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

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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. 107-584Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Jul 11, 2001 to Oct 4, 2001 · 759 pagesOn S. 783Jul 11, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-485Protecting the Innocent: Ensuring Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases157 pagesOn H.R. 912, S. 7, S. 486, S. 1486
10 witnesses
  • Brackett, Kevin S., Deputy Solicitor, 16th Judicial District, York, South Carolina
  • Bright, Stephen B., Director, Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Collins, Hon. Susan, a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine
  • Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts
  • Eisenberg, Ronald, Deputy District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Ellis, Hon. Rodney, Texas State Senator, Austin, Texas
  • Graham, Michael R., Roanoke, Virginia
  • LaHood, Hon. Ray, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois
  • Pryor, Hon. William H., Jr., Attorney General, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Wilkinson, Beth, Co-Chair, Constitution Project's Death Penalty Initiative, Washington, D.C
Jun 27, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-485Protecting the Innocent: Ensuring Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases138 pagesOn H.R. 912, S. 7, S. 486, S. 1112, S. 1486
10 witnesses
  • Brackett, Kevin S., Deputy Solicitor, 16th Judicial District, York, South Carolina
  • Bright, Stephen B., Director, Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Collins, Hon. Susan, a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine
  • Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts
  • Eisenberg, Ronald, Deputy District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Ellis, Hon. Rodney, Texas State Senator, Austin, Texas
  • Graham, Michael R., Roanoke, Virginia
  • LaHood, Hon. Ray, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois
  • Pryor, Hon. William H., Jr., Attorney General, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Wilkinson, Beth, Co-Chair, Constitution Project's Death Penalty Initiative, Washington, D.C
Jun 27, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-463The Judicial Nomination and Confirmation ProcessHeld Jun 26, 2001 to Sep 4, 2001 · 280 pages
15 witnesses
  • Bolick, Clint, Legislative Director, Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Cutler, Lloyd N., former White House Counsel, and Co-Chair, Constitution Project's Courts Initiative, Washington, D.C
  • Gray, C. Boyden, former White House Counsel, Washington, D.C
  • Greenberger, Marcia D., Co-President, National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C
  • Presser, Stephen B., Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • Sunstein, Cass R., Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science, Chicago, Illinois
  • Tribe, Laurence H., Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Volokh, Eugene, Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  • Kmiec, Douglas W., Dean and Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C
  • Levinson, Sanford, Professor of Law, University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas
  • Resnik, Judith, Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Rotunda, Ronald D., Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
  • Simon, Hon. Paul, former U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
  • Thompson, Hon. Fred, a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee
  • Tushnet, Mark, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
Jun 26, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-447Oversight of the FBIHeld Jun 20, 2001 to Jul 18, 2001 · 168 pagesOn S. 1065, S. 1074
12 witnesses
  • Bromwich, Michael R., former Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Danforth, John C., former United States Senator from the State of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Rabkin, Norman J., Managing Director, Tax Administration and Justice Issues, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C
  • Webster, William, Senior Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCoy, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Dies, Bob E., Assistant Director, Information Resources Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Kelly, Raymond W., Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns, New York, New York and former Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service
  • Kiernan, Patrick J., Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Perry, Frank L., Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Roberts, John E., Unit Chief, Office of Professional Responsibility, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Senser, Kenneth H., Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Security Programs and Countermeasures, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Werner, John, Blue Sky Enterprises of North Carolina, Inc., Cary, North Carolina
Jun 20, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-396Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Federal Death Penalty System115 pagesOn S. 486
6 witnesses
  • Bond, Julian, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Member, Citizens for a Moratorium on Federal Executions, Washington, D.C
  • Bruck, David I., Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, Columbia, South Carolina
  • Fotis, James J., Executive Director, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, Falls Church, Virginia
  • Gross, Samuel R., Visiting Professor, Columbia University Law School, New York, New York
  • McBride, Andrew G., former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and Partner, Wiley, Rein and Fielding, Washington, D.C
  • Thompson, Hon. Larry, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jun 13, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-375Faith-Based Solutions: What Are the Legal Issues?91 pagesOn H.R. 7, S. 304
13 witnesses
  • Adams, Charles, Rev., Pastor, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan
  • Avery, John L., Government Relations Director, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Diament, Nathan J., Director of Public Policy, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Washington, D.C
  • Esbeck, Carl H., Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Foltin, Richard T., Legislative Director and Counsel, American Jewish Committee, Washington, D.C
  • Goode, W. Wilson, Sr., Rev. Dr., Senior Advisor on Faith-Based Initiatives, Public/Private Ventures, and Rector, Amachi Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Henderson, Wade, Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C
  • Laycock, Douglas, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • Morgan, Edward, President, Christian Herald Association, New York, New York
  • Santorum, Hon. Rick, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania
  • Scott, Hon. Robert C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia
  • Valentin-Castanon, Eliezer, Rev., Program Director, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C
  • Zwiebel, David, Rabbi, Executive Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America, New York, New York
Jun 6, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-367The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah: Cooperation Between Federal, State, Local and Private Agencies to Address Public Safety Concerns50 pages
10 witnesses
  • Beattie, Lane, State Olympic Officer for the State of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Condon, Kathryn, Special Assistant for Military Support, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C
  • Dinse, Charles, Vice Director, Utah Olympic Public Safety Command and Salt Lake City Chief of Police, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Magaw, John, Acting Deputy Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C
  • Romney, Mitt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake City Organizing Committee, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Stafford, Brian, Director, United States Secret Service, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C
  • Thompson, Larry, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Tubbs, David, Executive Director, Utah Olympic Public Safety Command, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Warner, Paul, United States Attorney for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Watson, Dale, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
May 31, 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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