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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. 107-222Treatment, Education, and Prevention: Adding to the Arsenal in the War on Drugs76 pagesOn S. 304
8 witnesses
  • DuPont, Robert, M.D., former Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, former White House drug czar, and President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., Washington, DC
  • Hewitt, Edyie, former Director, Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, East Wallingford, VT
  • Leshner, Alan I., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
  • Marshall, Donnie R., Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • O'Connor, Carroll, Actor and Drug Prevention and Treatment Advocate, Los Angeles, CA
  • Walcott, Debra, Recovering Drug-Addicted Youth, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
  • Walton, A. James, Jr., Commissioner, Department of Public Safety, State of Vermont, Waterbury, VT
  • Warner, Paul M., United States Attorney, District of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 14, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-221Promoting Technology and Education: Turbo-Charging the School Buses on the Information Highway68 pagesOn S. 487
6 witnesses
  • Adler, Allan R., Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs, Association of American Publishers, Washington, DC
  • Carpentier, Gary, Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC
  • Heeger, Gerald A., President, University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD
  • LeBlanc, Paul, President, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
  • Peters, Marybeth, Register of Copyrights, Washington, DC
  • Siddoway, Richard M., Principal, Utah Electronic High School, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 13, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-194President Clinton's Eleventh Hour Pardons107 pagesOn S. 2042, S. 2402
6 witnesses
  • Adams, Roger, Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Becker, Benton, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Miami, Pembroke Pines, FL
  • Gormley, Ken, Professor of Constitutional Law, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Holder, Eric H., Jr., Former Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Quinn, Jack, Attorney, Quinn and Gillespie, Washington, DC
  • Schroeder, Christopher H., Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC
Feb 14, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-195The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001182 pagesOn H.R. 61, H.R. 188, H.R. 220, H.R. 241, H.R. 333 and 7 more
9 witnesses
  • Becker, Hon. Edward R., Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Philadelphia, PA
  • Beine, Kenneth H., President, Shoreline Credit Union, Two Rivers, WI
  • Manning, Robert D., Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Higher Education, Law, and Governance, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX
  • Newsome, Hon. Randall J., Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Oakland, CA
  • Sheaffer, Dean, Vice President, Director of Credit, Boscov's Department Stores, Inc., Laureldale, PA
  • Strauss, Philip L., Principal Attorney, San Francisco Department of Child Support Services, San Francisco, CA
  • Vullo, Maria T., Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, New York, NY
  • Williamson, Brady C., Attorney, LaFollett, Godfry and Kahn, and former Chair, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, Madison, WI
  • Zywicki, Todd J., Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA
Feb 8, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-220Airline Consolidation: Has It Gone Too Far?127 pagesOn S. 199, S. 200
16 witnesses
  • Bethune, Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Continental Airlines, Houston, TX, statement
  • Bond, Hon. Christopher, a U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri, statement
  • Carty, Don, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines, Fort Worth, TX, statement
  • Compton, William F., President and Chief Executive Officer, Trans World Airlines, St. Louis, MO, statement
  • Franke, William A., President and Chief Executive Officer, America West, Phoenix, AZ, statement
  • Goodwin, James E., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines, Chicago, IL, statement
  • Johnson, Robert L., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DC Air, Washington, DC, statement
  • Kahn, Alfred, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, statement
  • Leonard, Joe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AirTran Airways, Orlando, FL, statement
  • Levine, Michael E., Adjunct Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, statement
  • Meeks, Hon. Gregory W., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, statement
  • Mullin, Leo F., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA, statement
  • Myrick, Hon. Sue, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, statement
  • Reid, Hon. Harry, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada, statement
  • Warner, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia, statement
  • Wolf, Stephen M., Chairman, US Airways Group, Inc., Arlington, VA, statement
Feb 7, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-196Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of John Ashcroft to Be Attorney General of the United StatesHeld Jan 12, 2001 to Dec 24, 2001 · 1,259 pagesOn H.R. 200, H.R. 1333, S. 10, S. 158, S. 254 and 11 more
23 witnesses
  • Collins, Hon. Susan M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine
  • Danforth, John, former U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri
  • Jackson Lee, Hon. Sheila, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas
  • Waters, Hon. Maxine, a Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Campbell, Collene Thompson, Member, Memory of Victims Everywhere, San Juan Capistrano, California
  • Feldt, Gloria, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York
  • Greenberger, Marcia, Co-President, National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C
  • Henderson, Wade, Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C
  • Hulshof, Hon. Kenny, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri
  • Hunter, Jerry, Esq., former Labor Secretary of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
  • James, Kay Cole, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Mason, Hon. David C., Circuit Judge, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Michelman, Kate, President, Naral, Washington, D.C
  • Rice, B.T., Pastor, New Horizons Seventh Day Christian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Robertson, Edward D. Jr., Esq., Attorney, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Obetz, St. Louis, Missouri, and former Justice of Missouri Supreme Court
  • Susman, Frank, Esq., Attorney, Gallop, Johnson, and Neuman, L.C., St. Louis, Missouri
  • Taylor, William L., Esq., Attorney, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C
  • Watts, Hon. J.C., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma
  • White, Hon. Ronnie, Judge, Missouri Supreme Court, Jefferson City, Missouri
  • Woods, Harriet, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Woodson, Robert L., Sr., President, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Washington, D.C
  • Barnes, Michael, President, Handgun Control, Washington, D.C
  • Dunn, James M., Visiting Professor of Christianity and Public Policy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 12, 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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