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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. 110-47Department of Justice Oversight261 pages
1 witness
  • Gonzales, Alberto R., Attorney General of the United States, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jan 18, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-4Paying Off Generics to Prevent Competition with Brand Name Drugs: Should It Be Prohibited?184 pagesOn S. 754
5 witnesses
  • Downey, Bruce L., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Washington, D.C.,
  • Hirsh, Merril, Partner, Ross, Dixon and Bell, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Leibowitz, Jon, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Tauzin, Billy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Washington, D.C
  • Wroblewski, Michael, Project Director, Consumer Education and Outreach, Consumers Union, the Non-Profit Publisher of Consumer Reports, Washington, D.C
Jan 17, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-3The Plight of Iraqi Refugees222 pages
7 witnesses
  • Armed Forces, Pennsylvania
  • Bacon, Ken, President, Refugees International, Washington, D.C
  • Gabaudan, Michel, Regional Representative for the U.S. and Caribbean, Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Iscol, Zachary J., Capt., Foreign Military Training Unit, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  • U.S. Armed Forces, California
  • Ramaci-Vincent, Lisa, Executive Director, Steven Vincent Foundation, New York, New York
  • Sauerbrey, Ellen, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, Washington, D.C
Jan 16, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-2Balancing Privacy and Security: the Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs178 pages
5 witnesses
  • Barr, Robert, Chairman, Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, Washington, D.C
  • Carafano, James Jay, Heritage Foundation, Assistant Director, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, Senior Research Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Washington, D.C
  • Harper, Jim, Director of Information Policy Studies, CATO Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Harris, Leslie, Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C
  • Taipale, Kim A., Founder and Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy, New York, New York
Jan 10, 2007
S. Hrg. 109-758Vertically Integrated Sports Programming: Are Cable Companies Excluding Competition?88 pages
5 witnesses
  • Baller, James, Senior Principal, The Baller Herbst Law Group, PC, Washington, D.C
  • Cohen, David L., Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Cooper, Mark, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C
  • Goodman, John, President, Coalition for Competitive Access to Content, Washington, D.C
  • Salinger, Michael, Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C
Dec 7, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-921FBI Oversight333 pages
1 witness
  • Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Dec 6, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-878Oversight of the Implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act238 pages
7 witnesses
  • Bartlett, Steve, President and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Roundtable, Washington, D.C
  • Hildebrand, Henry E., III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Jones, David C., President, Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies, Poinciana, Florida
  • Lawless, Robert, Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
  • Newsome, Randall J., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland, California
  • White, Clifford J., III, Director, Executive Office for United States Trestees, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Zywicki, Todd J., Professor, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
Dec 6, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-898Examining Enforcement of Criminal Insider Trading and Hedge Fund Activity1,324 pages
9 witnesses
  • Aguirre, Gary J., former Investigator, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Berger, Paul R., former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Blumenthal, Richard, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Hanson, Robert B., Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Kreitman, Mark, Assistant Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Ribelin, Eric, Branch Chief, Office of Market Surveillance, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Stachnik, Walter J., Inspector General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Tenpas, Ronald J., Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Thomsen, Linda C., Director of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
Dec 5, 2006

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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