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111 bills referred in the 118th 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 118th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress

Members, 118th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 118th 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-NE	Deb Fischer	Ranking Member
D-CA	Adam B. SchiffJoined Dec 10, 2024
D-CA	Alex Padilla
R-TN	Bill Hagerty
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-Smith
D-CA	Dianne FeinsteinLeft Sep 28, 2023
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
D-GA	Jon Ossoff
R-AL	Katie Boyd Britt
D-CA	Laphonza R. ButlerJoined Oct 17, 2023 · Left Dec 5, 2024
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Peter Welch
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 118th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5615	Election Security Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5610	Invest in Our Democracy Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5606	Campaign Finance Transparency Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5605	Rescuing Every Contributor from Unwanted Recurrences (RECUR) Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
HR 6394	Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2024
S 5488	A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.	Referred To	Dec 11, 2024
HR 7764	Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act	Discharged From	Dec 4, 2024
SRES 891	A resolution recognizing the contributions of election workers across the country and the importance of their work to the democracy of the United States.	Referred To	Nov 12, 2024

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the United States Capitol Police.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Dec 11, 2024
Meeting	Hearings to examine Senate procedures to confirm nominees.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Jul 30, 2024
Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the Smithsonian Institution.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Jun 18, 2024
Meeting	Hearings to examine administration of upcoming elections.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Mar 12, 2024
Meeting	Hearings to examine the use of Artificial Intelligence at the Library of Congress, Government Publishing Office, and Smithsonian Institution.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Jan 24, 2024
Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the Government Publishing Office.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Dec 12, 2023
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.Res.444, providing for the en bloc consideration of military nominations.Russell Senate Office Building 3011 document	Scheduled	Nov 14, 2023

Meeting	Hearings to examine ongoing threats to election administration.Russell Senate Office Building 301	Scheduled	Nov 1, 2023

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 118-528	Oversight of the United States Capitol Police37 pages	Dec 11, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-390	Senate Procedures to Confirm Nominees85 pages	Jul 30, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-358	Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution35 pages	Jun 18, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-251	Administration of Upcoming Elections161 pages	Mar 12, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-223	The Use of Artificial Intelligence at the Library of Congress, Government Publishing Office, and Smithsonian Institution67 pages	Jan 24, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-181	Oversight of the United States Government Publishing Office38 pages	Dec 12, 2023
S. Hrg. 118-171	Ongoing Threats to Election Administration108 pages	Nov 1, 2023
S. Hrg. 118-130	AI and the Future of Our Elections310 pages	Sep 27, 2023

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 118-8	Review of Legislative Activity During the 117th Congress	Apr 17, 2023

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6621	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Requirement to File FEC Form 3-Z" (Notice 2024-26) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2024; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2024
EC-6237	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Use of Campaign Funds for Candidate and Officeholder Security" (Notice 2024-22); to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Nov 12, 2024
EC-6011	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Use of Campaign Funds for Candidate and Officeholder Security" (Notice 2024-22); to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 25, 2024
EC-5889	A communication from the Director, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Congressional Budget Estimate Submission for fiscal year 2026; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Sep 17, 2024
EC-5844	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Update Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; Joint Committee on Taxation; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 9, 2024
EC-4690	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "FOIA Improvement Act" (Notice 2024-13); to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	May 21, 2024
EC-4610	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2024"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Joint Committee on Taxation; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	May 20, 2024
EC-4094	A communication from the Director, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 2025; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024

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

Membership changes 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 10, 2024	Adam B. Schiff D-CA	Joined	S.Res. 926
Dec 5, 2024	Laphonza R. Butler D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 17, 2023	Laphonza R. Butler D-CA	Joined	S.Res. 411
Sep 28, 2023	Dianne Feinstein D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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