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101 bills referred in the 117th 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 117th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Chair
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Ranking Member
D-CA	Alex Padilla
I-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
R-TN	Bill Hagerty
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
D-GA	Jon Ossoff
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito
R-TX	Ted Cruz

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HCONRES 82	Authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version of the House document entitled "Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989".	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2022
S 5332	Election Security Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 5331	Campaign Finance Transparency Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 5326	Expanding the VOTE Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 5319	A bill to establish procedures for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol.	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
SRES 851	A resolution celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus and its achievements in the Senate.	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2022
S 4573	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022	Reported By	Oct 18, 2022
S 5054	Honest Ads Act	Referred To	Sep 30, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Dec 19, 2022
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.4573, to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the Electoral Count Act, and to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide clear guidelines for when and to whom resources are provided by the Administrator of General Services for use in connection with the preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President.Russell Senate Office Building 3011 document	Scheduled	Sep 27, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the Electoral Count Act, focusing on the need for reform.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Aug 3, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine S.443, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities.Russell Senate Office Building 3011 document	Scheduled	Jul 19, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine administration of upcoming elections.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	May 19, 2022
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.Capitol (Senate side) 2191 document	Scheduled	May 3, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.Russell Senate Office Building 3011 document	Scheduled	Apr 6, 2022

Meeting	Oversight hearings to examine the Smithsonian Institution.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Mar 30, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 117-533	Oversight of the United States Capitol Police48 pages	Dec 19, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-332	The Electoral Count Act: the Need for Reform252 pages	Aug 3, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-331	S. 443, the Disclose Act126 pagesOn S. 443, S. 619	Jul 19, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-268	Administration of Upcoming Elections108 pages	May 19, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-237	[errata]nomination Hearing of Dana Lindenbaum to Be Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission2 pages	Apr 6, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-237	Nomination Hearing of Dana Lindenbaum to Be a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission32 pages	Apr 6, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-229	Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution35 pages	Mar 30, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-147	Oversight of the United States Capitol Police Following the January 6th Attack on the Capitol, Part III48 pages	Jan 5, 2022

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 117th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1758	Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2027, vice Steven T. Walther, term expired.Federal Election Commission	Confirmed May 24, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 38. Record Vote Number: 196.	Feb 3, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5891	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Internet Communication Disclaimers and Definition of 'Public Communication'" (Notice 2022-22) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5226	A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Guidance on Procedures and Processes for Submitting Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Undue Hardship Waivers" (Memorandum DOD-UPR-00003) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 29, 2022
EC-5155	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Repayment of Candidate Loans" (Notice 2022-17) received in the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 21, 2022
EC-5154	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Repayment of Candidate Loans" (Notice 2022-17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 21, 2022
POM-220	A memorial adopted by the Senate of the State of Colorado urging the United States Congress to adopt comprehensive voting rights legislation to protect the integrity of American democracy and the sacred right to vote ; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Petition or memorial	Sep 14, 2022
POM-172	A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas relative to enactment of federal legislation allowing the general public 96 hours to examine bills or resolutions; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Petition or memorial	Jul 26, 2022
EC-4497	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Reporting Independent Expenditures" (Notice 2022-13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 21, 2022; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jul 18, 2022
EC-4496	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Reporting Independent Expenditures" (Notice 2022-13) received in the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jul 18, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 117-1	Expenditure Authorizations and Requirements for Senate Committees	PDF · Text

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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