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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. 109-1034Oversight of the Civil Rights Division328 pages
5 witnesses
  • Carvin, Michael, Partner, Jones Day, Washington, D.C
  • Driscoll, Robert N., Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Kim, Wan J., Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Rich, Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C
  • Shaw, Theordore M., Director-Counsel and President, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., (LDF), New York, New York
Nov 16, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-762Competition in Sports Programming and Distribution: Are Consumers Winning?79 pages
4 witnesses
  • Fawcett, Daniel M., Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs and Programming Acquisition, DIRECTV, Inc., Washington, D.C
  • Hobbs, Landel C., Chief Operating Officer, Time Warner Cable, New York, New York
  • Noll, Roger, Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford, California
  • Pash, Jeffrey, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Football League, New York, New York
Nov 14, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-749Oversight Hearing: U.S. Refugee Admissions and Policy112 pages
4 witnesses
  • Gavin, Rev. Kenneth, S.J., Vice Chair, Refugee Council USA, and National Director, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, Washington, D.C
  • Horowitz, Michael J., Director, Project for Civil Justice Reform and Project for International Religious Liberty, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Sauerbrey, Ellen R., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, Washington, D.C
  • Scharfen, Jonathan R., Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Sep 27, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-999Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Michael Brunson Wallace to Be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit and Vanessa Lynne Bryant to Be U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut384 pages
8 witnesses
  • Anderson, Reuben V., Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Jackson, Mississippi
  • Askew, Kim J., Esq., Fifth Circuit Representative, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, and Thomas Z. Hayward, former Chair, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Chicago, Illinois
  • Blumenthal, Richard, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Bresnahan, Pamela A., Esq., former D.C. Circuit Representative, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Washington, D.C., and C. Timothy Hopkins, Esq., former Ninth Circuit Representative American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Dodson, Doreen D., Esq., former Eighth Circuit Representative, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Liebenberg, Roberta B., Esq., Chair, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Rhodes, Carroll, Esq., Attorney at Law, Hazlehurst, Mississippi
  • Welch, W. Scott, III, Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, Jackson, Mississippi
Sep 26, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-806Illegal Insider Trading: How Widespread Is the Problem and Is There Adequate Criminal Enforcement?156 pages
7 witnesses
  • Coffee, John C., Jr., Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, Columbia University Law School, New York, New York
  • Cox, James D., Brainerd Currie Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
  • Macey, Jonathan, Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Marchman, Robert A., Executive Vice President, Division of Market Surveillance, NYSE Regulation, Inc., New York, New York
  • Tenpas, Ronald J., Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Thomas, Christopher K., President, Measuredmarkets, Inc., Toronto, Canada
  • Thomsen, Linda, Director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
Sep 26, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-658Examining Proposals to Limit Guantanamo Detainees' Access to Habeas Corpus Review145 pages
6 witnesses
  • Berenson, Bradford, Esq., Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Fein, Bruce, Partner, Fein & Fein, Washington, D.C
  • Hutson, John D., Rear Admiral, Retired, President and Dean, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire
  • Rivkin, David, Esq., Partner, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Sullivan, Thomas P., Esq., Partner, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Illinois
  • Swift, Charles, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Arlington, Virginia
Sep 25, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-755Fighting Crime: the Challenges Facing Local Law Enforcement and the Federal Role39 pages
4 witnesses
  • DiSabatino, Vincent J., Master Corporal, Wilmington Police Department, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Horvath, Jeffrey, Chief of Police, Dover Police Department, Dover, Delaware
  • Kane, Jim, Executive Director, Delaware Criminal Justice Council, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Mosley, James, Director, Wilmington Department of Public Safety, Wilmington, Delaware; accompanied by Michael Szczerba, Chief of Police, Wilmington Police Department, Wilmington, Delaware
Sep 22, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1059Oversight of Federal Assistance for Prisoner Rehabilitation and Reentry in Our States116 pages
6 witnesses
  • Bishop, Mason M., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C
  • Bogart, Robert J., Director, Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C
  • Nolan, Cheri, Senior Policy Advisor, Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
  • Schofield, Regina B., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Werholtz, Roger, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections, Topeka, Kansas
  • Williams, B. Diane, President and Chief Executive Officer, Safer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Sep 21, 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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