Chair, National Academies Panel on Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning, and Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  • Weldon, Hon. Dave, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida
Feb 5, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-738Protecting Our Homeland Against Terror: Building a New National Guard for the 21st Century43 pages
5 witnesses
  • Alexander, Richard C., Major General (retired), Executive Director, National Guard Association of the United States, Washington, D.C
  • Bond, Hon. Christopher S., a U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri
  • Davis, Russell C., Lieutenant General, Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
  • Libutti, Frank G., Lieutenant General (retired), Special Assistant for Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C
  • Monroe, Paul D., Jr., Major General, Adjutant General, State of California, Sacramento, California
Dec 13, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-772The Microsoft Settlement: a Look to the Future118 pagesOn S. 244
1 witness
  • James, Charles A., Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Dec 12, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-719Homeland Defense: Sharing Information with Local Law Enforcement35 pagesOn H.R. 3162, H.R. 3285, S. 1615
4 witnesses
  • Canterbury, Chuck, National Vice President, Fraternal Order of Police, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Greiner, Jon, President, Utah Chief of Police Association, Ogden, Utah
  • Kerik, Bernard B., Police Commissioner, New York, New York
  • O'Malley, Hon. Martin, Mayor, Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 11, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-705Making America's Streets Safer: the Future of the Cops Program73 pagesOn S. 1, S. 924
7 witnesses
  • Brown, Mike, Sheriff, Bedford County, Virginia and National Sheriffs' Association
  • Dinh, Viet D., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Gordon, Hon. Thomas P., County Executive, New Castle County, Delaware
  • Muhlhausen, David, Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Westphal, Colonel Lonnie, Chief, Colorado State Patrol, and Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Young, Steve, Lieutenant, Marion City Police Department and National President, Fraternal Order of Police, Washington, D.C
  • Zhao, Solomon, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 5, 2001

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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