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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. 110-604Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government179 pages
7 witnesses
  • Aftergood, Steven, Director, Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, D.C
  • Berenson, Bradford A., Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Elwood, John P., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Johnsen, Dawn E., Professor, Indiana University School of Law- Bloomington, former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Kitrosser, Heidi, Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Leonard, J. William, former Director, Information Security Oversight Office, Leonardtown, Maryland
  • Rivkin, David B., Jr., Partner, Baker Hostetler, Washington, D.C
Apr 30, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-411Living on the Street: Finding Solutions to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth64 pages
5 witnesses
  • Hounsou, Djimon, Actor and Advocate, Los Angeles, California
  • Hutchins, Michael, Residential Manager, Spectrum Youth and Family Services Burlington, Vermont
  • Kilbane, Jerome, Executive Director, Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Redmond, Mark, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, Vermont
  • Wagner, Victoria A., Chief Executive Officer, National Network for Youth, Washington, D.C
Apr 29, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-413An Examination of the Delta-Northwest Merger177 pages
6 witnesses
  • Anderson, Richard, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Bush, Darren, Associate Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
  • Chambliss, Hon. Saxby, a U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia
  • Klobuchar, Hon. Amy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota
  • Mitchell, Kevin P., Chairman, Business Travel Coalition, Radnor, Pennsylvania
  • Steenland, Douglas, President and CEO, Northwest Airlines, Eagan, Minnesota
Apr 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-385National Security Letters: the Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight112 pages
3 witnesses
  • Baker, James A., former Counsel for Intelligence Policy, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Nojeim, Gregory T., Director, Project on Freedom, Security & Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C
  • Woods, Michael J., former Chief, National Security Law Unit, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
Apr 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-607Challenges and Solutions for Protecting Our Children from Violence and Exploitation in the 21st Century152 pagesOn S. 1738
6 witnesses
  • Collins, Michelle, Exploited Child Unit, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Hillman, Randall I., Executive Director, Alabama District Attorney's Association, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Moses, Robert C., Lieutenant, High Technology Crimes Unit, Delaware State Police, Dover, Delaware
  • Scott, McGregor, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California
  • Waters, Flint, Special Agent, Office of Criminal Investigation, State of Wyoming Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • Weeks, Grier, Executive Director, National Association to Protect Children, Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 16, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-626The Adequacy of Representation in Capital Cases147 pages
4 witnesses
  • Greco, Michael S., former President of the American Bar Association, and Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Stevenson, Bryan, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, Clinical Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Temin, Carolyn Engel, Senior Judge, Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Verrilli, Donald B., Jr., Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C
Apr 8, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-630Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security350 pages
1 witness
  • Chertoff, Michael, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Apr 2, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-581Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in Conflict162 pagesOn S. 2279
4 witnesses
  • Askin, Kelly Dawn, Senior Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, New York, New York
  • Jackson, Lisa F., Documentary Maker, and Director of ``The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo,'' New York, New York
  • Mukwege, Denis, M.D., Director, Panzi General Referral Hospital, Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, accompanied by Jean Moorhead, Interpreter
  • Wachter, Karin, Gender-Based Violence Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee, New York, New York
Apr 1, 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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