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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. 109-1018The Southern Border in Crisis: Resources and Strategies to Improve National Security95 pages
3 witnesses
  • Aguilar, David, Chief, Office of Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Lee, Wesley, Acting Director of Detention and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Verdery, C. Stewart, Jr., Principal, Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, Inc., and Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C
Jun 7, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-117The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy71 pages
4 witnesses
  • Donohue, Thomas J., President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C
  • Griswold, Daniel, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C
  • Law, Steven J., Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C
  • Massey, Douglas S., Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
May 26, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-989Piracy of Intellectual Property158 pagesOn S. 1095
6 witnesses
  • Hackford, Taylor, Board Member, Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, California
  • Holleyman, Robert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Software Alliance, Washington, D.C
  • Mendenhall, James, Acting General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C
  • Peters, Marybeth, Register of Copyrights and Associate Librarian for Copyright Services, Copyright Office, Washington, D.C
  • Pinkos, Stephen M., Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Smith, Eric H., President, International Intellectual Property Alliance, Washington, D.C
May 25, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-57Protecting the Judiciary at Home and in the Courthouse143 pagesOn H.R. 1268
6 witnesses
  • Alba, Samuel, Chief, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Lefkow, Joan Humphrey, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
  • Obama, Hon. Barack, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
  • Reyna, Benigno G., Director, U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Roth, Jane R., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Chair, Committee on Security and Facilities, Judicial Conference of the U.S., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Widup, Kim Richard, U.S. Marshal, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
May 18, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-65The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Strengthening Our National Security81 pages
4 witnesses
  • Hutchinson, Asa, Chair of the Homeland Security Practice, Venable, LLP, former Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • McCain, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona
  • Reed, Mark K., Border Management Strategies, LLC, Tucson, Arizona
  • Stock, Margaret D., American Immigration Lawyers Association, Associate Professor of Law, Department of Law, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
May 17, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-205Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Rachel L. Brand, Alice S. Fisher, and Regina B. Schofield to Be Assistant Attorneys General194 pagesMay 12, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-51Strengthening Border Security Between the Ports of Entry: the Use of Technology to Protect the Borders97 pages
2 witnesses
  • Aguilar, David, Chief, Office of Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Evans, Kirk, Director, Mission Support Office, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
Apr 28, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-46Nomination of Paul D. Clement to Be Solicitor General of the United States81 pagesApr 27, 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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