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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. 109-1014Bankruptcy Reform269 pagesOn S. 256
8 witnesses
  • Beine, Kenneth H., President, Shoreline Credit Union, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
  • Bennett, Malcolm, President, International Realty Investments, Inc., Los Angeles, California
  • McCall, David, Director, District 1, United Steel Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Columbus, Ohio
  • Menzies, R. Michael, President and Chief Executive Officer, Easton Bank and Trust Company, Easton, Maryland, on behalf of the the Independent Bankers Association
  • Strauss, Philip L., Retired Attorney, Family Support Bureau, Office of the District Attorney, San Francisco County, California, on behalf of the National Child Support Enforcement Association
  • Vullo, Maria T., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP, New York, New York
  • Warren, Elizabeth, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Zywicki, Todd J., Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C
Feb 10, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-348Asbestos: Mixed Dust and Fela Issues126 pages
8 witnesses
  • Brickman, Lester, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University, New York, New York
  • Epstein, Paul E., M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Penn Medicine at Radnor, Radnor, Pennsylvania
  • Griffin, Donald F., Director of Strategic Coordination and Research, BMWED-Teamsters, Washington, D.C
  • Hoferer, Paul, Vice President and General Counsel, BNSF Railway, Forth Worth, Texas, on Behalf of the Association of American Railroads
  • Martin, Michael B., Maloney, Martin and Mitchell, LLP, Houston, Texas
  • Rodman, Theodore, M.D., Retired Professor of Medicine, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
  • Weill, David, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
  • Welch, Laura, M.D., Medical Director, Center to Protect Worker Rights, Silver Spring, Maryland
Feb 2, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-817The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act175 pagesOn S. 1125, S. 2290
8 witnesses
  • Becker, Edward R., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Berrington, Craig A., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, D.C
  • Engler, John M., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C
  • Forscey, Michael, Partner, Forscey and Stinson, Washington, D.C
  • Keener, Mary Lou, McLean, Virginia
  • Robinson, Jeffrey D., Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC, Washington, D.C
  • Seminario, Margaret, Director, Safety and Health Department, AFL- CIO, Washington, D.C
  • Speicher, Billie, Ontario, California
Jan 11, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-4Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to Be Attorney General of the United States782 pages
3 witnesses
  • Hutson, John D., Dean and President of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire
  • Johnson, Douglas A., Executive Director, Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Koh, Harold Hongju, Dean and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 6, 2005
S. Hrg. 108-826Bioshield II: Responding to an Ever-Changing Threat243 pagesOn S. 666
8 witnesses
  • Angulo, Carlos, Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, on behalf of the Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market
  • Bartlett, John G., M.D., Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, on behalf of the Infectious Disease Society of America
  • Clerici, John M., Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Grant, Christine, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, Aventis Pasteur
  • Greenberg, Patricia B., R.N., on behalf of the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO
  • Jaeger, Kathleen D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, Arlington, Virginia
  • Kushan, Jeffrey P., Partner, Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Timmins, Alan P., President and Chief Operating Officer, AVI BioPharma, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Oct 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-694Maximizing Voter Choice: Opening the Presidency to Naturalized Americans115 pagesOn H.J.Res. 59, H.J.Res. 67, H.J.Res. 104, S. 2128, S.J.Res. 15
9 witnesses
  • Amar, Akhil Reed, Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Conyers, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan
  • Frank, Hon. Barney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts
  • Issa, Hon. Darrell, a Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Nickles, Hon. Don, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma
  • Rohrabacher, Hon. Dana, a Representative in Congress from the State of California
  • Snyder, Hon. Vic, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas
  • Spalding, Matthew, Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center of American Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Yinger, John, Trustee Professor of Public Administration and Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Oct 5, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-803A Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Proposals, Including the USA Patriot Act and the Safe Act218 pages
5 witnesses
  • Barr, Hon. Bob, former Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia
  • Collins, Daniel P., Munger, Tolles and Olson, LLP, Los Angeles, California
  • Comey, James B., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Craig, Hon. Larry E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho
  • Durbin, Hon. Richard J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
Sep 22, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-686Refugees: Seeking Solutions to a Global Concern87 pages
5 witnesses
  • Aguirre, Eduardo, Jr., Director, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C
  • Dewey, Arthur E., Assistant Secretary, Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, Washington, D.C
  • Franken, Mark, Chair, Refugee Council, USA, Washington, D.C
  • Kuck, Charles H., Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, and Partner, Weathersby, Howard and Kuck, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Limon, Lavinia, Executive Director, Committee for Refugees, Washington, D.C
Sep 21, 2004

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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