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Chairman Chuck Grassley R-IA Ranking Member Richard J. Durbin D-IL judiciary.senate.gov

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. 110-303Rising Crime in the United States: Examining the Federal Role in Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent Crime262 pages
7 witnesses
  • Epley, Mark, Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Fox, James Alan, The Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Gregory, Rick S., Chief of Police, New Castle County, Delaware
  • Kamatchus, Ted, President, National Sheriffs' Association, Marshalltown, Iowa
  • Laine, Russell B., Second Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Algonquin, Illinois
  • Nee, Thomas J., President, National Association of Police Organizations, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Palmer, Hon. Douglas H., Mayor, Trenton, New Jersey, and President, United States Conference of Mayors, Trenton, New Jersey
May 23, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-145Restoring Habeas Corpus: Protecting American Values and the Great Writ177 pages
5 witnesses
  • Cuellar, Mariano-Florentino, Professor, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
  • Guter, Donald, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dean, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Kerr, Orin, Professor, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C
  • Rivkin, David B., Jr., Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Taft William Howard, IV, Of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C
May 22, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-472Rogue Online Pharmacies: the Growing Problem of Internet Drug Trafficking193 pages
5 witnesses
  • Califano, Joseph A., Jr., Chairman and President, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, and former Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, New York, New York
  • Haight, Francine H., Founder of RYAN's Cause, Laguna Niguel, California
  • Heymann, Philip B., James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, and Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • McLellan, A. Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, statement
  • Rannazzisi, Joseph T., Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., statement
May 16, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-131Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Leslie Southwick, to Be Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Janet T. Neff, to Be District Judge for the Western District of Michigan; and Liam O'Grady, to Be District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia198 pagesMay 10, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-113Will Real Id Actually Make US Safer? an Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns251 pagesOn S. 717
5 witnesses
  • Carafano, James Jay, Assistant Director, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, and Senior Research Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Gilbert, Allen, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont
  • Harper, Jim, Director, Information Policy Studies, The Cato Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Kephart, Janice, President, 9/11 Security Solutions, LLC, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Schneier, Bruce, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, BT Counterpane, Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 8, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-103Interrupting Terrorist Travel: Strengthening the Security of International Travel Documents186 pages
7 witnesses
  • Donovan, Patrick D., Assistant Director for Diplomatic Security, Director of Domestic Operations, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State, Washington, D.C
  • Ervin, Clark Kent, Director of Homeland Security, Aspen Institute, and Former Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, and Author, Washington, D.C
  • Everitt, Michael P., Unit Chief, Forensic Document Laboratory, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Morris, Paul, Executive Director, Admissibility Requirements and Migration Control, Office of Field operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Noble, Hon. Ronald K., Secretary General, Interpol, Lyon, France
  • Simkin, Andrew, Director, Office of Fraud Prevention Programs, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C
  • Zimmer, Brian, Senior Associate, Kelly, Anderson & Associates, and Former Senior Investigator, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C
May 2, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-127Process Patents94 pages
4 witnesses
  • Cotropia, Christopher A., Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
  • Herrington, Wayne W., Assistant General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Kirk, Michael K., Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, Virginia
  • Thomas, John R., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
May 1, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-176Casualties of War: Child Soldiers and the Law109 pages
4 witnesses
  • Beah, Ishmael, Author, New York, New York
  • Hughes, Anwen, Senior Counsel, Refugee Protection Program, Human Rights First, New York, New York
  • Mettimano, Joseph, Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, World Vision, Washington, D.C
  • Roth, Kenneth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch, New York, New York
Apr 24, 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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