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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. 109-350S. 852: a Fair and Efficient System to Resolve Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos Exposure, and for Other Purposes Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate One Hundred Ninth Congress First Session252 pagesOn S. 852, S. 1125, S. 2290Apr 26, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-983Perspectives on Patents183 pagesOn S. 167
9 witnesses
  • Armitage, Robert A., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Dudas, Jon W., Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C
  • Kamen, Dean, President, DEKA Research & Development Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire
  • Kirk, Michael K., Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Washington, D.C
  • Levin, Richard C., President, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and Co-Chair, Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council
  • Myers, Mark B., Visiting Executive Professor, Management Department, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Co-Chair, Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge- Based Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council
  • Parker, William, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Research, Diffraction, Ltd., Waitsfield, Vermont
  • Poppen, Joel L., Deputy General Counsel, Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho
  • Simon, David, Chief Patent Counsel, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California
Apr 25, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-49A Review of the Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Improvements Act57 pagesOn S. 783
3 witnesses
  • McCarthy, Andrew C., Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington, D.C
  • Meron, Daniel, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Sabin, Barry, Chief, Counterterrorism Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
Apr 20, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-48SBC/Att and Verizon/Mci Mergers: Remaking the Telecommunications Industry, Part II--Another View86 pages
4 witnesses
  • Citron, Jeffrey, Chief Executive Officer, Vonage Holdings Corporation, Edison, New Jersey
  • Cleland, Scott, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Precursor Group, Washington, D.C
  • Grivner, Carl, Chief Executive Officer, XO Communications, Reston, Virginia
  • Kimmelman, Gene, Senior Director for Public Policy and Advocacy, Consumers Union, Washington, D.C
Apr 19, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-64Strengthening Interior Enforcement: Deportation and Related Issues149 pagesOn H.R. 418, S. 2443
4 witnesses
  • Cerda, Victor X., Acting Director of Detention and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Cohn, Jonathan, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Gelernt, Lee, Senior Staff Counsel, Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D.C
  • Venturella, David, U.S. Investigations Services, Washington, D.C
Apr 14, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-60Securing Electronic Personal Data: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Commercial and Governmental Use226 pagesOn S. 115
9 witnesses
  • Barrett, Jennifer, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Curling, Douglas C. President and Chief Operating Officer, ChoicePoint, Alpharetta, Georgia
  • Dempsey, James X., Executive Director, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C
  • Douglas, Robert, Chief Executive Officer, PrivacyToday.Com, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • Johnson, Larry, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, U.S. Secret Service, Washington, D.C
  • Majoras, Deborah Platt, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C
  • Sanford, Kurt P., President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Corporate and Federal Markets, LexisNexis, Miamisburg, Ohio
  • Sorrell, William H., Attorney General, State of Vermont, and President, National Association of Attorneys General, Montpelier, Vermont
  • Swecker, Chris, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
Apr 13, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-52Less Faith in Judicial Credit: Are Federal and State Defense of Marriage Initiatives Vulnerable to Judicial Activism?77 pages
3 witnesses
  • Bradley, Gerard V., Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Moltz, Kathleen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
  • Wardle, Lynn D., Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School, Provo, Utah
Apr 13, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-168Oversight of the USA Patriot ActHeld Apr 5, 2005 to May 10, 2005 · 502 pagesOn S. 737
9 witnesses
  • Gonzales, Alberto R., Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Mueller, Robert S., III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Barr, Bob, former Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia
  • Cole, David, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
  • Collins, Daniel P., Munger, Tolles and Olsen, LLP, Los Angeles, California
  • Craig, Hon. Larry E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho
  • Dempsey, James X., Executive Director, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C
  • McCarthy, Andrew C., Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington, D.C
  • Spaulding, Suzanne E., Managing Director, The Harbour Group, LLC, Washington, D.C
Apr 5, 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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