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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. 117-687What Is Wrong with the Supreme Court: the Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary239 pagesOn H.R. 1
5 witnesses
  • Adler, Jonathan H
  • Graves, Lisa
  • Jealous, Benjamin Todd
  • Klarman, Michael
  • Walter, Scott
Mar 10, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-689Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Hon. Lisa O. Monaco to Be Deputy Attorney General of the United States and Vanita Gupta to Be Associate Attorney General of the United States1,023 pagesOn H.R. 1Mar 9, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-688Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: the January 6 Insurrection, Domestic Terrorism, and Other Threats135 pages
1 witness
  • Wray, Hon. Christopher A
Mar 2, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-493Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Merrick Brian Garland to Be Attorney General of the United StatesHeld Feb 22, 2021 to Feb 23, 2021 · 682 pages
5 witnesses
  • Blackman, Josh, professor of law, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
  • Bucella, Donna A., former director, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and former U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Irving, Texas
  • Henderson, Wade, interim president and chief executive officer, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, DC
  • Starr, Hon. Ken, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, retired, Waco, Texas
  • Tucker, Andrea, parent of students at J.O. Wilson Elementary School, Washington, DC
Feb 22, 2021
S. Hrg. 116-741Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation: Day 468 pages
1 witness
  • McCabe, Andrew
Nov 10, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-637Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Amy Coney Barrett to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesHeld Oct 12, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020 · 1,695 pagesOct 12, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-721COVID-19 Fraud: Law Enforcement's Response to Those Exploiting the Pandemic142 pages
4 witnesses
  • Carpenito, Craig
  • D'Ambrosio, Michael
  • Hughes, William
  • Shivers, Calvin A
Jun 9, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-65Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. William Pelham Barr to Be Attorney General of the United StatesHeld Jan 15, 2019 to Jan 16, 2019 · 1,059 pagesJan 15, 2019

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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Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.