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Committee on the Judiciary

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Committee on the Judiciary

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary provides oversight of the Department of Justice and the agencies under the Department's jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security. It also plays an important role in the consideration of nominations and pending legislation. Any legislation related to civil liberty, constitutional amendments, immigration and naturalization, and a variety of other topics is referred to the Committee.

Leadership

Charles Ernest Grassley

Republican • Iowa

Richard Joseph Durbin

Democrat • Illinois

Members (25)

Richard Joseph Durbin

Democrat • IL

Charles Ernest Grassley

Republican • IA

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat • RI

Lindsey O. Graham

Republican • SC

John Cornyn

Republican • TX

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat • MN

Christopher A. Coons

Democrat • DE

Mike Lee

Republican • UT

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat • CT

Rafael Edward Cruz

Republican • TX

Joshua David Hawley

Republican • MO

Mazie Hirono

Democrat • HI

Cory Anthony Booker

Democrat • NJ

Thomas Bryant Cotton

Republican • AR

Thomas Roland Tillis

Republican • NC

John Neely Kennedy

Republican • LA

Alejandro Padilla

Democrat • CA

Marsha Blackburn

Republican • TN

Thomas Jonathan Ossoff

Democrat • GA

Peter Welch

Democrat • VT

Adam Schiff

Democrat • CA

Eric Stephen Schmitt

Republican • MO

Laphonza Romanique Butler

Democrat • CA

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican • AL

Ashley Brooke Moody

Republican • FL

Recent Legislation

S-3581pending committee

Prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with breaching the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Referred To · January 6, 2026

S-3582pending committee

Prohibit the use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 6, 2026

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

Upcoming Schedule

No upcoming meetings, hearings, or markups scheduled for this committee.

Meeting Videos

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Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming.

Hearing Records

36 transcripts available

Confirmation Hearing On The Nomination Of Kashyap Pramod Patel To Be Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation

S-3558pending committee

Amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for interfering with National Guard protective zones.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

S-3577pending committee

Provide funding to State and local law enforcement agencies to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

SRES-570pending committee

Designating November 2025 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

S-3568pending committee

Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide individuals approved for naturalization with the right to complete the naturalization process, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

S-3576pending committee

Establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

S-3574pending committee

Prohibit United States courts from recognizing, enforcing, or giving effect to any judgment, order, decree, or provisional measure issued by a court of the People's Republic of China in a proceeding motivated by retaliation for lawful acts, including political speech.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism

Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law

Subcommittee on the Constitution

Dec 11, 2025

Watch

Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming.

Hearings to examine protecting children online against offenders.

Hearings to examine protecting children online against offenders.

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Andrew Duva, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Robert P. Chamberlin, and James D. Maxwell II, both to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, William J. Crain, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Alexander C. Van Hook, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Erin Creegan, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Ryan Anthony Kriegshauser, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, James Kruger, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Scott Leary, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Andrew Duva, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Robert P. Chamberlin, and James D. Maxwell II, both to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, William J. Crain, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Alexander C. Van Hook, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Erin Creegan, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Ryan Anthony Kriegshauser, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, James Kruger, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Scott Leary, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska.

Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska.

Senate

S.Hrg.119-134

Confirmation Hearing On The Nomination Of Kashyap Pramod Patel To Be Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation

Jan 30, 2025

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