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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. 109-181A Review of Federal Consent Decrees115 pagesOn S. 489
8 witnesses
  • Alexander, Hon. Lamar, a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee
  • Berman, Hon. Howard, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Greve, Michael S., John G. Searle Resident Scholar, Director, AEI Federalism Project, and Co-Director, AEI Liability Project, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Jones, Nathaniel R., Judge (Ret.) and Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Jost, Timothy Stoltzfus, Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
  • King, Troy, Attorney General, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama
  • Sandler, Ross, Professor of Law, and Director, Center for New York City Law, New York Law School, New York, New York
  • Schiffer, Lois J., former Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jul 19, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-1038Habeas Corpus Proceedings and Issues of Actual Innocence422 pagesOn S. 1088
6 witnesses
  • Cattani, Kent E. Chief Counsel, Capital Litigation Section, Arizona Attorney Gerneral's Office, Phoenix Arizona
  • Dolgenos, Thomas, Chief, Federal Litigation Unit, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Scheck, Barry C., Co-Director, Innocence Project and Professor of Law, Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, New York, New York
  • Stevenson, Bryan A., Director, Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, and Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  • Todd, John Pressley, Assistant Attorney General Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Waxman, Seth P., Former Solicitor General of The United States, and Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, Washington, D.C
Jul 13, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-1021Music Licensing Reform161 pages
7 witnesses
  • Barros, Glen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Concord Music Group, Beverly Hills, California
  • Bryant, Del R., President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadcast Music, Inc., New York, New York
  • Carnes, Rick, President, Songwriters' Guild of America, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Cuebas, Ismael, Director of Merchandising Operations, Trans World Entertainment Corporation, Albany New York, on behalf of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers
  • Glaser, Rob, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RealNetworks, Inc., Seattle, Washington
  • Israelite, David, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Music Publishers' Association, Washington, D.C
  • Peters, Marybeth, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, D.C
Jul 12, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-118The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing the Cooperation of Participating Countries36 pages
2 witnesses
  • Clariond, Roberta, Professor of International Relations, Technological Autonomous Institute of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Rozental, Hon. Andres, former Mexican Ambassador at Large, and President, Rozental and Associates, Mexico City, Mexico
Jun 30, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-1039The Consequences of Roe V. Wade and DOE V. Bolton169 pages
7 witnesses
  • Cano, Sandra, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Charo, R. Alta, Professor of Law and Bioethics, and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Collett, Teresa Stanton, Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Edelin, Kenneth, M.D., Associate Dean Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
  • McCorvey, Norma, Dallas, Texas
  • O'Connor, Karen, Professor of Government, American Unniversity, Washington, D.C
  • Whelan, M. Edward, III, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C
Jun 23, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-600Detainees348 pagesOn S. 12
8 witnesses
  • Barr, William P., former Attorney General of the United States, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Corporation, Washington, D.C
  • Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Hemingway, Thomas L., Brigadier General, Legal Advisor to the Appointing Authority for the Office of Military Commissions, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C
  • Margulies, Joseph, Margulies and Richman, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • McGarrah, James M., Rear Admiral, Director of Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C
  • Schulhofer, Stephen J., Professor, New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  • Swift, Charles D., Lieutenant Commander, Defense Counsel, Office of Chief Justice Counsel, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C
  • Wiggins, J. Michael, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Jun 15, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-984Patent Law Reform: Injunctions and Damages174 pagesOn H.R. 810, H.R. 2795
6 witnesses
  • Band, Jonathan, Attorney at Law, on behalf of Visa U.S.A. and the Financial Services Roundtable, Washington, D.C
  • Fish, Chuck, Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel, Time Warner, Inc., New York, New York
  • Gulbrandsen, Carl E., Managing Director, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Hawley, J. Jeffrey, President, Intellectual Property Owners Association, and Vice President and Director, Patent Legal Staff, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
  • Kushan, Jeffrey P., Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Lemley, Mark A., Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
Jun 14, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-77Prevention of Youth and Gang Violence125 pagesOn S. 155
9 witnesses
  • Arias, Ileana, Acting Director, National Center for Injury Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
  • Flores, J. Robert, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention, Office of Justice Program, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Hart, Sarah, Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Johnson, Sylvester, Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Kane, James, Executive Director, Delaware Criminal Justice Council, Wilmington, Delaware
  • McDonald, Regina, Assistant Chief, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Meehan, Patrick, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Santorum, Hon. Rick, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania
  • Vallas, Paul, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 13, 2005

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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