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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. 112-851What Facial Recognition Technology Means for Privacy and Civil Liberties278 pages
8 witnesses
  • Pender, Jerome, M., Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Clarksburg, West Virginia
  • Mithal, Maneesha, Associate Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
  • Martin, Brian, Director of Biometric Research, MorphoTrust USA, Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Acquisti, Alessandro, Associate Professor, Heinz College ad CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Amerson, Larry, Sheriff, Calhoun County, Alabama, Anniston, Alabama, on Behalf of the National Sheriffs' Association
  • Farahany, Nita A., Professor of Law, Duke Law School, and Professor of Genome Sciences & Policy, Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  • Sherman, Rob, Manager of Privacy and Public Policy, Facebook, Washington, DC
  • Lynch, Jennifer, Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California
Jul 18, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-519Improving Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System129 pagesOn S. 132
4 witnesses
  • Burns, Scott, Executive Director, National District Attorneys Association, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Neufeld, Peter, Co-Director, The Innocence Project, New York, New York
  • Spriggs, Jill, Crime Lab Director, State of California and President, American Society of Crime Lab Directors, on behalf of the Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations
  • Stoiloff, Stephanie, Commander Forensic Services Bureau, Miami- Dade Police Department, Miami, Florida on behalf of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jul 18, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-552Oversight of the Impact on Competition of Exclusion Orders to Enforce Standard-Essential Patents107 pages
2 witnesses
  • Ramirez, Edith, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
  • Wayland, Joseph F., Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Jul 11, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-893Prohibiting the Use of Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Tactics in Federal Elections: S. 1994180 pagesOn S. 1994
4 witnesses
  • Cardin, Hon. Benjamin L., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland
  • House, Tanya Clay, Director of Public Policy, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC
  • Park, John J., Jr., of Counsel, Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Flanagan, Jenny, Director of Voting and Elections, Common Cause, Washington, DC
Jun 26, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-550The Universal Music Group/Emi Merger and the Future of Online Music208 pages
6 witnesses
  • Azoff, Irving, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., and Chairman and Chief Exective Officer, Front Line Management Group, Los Ageles, California
  • Bronfman, Edgar, Jr., Director, Warner Music Group Corp., New York, New York
  • Faxon, Roger C., Chief Executive, EMI Group, New York, New York
  • Grainge, Lucian, CBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group, Santa Monica, California
  • Mills, Martin, Founder, Beggars Group, London, United Kingdom
  • Sohn, Gigi, President, Public Knowledge, Washington, DC., on behalf of Public knowledge and Consumer Federation of America
Jun 21, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-558Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and International Harmonization Efforts64 pages
1 witness
  • Kappos, David J., Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC
Jun 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-551Holocaust-Era Claims in the 21st Century196 pagesOn S. 466
6 witnesses
  • Bindenagel, J.D., Vice President for Community, Government, and International Affairs, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
  • Bretholz, Leo, Holocaust Survivor, Author of ``Leap into Darkness,'' Baltimore, Maryland
  • Firestone, Renee, Holocaust Survivor, Los Angeles, California
  • Nelson, Hon. Bill, a U.S. Senator from the State of Florida
  • Rosenberg, Samuel L., Delegate, 41st District of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Swaine, Edward T., Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
Jun 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-879Reassessing Solitary Confinement: the Human Rights, Fiscal, and Public Safety Consequences747 pages
6 witnesses
  • Samuels, Charles E., Jr., Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC
  • Epps, Christopher, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Jackson, Mississippi
  • Haney, Craig, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California
  • Andrews, Stuart M., Jr., Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Columbia, South Carolina
  • Graves, Anthony C., Founder, Anthony Believes, Houston, Texas
  • Nolan, Patrick, Justice Fellowship, Lansdowne, Virginia, prepared statement
Jun 19, 2012

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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