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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. 111-907Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice261 pages
1 witness
  • Holder, Eric H., Jr., Attorney General of the United States
Nov 18, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-664Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace184 pages
7 witnesses
  • Baker, James A., Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Chabinsky, Steven R., Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Clinton, Larry, President, Internet Security Alliance, Arlington, Virginia
  • Nojeim, Gregory T., Senior Counsel and Director, Project on Freedom, Security & Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, DC
  • Reitinger, Philip, Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Director, National Cyber Security Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
  • Schaeffer, Richard C., Jr., Director, Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Meade, Maryland
  • Wortzel, Larry M., Ph.D., Vice Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington, DC
Nov 17, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-424Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: Extending the Innocence Protection Act76 pages
4 witnesses
  • de Gruy, Andre, Director, Mississippi Office of Capital Defense Counsel, Jackson, Mississippi
  • Findley, Keith A., Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, Co-Gounder and Co-Director, Wisconsin Innocence Project, and President, The Innocence Netwoork
  • Lykos, Patricia, District Attorney, Harris County, Houston, Texas
  • Matson, Barry, Deputy Director, Alabama District Attorneys Association, and Chief Prosecutor, Alabama, Computer Forensics Laboratories, Montgomery, Alabama
Nov 10, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-370The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level193 pages
6 witnesses
  • Bartle, Harvey, III, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Burris, Doug, Chief Probation Officer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Cabral, Andrea J., Suffolk County Sheriff, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Lobuglio, Stefan, Chief, Pre-Release and Reentry Services Division, Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Rockville, Maryland
  • Muhlhausen, David B., Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Solomon, Amy L., Senior Research Associate, Justice Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C
Nov 5, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-785Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud119 pages
2 witnesses
  • Corr, Bill, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • West, Tony, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Oct 28, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-425Medical Debt: Can Bankruptcy Reform Facilitate a Fresh Start?474 pagesOn S. 1624
5 witnesses
  • Burns, Kerry, Coventry, Rhode Island
  • Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Wahington, DC
  • Furchtgott-Roth, Diana, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC
  • Mathur, Arpana, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC
  • Pottow, John A.E., Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Oct 20, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-458Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry190 pagesOn S. 1681
4 witnesses
  • Hunter, J. Robert, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC
  • Powell, Lawrence S., PhD., Associate Professor and Whitbeck-Beyer Chair of Insurance and Financial Services, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, College of Business, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Reid, Hon. Harry, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada
  • Varney, Christine A., Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
Oct 14, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-395Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives221 pages
5 witnesses
  • Anderson, Leith, Senior Pastor, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Maintenance
  • Gerson, Michael, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Affairs, Washington, D.C
  • McCarrick, His Eminence Theodore, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus, Diocese of Washington, Washington, D.C
  • Rodriguez, Reverend Samuel, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Sacramento, California
  • Tolle, James, Senior Pastor, The Church on the Way, Van Nuys, California
Oct 8, 2009

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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