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Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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. 111-695Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Apr 29, 2009 to Jun 24, 2009 · 1,051 pagesApr 29, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-559Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Disparity230 pages
6 witnesses
  • Breuer, Lanny, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Hinojosa, Ricardo H., Acting Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Hutchinson, Asa, Asa Hutchinson Law Group, Rogers, Arkansas, and former Administrator U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
  • Parker, Cedric, Alton, Illinois
  • Timoney, John F., Chief of Police, Miami Police Department, Miami, Florida
  • Walton, Reggie B., District Judge for the District of Columbia, on behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Washington, D.C
Apr 29, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-459The Victims of Crime Act: 25 Years of Protecting and Supporting Victims59 pages
5 witnesses
  • Derene, Steve, Executive Director, National Association of Victims of Crime Act Assistance Administrators, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Leary, Mary Lou, Executive Director, National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, D.C
  • Perkins, R. Keith, Esq., Founding Attorney and Executive Director, The Never Again Foundation, Chandler, Arizona
  • Rex, Judith A., Executive Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services, Waterbury, Vermont
  • Russell, Susan S., M.A., Warren, Vermont
Apr 28, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-211Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing101 pagesOn H.R. 1
4 witnesses
  • Baird, Zoe, president, Markle Foundation, and Co-Chair, Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, New York, New York
  • Fredrickson, Caroline, Director, Washington Office, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D.C
  • Gorton, Hon. Slade, former U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, and Member, Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, Seattle Washington
  • Manger, J. Thomas, Chief of Police, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Chairman, Legislative Committee, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Rockville, Maryland
Apr 21, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-115Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation156 pagesOn S. 386
1 witness
  • Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Mar 25, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-323Abusive Credit Card Practices and Bankruptcy108 pagesOn S. 257
5 witnesses
  • Corey, Douglas, North Scituate, Rhode Island
  • Gambardella, Rosemary, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
  • John, David C., Senior Research Fellow, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Levitin, Adam J., Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
  • Scarberry, Mark S., Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
Mar 24, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-224The Need to Strengthen Forensic Science in the United States: the National Academy of Sciences' Report on a Path Forward61 pages
1 witness
  • Edwards, Harry T., Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and Co-Chair, Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community, National Research Council of the National Academies, Washington, D.C
Mar 18, 2009
S. Hrg. 111-528Law Enforcement Responses to Mexican Drug Cartels166 pages
5 witnesses
  • Aguirre, Jorge Luis, Journalist, El Paso, Texas
  • Dresser Guerra, Denise Eugenia, Professor, Department of Political Science, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Goodard, Terry, Attorney General, State of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Hoover, William, Assistant Director for Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Deaprtment of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Kibble, Kumar C., Deputy Director, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
Mar 17, 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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