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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. 112-914Examining the Constitutionality and Pru- Dence of State and Local Governments Enforcing Immigration Law129 pagesOn S. 1070
8 witnesses
  • Pearce, Russell, President, BanAmnestyNow.com, Mesa, Arizona
  • DeConcini, Dennis W., Partner, DeConcini, McDonald, Yetwin & Lacy, P.C., Tucson, Arizona
  • Gallardo, Hon. Steve M., Arizona State Senator, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Landfried, Todd, Executive Director, Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, Phoenix, Arizona
  • MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, statement
  • Giovagnoli, Mary, Director, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC, letter
  • Rights Working Group, Margaret Huang, Executive Director, Washington, DC, statement
  • Young, Ambassador Johnny, Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC, statement
Apr 24, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-920Nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board513 pagesApr 18, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-944Ending Racial Profiling in America630 pagesOn S. 1670
11 witnesses
  • Cardin, Hon. Benjamin L., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland
  • Chu, Hon. Judy, a Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Clegg, Roger, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity, Falls Church, Virginia
  • Conyers, Jr., Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan
  • Davis, Ronald L., Chief of Police, City of East Palo Alto, California
  • Ellison, Hon. Keith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota
  • Gale, Frank, National Second Vice President, Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Denver, Colorado
  • Gutierrez, Hon. Luis V., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois
  • Harris, David A., Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Romero, Anthony, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, New York
  • Wilson, Hon. Frederica, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida
Apr 17, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-943Hearing on the Special Counsel's Report on the Prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens128 pages
2 witnesses
  • Schuelke, III, Henry F., of Janis, Schuelke and Wechsler, Washington, DC
  • Prepared report not printed due to voluminous nature, previously printed by an agency of the Federal Government, or other criteria determined by the Committee: http:// legaltimes.typepad.com/files/stevens_report .pdf
Mar 28, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-874The Economic Imperative for Promoting International Travel to the United States110 pagesOn S. 2233
4 witnesses
  • Mikulski, Hon. Barbara A., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland
  • Donohue, Thomas J., President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
  • Dow, Roger J., President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Travel Association, Washington, DC
  • Gambler, Rebecca, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Mar 27, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-788Protecting Medicare and Medicaid: Efforts to Prevent, Investigate, and Prosecute Health Care Fraud77 pages
5 witnesses
  • Benway, Mary, President, Rhode Island Partnership for Home Health Care, North Kingston, Rhode Island
  • Doolittle, Ted, Deputy Director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
  • Kilmartin, Peter F., Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Neronha, Peter F., U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, U.S. Department of Justice, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Taylor, Catherine, Director, Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs, State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 26, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-900Justice for All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent112 pagesOn S. 306
3 witnesses
  • Watkins, Craig, District Attorney for Dallas County, Dallas, Texas
  • Haynesworth, Thomas, Richmond, Virginia
  • Marquis, Joshua, District Attorney for Clatsop County, Astoria, Oregon
Mar 21, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-872The Verizon/Cable Deals: Harmless Collaboration or a Threat to Competition and Consumer Rights?255 pages
6 witnesses
  • Milch, Randal S., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Communications, Inc., New York, New York
  • Cohen, David L., Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Rule, Charles F., Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Washington, DC
  • Berry, Steven K., President and CEO, Rural Cellular Association, Washington, DC
  • Kelsey, Joel, Policy Advisor, Free Press, Washington, DC
  • Wu, Timothy, Isidor & Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia University, New York, New York
Mar 21, 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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