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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. 111-267The Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act: Do We Need to Restore the Ban on Vertical Price Fixing?148 pagesOn S. 148
4 witnesses
  • Cohen, Tod, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations, eBay, San Jose, California
  • Haigney, Stacy John, General Attorney, Burlington Coat Factory, Burlington, New Jersey
  • Harbour, Pamela Jones, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Wilson, James A., Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, Ohio, and Chair, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association
May 19, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-236Leveling the Playing Field and Protecting Americans: Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable62 pages
4 witnesses
  • Gowen, Thomas L., Partner, Locks Law Firm, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Schwartz, Victor E., Chair, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Public Policy Group on behalf of the Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamer of Commerce, Washington, DC
  • Stefan, Chuck, Vice President, The Mitchell Company, Mobile, Alabama; accompanied by Steven Nicholas, Esq
  • Teitz, Louise Ellen, Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island
May 19, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-324``what Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration''695 pages
5 witnesses
  • Addicott, Jeffrey F., Professor, Director, Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  • Luban, David, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Hyattsville, Maryland
  • Soufan, Ali, Chief Executive, The Soufan Group LLC, New York, New York
  • Turner, Robert, Professor, Center for National Security Law, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Zelikow, Philip, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
May 13, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-225Helping State and Local Law Enforcement89 pages
4 witnesses
  • Carlson, Kristian, Lieutenant, Burlington Polices Department, Burlington, Vermont
  • Flynn, Edward A., Chief, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Muhlhausen, David D., Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Data Analysis, the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Perrelli, Thomas, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
May 12, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-503Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, to Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesHeld May 8, 2009 to Oct 2, 2009 · 1,406 pages
26 witnesses
  • Askew, Kim J., ESQ., Chair, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association, Accompanied by Mary M. Boies, Member, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association
  • Bloomberg, Michael, Mayor, City of New York
  • Canterbury, Chuck, President, National Fraternal Order of Police, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Chavez, Linda, Chairman, Center for Equal Opportunity, Falls Church, Virginia
  • Cone, David B., Professional Baseball player, New York
  • Freeh, Louis J., former Director of the FBI
  • Froman, Sandra S., Attorney, Gun Rights Advocate, and former President of the National Rifle Association, Tucson, Arizona
  • Henderson, Wade, President & CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
  • Hynes, Patricia, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Jeffries, Tim, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Kirsanow, Peter N., Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Copland & Aronoff LLP and Commissioner, Commission on Civil Rights, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Kopel, David B., Research Director, Independence Institute, Golden, Colorado, Associate Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, Washington, DC
  • McDaniel, Dustin, Attorney General, State of Arkansas
  • McGinnis, John O., Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • Morgenthau, Robert, former District Attorney, New York, New York
  • Rao, Neomi, Professor, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
  • Ricci, Frank, New Haven Fire Department, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Rivkin, David B., Jr., Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC
  • Rosenkranz, Nicholas Quinn, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • Serrano, Jose E., a U.S. Representative from New York
  • Shaw, Theodore M., Professor, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
  • Somin, Ilya, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia
  • Stith, Kate, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Vargas, Ben, Lieutenant, New Haven Fire Department
  • Velazquez, Nydia M., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York
  • Yoest, Charmaine, President and CEO, Americans United for Life, Washington, DC
May 8, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-504Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security157 pages
1 witness
  • Napolitano, Janet, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
May 6, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-212The Passport Issuance Process: Closing the Door to Fraud59 pages
2 witnesses
  • Ford, Jess T., Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C
  • Sprague, Brenda S., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C
May 5, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-296Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009: Can We Do It and How?293 pagesOn S. 1348
8 witnesses
  • Greenspan, Alan, Economist, Former Chairman, Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC
  • Henderson, Wade, President and Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC
  • Hunter, Joel C., Senior Pastor, Northland, A Church Distributed, and Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Longwood, Florida
  • Kobach, Kris W., Professor of Law, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Manger, J. Thomas, Chief of Police, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Chairman of Legislative Committee of Major Cities Chiefs Association, Rockville, Maryland
  • Medina, Eliseo, Executive Vice President, Service Employees International Union, Washington, DC
  • Meissner, Doris, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute, Former Commissioner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, DC
  • Moseley, Jeff, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston, Texas
Apr 30, 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—63603371
114th2015–20162053231208—391122613
113th2013–20141843729108—822632870
112th2011–201218485662215—1042152531
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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