SSJU00 · Senate Standing

Judiciary Committee

Committee on the Judiciary

Fact sheet

8,611 bills referred

Across 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 952. In the 119th, 952. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
23

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
7

Each with its own members and referrals

Meetings
91

Hearings and business meetings this Congress

Members 23

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Current Congress only.

SeatMemberRole
R-IAChuck GrassleyChairman
D-ILRichard J. DurbinRanking
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMember
D-CAAlex PadillaMember
D-MNAmy KlobucharMember
R-FLAshley MoodyMember
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsMember
D-NJCory A. BookerMember
R-SCDarline GrahamMember
R-MOEric SchmittMember
R-TXJohn CornynMember
R-LAJohn KennedyMember
R-MOJosh HawleyMember
R-ALKatie Boyd BrittMember
R-SCLindsey GrahamMember
R-TNMarsha BlackburnMember
D-HIMazie K. HironoMember
R-UTMike LeeMember
D-VTPeter WelchMember
D-CTRichard BlumenthalMember
D-RISheldon WhitehouseMember
R-TXTed CruzMember
R-NCThom TillisMember

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Meetings and hearings 91

Newest first. Current Congress only.

KindSubjectStatusDate
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Zachary M. Bluestone, Maria A. Lanahan, and Cristian M. Stevens, each to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Joshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Bart McKay Davis, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho for the term of four years, DavidHart Senate Office Building 216ScheduledJun 26, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Emil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Edward L. Artau, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Kyle Christopher Dudek, Jordan Emery Pratt, and Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, each to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.Hart Senate Office Building 216ScheduledJun 25, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine protecting America from the cartels.Hart Senate Office Building 216ScheduledJun 24, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the Biden presidency and the Constitution.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226ScheduledJun 18, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine scammers exposed, focusing on protecting older Americans from transnational crime networks.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226ScheduledJun 17, 2025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.1829, to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry, and the nominations of Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Attorney General, Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Bart McKay Davis, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho, David Metcalf, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniHart Senate Office Building 216ScheduledJun 12, 2025
MeetingHearings to examine the privacy and national security implications of the 23andMe bankruptcy.Dirksen Senate Office Building 226ScheduledJun 11, 2025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.1829, to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry, and the nominations of Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, and Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, and David Charles Waterman, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, allHart Senate Office Building 216ScheduledJun 5, 2025

Nominations 221

Referred to this committee for confirmation. Current Congress only.

NominationPositionLatest actionDate
PN1272-10United States District Judge for the Western District of MissouriThe JudiciaryCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026
PN1272-8United States District Judge for the Eastern District of LouisianaThe JudiciaryCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026
PN1272-7United States District Judge for the Middle District of FloridaThe JudiciaryCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026
PN1272-15United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitThe JudiciaryCommittee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.Sep 30, 2026
PN1367-2United States Marshal for the Western District of North CarolinaDepartment of JusticeReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 28, 2026
PN1367-1United States Marshal for the District of South CarolinaDepartment of JusticeReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 28, 2026
PN1367-5United States Marshal for the Eastern District of TexasDepartment of JusticeReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 28, 2026
PN1367-6United States Marshal for the Northern District of IndianaDepartment of JusticeReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 28, 2026

Bills referred 8,611

Newest activity first, from the 107th Congress on.

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Everything here is as published by Congress. Referrals run from the 107th Congress on, so a committee older than that shows fewer than it has taken. Membership, meetings and nominations are held for the 119th Congress only, which is why they are shown without a history rather than reported as none. Records come from Congress.gov.