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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. 113-588Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws167 pages
4 witnesses
  • Cole, Hon. James, Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Urquhart, Hon. John, Sheriff, King County Sheriff's Office, Seattle, Washington
  • Finlaw, Jack, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Governor John W. Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado
  • Sabet, Kevin A., Ph.D., Director, University of Florida Drug Policy Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Addiction Medicine; and Director, Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sep 10, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-348The Federal Judgeship Act of 2013119 pagesOn S. 1385
4 witnesses
  • Tymkovich, Hon. Timothy M., U.S. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Chair, Standing Committee on Judicial Resources, Judicial Conference of the U.S., Denver, Colorado
  • Robinson, Hon. Sue L., U.S. District Judge, District of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Sekulow, Jay Alan, Chief Counsel, American Center for Law and Justice, Washington, DC
  • Reed, Michael H., Chair, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, American Bar Association; and Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 10, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-344Justice Delayed: the Human Cost of Regulatory Paralysis167 pages
5 witnesses
  • Steinzor, Rena, President, Center for Progressive Reform; Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Batkins, Sam, Director, Regulatory Policy, American Action Forum, Washington, DC
  • Seminario, Peg, Director, Safety and Health, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC
  • McLaughlin, Patrick A., Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia
  • Fennell, Janette E., President and Founder, KidsAndCars.org, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-334Strengthening Privacy Rights and National Security: Oversight of Fisa Surveillance Programs227 pagesOn S. 1215
5 witnesses
  • Cole, Hon. James M., Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC [with adjunct testimony from John C. Inglis, Deputy Director, National Security Agency, Washington, DC; Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC; and Sean M. Joyce, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC]
  • Inglis, John C., Deputy Director, National Security Agency, Washington, DC, prepared statement
  • Carr, Hon. James G., Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
  • Jaffer, Jameel, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, New York
  • Baker, Stewart A., Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC
Jul 31, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-308Standard-Essential Patent Disputes and Antitrust Law251 pages
6 witnesses
  • Munck, Suzanne, Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property, and Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning, Washington, DC
  • Melamed, A. Douglas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California
  • Rosenberg, Donald J., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, California
  • Kulick, John D., Ph.D., Chair, Standards Board, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association, New York, New York
  • Questions submitted by Senator Grassley for John D. Kulick, Ph.D
  • Questions submitted by Senator Klobuchar for John D. Kulick, Ph.D
Jul 30, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-872Closing Guantanamo: the National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights Implications300 pages
7 witnesses
  • Eaton, Paul D., Major General, U.S. Army, Retired, Fox Island, Washington
  • Fryday, Joshua M., Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Washington, DC
  • Gaffney, Frank J., Jr., President, Center for Security Policy, Washington, DC
  • Massimino, Elisa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights First, Washington, DC
  • Pompeo, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas
  • Smith, Hon. Adam, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington
  • Xenakis, Stephen N., Brigadier General, M.D., U.S. Army, Retired, Arlington, Virginia
Jul 24, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-279Pay-For-Delay Deals: Limiting Competition and Costing Consumers132 pagesOn S. 214, S. 504
7 witnesses
  • Ramirez, Hon. Edith, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
  • Romasco, Robert G., President, AARP, Washington, DC
  • Bieri, Diane E., Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DC
  • Carrier, Michael A., Professor, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ
  • Orszag, Jonathan M., Senior Managing Director, Compass Lexecon, LLC, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Russo, Michael, Federal Program Director, U.S. PIRG, Washington, DC
  • Addanki, Professor Sumanth, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Nera Economic Consulting, White Plains, NY
Jul 23, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-109Sequestering Justice: How the Budget Crisis Is Undermining Our Courts234 pages
3 witnesses
  • Gibbons, Hon. Julia S., Chair, Committee on the Budget of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Allen, W. West, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Federal Bar Association, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Nachmanoff, Michael S., Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia
Jul 23, 2013

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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