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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. 110-674The Visa Waiver Program: Mitigating Risks to Ensure Safety of All Americans78 pages
2 witnesses
  • Baker, Stewart, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Ford, Jess T., Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C
Sep 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-802Barriers to Justice: Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work105 pagesOn H.R. 1338
3 witnesses
  • Ledbetter, Lilly, retired Goodyear Tire Employee, Jacksonville, Alabama
  • Lorber, Lawrence Z., Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Mehri, Cyrus, Partner, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, Washington D.C
Sep 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-939Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation132 pages
1 witness
  • Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
Sep 17, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-563New Strategies for Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from Recent Experience106 pages
5 witnesses
  • Blumstein, Alfred, Professor, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Esserman, Dean M., Colonel, Chief of Police, Providence Police Department, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Kelling, George L., Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers Newark University
  • Summey, James, Reverend, English Road Baptist Church, High Point, North Carolina
  • Travis, Jeremy, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, New York
Sep 10, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-787Protecting the Right to Vote: Oversight of the Department of Justice's Preparations for the 2008 General Election174 pages
5 witnesses
  • Anderson, Keshia, Chesterfield, Virginia
  • Becker, Grace Chung, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Daniels, Gilda R., Assistant Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  • O'Leary, Bryan P., Capitolink Director, Crowell & Moring LLP
  • Sabin, Barry, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Sep 9, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-582Consolidation in the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Industry: the Right Prescription?226 pages
9 witnesses
  • Allen, Henry S., Jr., Counsel, Private Sector Advcacy Department, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
  • Balto, David, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C
  • Frick, Joseph A., President and Chief Executive Officer, Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Harris, Barry D., Board Chairman, Economists, Inc., Washington, D.C
  • Laign, Michael B., President and Chief Executive Officer, Holy Redeemer Health System, Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania
  • Marshall, Samuel, President, Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Melani, Kenneth R., M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Highmark Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Miller, Henry, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc., Washington, D.C., on behalf of UPMC Health Plan
  • Scanlan, Carolyn F., President and Chief Executive Officer, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 31, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-518S.J. Res. 45, a Resolution Consenting to and Approving the Great Lakes- ST. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact113 pagesOn S.J.Res. 45
5 witnesses
  • Davis, Cameron, President, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois
  • Doyle, Hon. Jim, Governor, State of Wisconsin, and Chair, Council of Great Lakes Governors, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Heartwell, George, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids, and Vice Chairman, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence, Cities Initiative Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Nelson, Kay L., Director of Environmental Affairs, Northwest Indiana Forum, Portage, Indiana
  • Voinovich, Hon. George, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio
Jul 30, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-550Politicized Hiring at the Department of Justice53 pages
1 witness
  • Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jul 30, 2008

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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