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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. 111-618The Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto Proposals122 pages
5 witnesses
  • Alexander, Ryan, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Washington, DC
  • Carper, Hon. Thomas R., a U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware
  • Cooper, Charles, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington, DC
  • Fraser, Alison, Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Exonomic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
  • Liebman, Jeffrey, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC
May 26, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-599Reviewing America's Commitment to the Refugee Convention: the Refugee Protection Act of 2010186 pagesOn S. 3113
3 witnesses
  • Giantonio, Patrick, Executive Director, Vermont Immigration and Asylum Advocates, Burlington, Vermont
  • Glickman, Dan, President, Refugees International, Washington, DC
  • Timofeyev, Igor V., Associate, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, Washington, DC
May 19, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1141Drug Enforcement and the Rule of Law: Mexico and Colombia156 pages
6 witnesses
  • Breuer, Lanny A., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Johnson, David T., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
  • King, Gary K., Attorney General State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Morera, Maria Elena, Executive Director, Causa en Comun, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Vivanco, Jose Miguel, Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC
  • Wasden, Lawrence G., Attorney General, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho
May 18, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-834The Espionage Statutes: a Look Back and a Look Forward83 pagesOn S. 372
3 witnesses
  • Smith, Jeffrey H., Partner, Arnold and Porter, Washington, DC
  • Vladeck, Stephen, I., Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
  • Wainstein, Kenneth L., Partner, O'Melveny and Myers, Washington, DC
May 12, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-608Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services91 pages
1 witness
  • Mayorkas, Alejandro, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
May 11, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-977The Increased Importance of the Violence Against Women Act in a Time of Economic Crisis129 pages
4 witnesses
  • Carbon, Susan B., Judge, Director, Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Gelles, Richard J., Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Ulloa, Lolita, Managing Attorney, victim Services division, Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Watersong, Auburn L., Economic Justice Specialist, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Montpelier, Vermont
May 5, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-835Wall Street Fraud and Fiduciary Duties: Can Jail Time Serve as an Adequate Deterrent for Willful Violations?182 pages
8 witnesses
  • Breuer, Lanny A., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Coffee, John C., Jr., Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
  • Pontell, Henry N., Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Ribstein, Larry E., Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair, Associate Dean for Research, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
  • Roper, Barbara, Director of Investor Protection, Consumer Federation of America, Pueblo, Colorado
  • Silvers, Damon A., Policy Director and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC
  • Verret, J.W., Assistant Professor, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia
  • Weissmann, Andrew, Partner, Jenner & Block, New York, New York
May 4, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-632Helping Find Innovative and Cost-Effective Solutions to Overburdened State Criminal Courts65 pages
5 witnesses
  • Abraham, Lynne M., Partner, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Gillison, Everett A., Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Goldkamp, John S., Professor, and Chair, Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University
  • Greenlee, Ellen, Chief Public Defender, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • McCaffery, Seamus, Supreme Court Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3, 2010

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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