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Rules and Administration Committee

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Committee on Rules and Administration

Showing the 109th Congress (2005–2006). Back to the 119th Congress

74 bills referred in the 109th Congress

1,205 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 122. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 109th Congress

Members, 109th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MS	Trent Lott	Chair
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-NE	Chuck Hagel
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison
D-MN	Mark Dayton
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
R-PA	Rick Santorum
D-WV	Robert C. Byrd
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-AK	Ted Stevens
R-MS	Thad Cochran
R-TN	William H. Frist

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4510	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the rotunda of the Capitol.	Discharged From	Dec 6, 2006
S 4069	Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2006	Referred To	Nov 16, 2006
HR 4844	Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006	Referred To	Nov 13, 2006
S 4018	Vote by Mail Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 29, 2006
SRES 588	A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that States should have in place backup systems to deal with any failure of electronic voting equipment during the November 7, 2006, general election.	Referred To	Sep 27, 2006
S 3943	Confidence in Voting Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 26, 2006
S 3910	A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the Capitol.	Referred To	Sep 19, 2006
S 2918	Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act	Discharged From	Jul 12, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-135	Review of Legislative Activity During the 108th Congress	Sep 8, 2005
S. Rept. 109-70	Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the SenateOn S.Res. 50	May 23, 2005

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2203	Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2007, vice Raymundo Martinez, III, resigned.Election Assistance Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 6, 2006
PN2021	Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009, vice Paul S. DeGregorio, term expired.Election Assistance Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 15, 2006
PN1319	Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Danny Lee McDonald, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Feb 10, 2006
PN1318	Hans Von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Bradley A. Smith, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Feb 10, 2006
PN1317	Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009, vice Scott E. Thomas, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Feb 10, 2006
PN1141	Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Danny Lee McDonald, term expired.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 16, 2005
PN1140	Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Bradley A. Smith, resigned.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 16, 2005
PN1139	Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009, vice Scott E. Thomas, term expired.Federal Election Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 16, 2005

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8361	A communication from the Chairman, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Increase in Limitation on Authorized Committees Supporting Other Authorized Committees" (Notice 2006-17) received on September 14, 2006; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 19, 2006
EC-7173	A communication from the Assistant General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Coordinated Communications" (Notice 2006 - 10) received on June 5, 2006; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jun 15, 2006
EC-6990	A communication from the Chairman, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Coordinated Communications" (Notice 2006 - 10) received on June 5, 2006; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jun 6, 2006
EC-6782	A communication from the Chairman, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fifth Report of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	May 8, 2006
EC-6419	A communication from the Coordinator, Forms Committee, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of revisions to the instructions for FEC Form 3X and FEC Form 9; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Apr 25, 2006
EC-6264	A communication from the Chairman, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Internet Communications" ((11 CFR Parts 100, 110, and 114)(Notice 2006-8)) received on April 4, 2006; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Apr 5, 2006
EC-6073	A communication from the Chairman, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2007 Congressional Budget Request; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Mar 27, 2006
EC-6072	A communication from the Chairman, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Definitions of 'Solicit' and 'Direct'" received on March 18, 2006; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Mar 27, 2006

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.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	17	96	2	0	1	3	0	2	12	2
118th2023–2024	19	111	5	5	1	14	12	0	30	0
117th2021–2022	18	101	2	2	0	18	17	1	23	1
116th2019–2020	19	122	4	0	1	13	12	8	19	0
115th2017–2018	20	97	2	6	1	—	5	5	24	1
114th2015–2016	18	81	2	3	2	—	3	2	23	0
113th2013–2014	19	88	10	4	3	—	1	11	25	2
112th2011–2012	18	79	4	4	2	—	1	5	27	1
111th2009–2010	21	103	2	5	1	—	3	4	10	1
110th2007–2008	20	94	3	7	1	—	0	15	21	0
109th2005–2006	18	74	4	3	2	—	0	10	32	0
108th2003–2004	19	71	4	1	1	—	1	6	45	0
107th2001–2002	19	88	5	4	2	—	0	4	34	0

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