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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. 113-687Community Solutions to Breaking the Cycle of Heroin and Opioid Addiction187 pages
5 witnesses
  • Coffin, Hon. Tristram, U.S. Attorney, District of Vermont, Department of Justice, Burlington, Vermont
  • James W. Baker, Chief, Rutland City Police Department, Rutland, Vermont
  • Harry L. Chen, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Burlington, Vermont
  • Mary Alice McKenzie, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Burlington, Burlington, Vermont
  • Colonel Thomas L'Esperance, Director, Vermont State Police, Waterbury, Vermont
Mar 17, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-515Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Mar 12, 2014 to May 20, 2014 · 2,403 pagesOn S.Res. 595Mar 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-883Open Government and Freedom of Information: Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act for the Digital Age108 pagesOn H.R. 1211
5 witnesses
  • Bennett, Amy, Assistant Director, OpenTheGovernment.org, Washington, DC
  • Cuillier, David, Ph.D., Director and Associate Professor, The University of Arizona School of Journalism, and President, Society for Professional Journalists, on behalf of The Sunshine in Government Initiative, Tucson, Arizona
  • Metcalfe, Daniel J., Adjunct Professor of Law and Executive Director, Collaboration on Government Secrecy, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
  • Nisbet, Miriam, Director, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
  • Pustay, Melanie Ann, Director, Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Mar 11, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-679An Examination of Competition in the Wireless Market151 pages
6 witnesses
  • Milch, Randal S., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Communications Inc., New York, New York
  • Ham, Kathleen O'Brien, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Washington, DC
  • Spalter, Jonathan, Chair, Mobile Future, Berkeley, California
  • Graham, Eric B., Senior Vice President, Strategic Relations, C Spire Wireless, Ridgeland, Mississippi
  • Layton, Roslyn, Ph.D. Fellow, Internet Economics, Center for Communication, Media, and Information Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Wood, Matthew F., Policy Director, Free Press, Washington, DC
Feb 26, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-882Reassessing Solitary Confinement II: the Human Rights, Fiscal, and Public Safety Consequences676 pages
6 witnesses
  • DeRoche, Hon. Craig, President, Justice Fellowship, Novi, Michigan
  • Kerman, Piper, Author, Brooklyn, New York
  • Levin, Marc, Director, Center for Effective Justice, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Austin, Texas
  • Raemisch, Rick, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Samuels, Hon. Charles E., Jr., Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC
  • Thibodeaux, Damon, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 25, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-676The Report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Reforms to the Section 215 Telephone Records Program and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court58 pages
1 witness
  • Medine, Hon. David; Wald, Hon. Patricia M.; Brand, Hon. Rachel L.; Dempsey, Hon. James X.; Cook, Hon. Elisebeth Collins
Feb 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-654Privacy in the Digital Age: Preventing Data Breaches and Combating Cyber Crime222 pages
7 witnesses
  • John Mulligan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Michael R. Kingston, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The Neiman Marcus Group, Dallas, Texas
  • Delara Derakhshani, Policy Counsel, Consumers Union, Washington, DC
  • Fran Rosch, Senior Vice President, Security Products and Services, Endpoint and Mobility, Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, California
  • The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
  • William Noonan, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, Cyber Operations Branch, U.S. Secret Service, Washington, DC
  • Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Feb 4, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-881Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice96 pages
1 witness
  • Holder, Hon. Eric H., Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Jan 29, 2014

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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