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Committee on the Judiciary

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. 110-672Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws: Reforming the 100-To-1 Crack/Powder Disparity278 pagesOn S. 1711
5 witnesses
  • Felman, James E., Co-Chair, Committee on Sentencing, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C
  • Hinojosa, Ricardo H., Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Shappert, Gretchen C.F., U.S. Attorney, Western District of North Carolina, Department of Justice
  • Volkow, Nora D., M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
  • Walton, Reggie B., District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Member, Criminal Law Committee, Federal Judicial Conference, Washington, D.C
Feb 12, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-334The Founding Fathers' Papers: Ensuring Public Access to Our National Treasures161 pages
6 witnesses
  • Katz, Stanley N., Chairman, Papers of the Founding Fathers, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Ketcham, Ralph, Professor of History Emeritus, Maxwell School of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
  • Marcum, Deanna B., Associate Librarian of Library Services, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C
  • McCullough, David G., Presidential Historian and Author, Camden, Maine
  • Rimel, Rebecca W., President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Weinstein, Allen, Archivist of the United States, Washington, D.C
Feb 7, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-897Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice356 pagesOn S. 274
1 witness
  • Mukasey, Michael B., Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jan 30, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-873Oversight of the Justice for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell Dna Grant Programs?240 pages
5 witnesses
  • Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Hammond, Larry A., Partner, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Marone, Peter M., Director, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Richmond, Virginia
  • Morgan, John, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, National Institue of Justice, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Neufeld, Peter J., Co-Director, The Innocence Project, Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York
Jan 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-138Confirmation Hearings on Federal AppointmentsHeld Jan 22, 2008 to May 1, 2008 · 1,463 pages
1 witness
  • Warner, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia
Jan 22, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-640Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Mark R. Filip to Be Deputy Attorney General157 pagesDec 19, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-396S. 1782, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007230 pagesOn S. 1782
7 witnesses
  • Alderman, Richard M., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director, Center for Consumer Law, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
  • Bland, F. Paul, Jr., Staff Attorney, Public Justice, Washington, D.C
  • de Bernardo, Mark A., Executive Director and President, Council for Employment Law Equity, Jackson Lewis LLP, Vienna, Virginia
  • Luke, Fonza, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Naimark, Richard, Senior Vice President, American Arbitration Association, Washington, D.C
  • Rutledge, Peter B., Associate Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C
  • Solov, Tanya, Director, Illinois Securities Department, Illinois Secretary of State, Chicago, Illinois
Dec 12, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-900The Legal Rights of Guantanamo Detainees: What Are They, Should They Be Changed, and Is an End in Sight?251 pages
5 witnesses
  • Burlingame, Debra, Member of the Board of Directors, National September 11 Memorial Foundation
  • Denbeaux, Professor Mark, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School:
  • Engel, Steven, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Hartmann, Brigadier General Thomas W., Legal Adviser to the Convening Authority, Office of Military Commissions
  • Hutson, John D., Dean and President, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Dec 11, 2007

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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