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Senate 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. (source)

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Chair:
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Ranking Member:
Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
Democrats:
11
Republicans:
11

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Richard Durbin
Chair
Democrat
Illinois
Portrait of Charles “Chuck” Grassley
Ranking Member
Republican
Iowa
Portrait of Richard Blumenthal
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Connecticut
chair, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Portrait of Cory Booker
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
New Jersey
chair, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
Portrait of Christopher Coons
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Delaware
chair, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Portrait of Dianne Feinstein
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
California
chair, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Portrait of Amy Klobuchar
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Minnesota
chair, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Portrait of Patrick Leahy
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Vermont
chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Portrait of Alejandro “Alex” Padilla
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
California
chair, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
Portrait of Sheldon Whitehouse
Subcommittee Chair
Democrat
Rhode Island
chair, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal ...
Portrait of John Cornyn
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Texas
ranking member, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
Portrait of Tom Cotton
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Arkansas
ranking member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
Portrait of Ted Cruz
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Texas
ranking member, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Portrait of Joshua “Josh” Hawley
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Missouri
ranking member, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Portrait of John Kennedy
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Louisiana
ranking member, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal ...
Portrait of Mike Lee
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Utah
ranking member, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Portrait of Benjamin “Ben” Sasse
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
Nebraska
ranking member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Portrait of Thom Tillis
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Republican
North Carolina
ranking member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Portrait of Marsha Blackburn
Republican
Tennessee
Portrait of Lindsey Graham
Republican
South Carolina
Portrait of Mazie Hirono
Democrat
Hawaii
Portrait of Jon Ossoff
Democrat
Georgia

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 294 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Feinstein, Cortez Masto, Van Hollen, Cardin, Colleagues Urge Support of TPS Holders”
    — Nov 13, 2020

“Feinstein to Graham: Follow Precedent, Stop Processing Judges During Lame Duck”
    — Nov 12, 2020

“Feinstein on One-Year Anniversary of VAWA Reauthorization Introduction”
    — Nov 12, 2020

“Feinstein Statement on Texas v. California Supreme Court Hearing”
    — Nov 10, 2020

“Feinstein, Menendez, Castro, Torres, Colleagues Call For Accountability Following Trump Administration’s Reckless Immigration Operation in Guatemala”
    — Oct 29, 2020

“Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court”
    — Oct 26, 2020

“Feinstein Speaks Against Barrett Nomination”
    — Oct 25, 2020

“Chairman Graham: Tech CEOs to Testify on Censorship and Suppression of News Articles, Handling of 2020 Election”
    — Oct 23, 2020

“Senate Democrats Denounce Trump Administration’s Historically Low Refugee Resettlement Goal and Push for Increased Admissions”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Feinstein Remarks as Judiciary Democrats Boycott Committee Vote on Barrett Nomination”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Feinstein, Murkowski Introduce Resolution Supporting Domestic Violence Awareness Month”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Schumer And Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Statement On Decision To Boycott Illegitimate Supreme Court Markup”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Feinstein, Klobuchar, Colleagues Demand Explanation of Justice Department’s Sudden Change to Election Non-Interference Policy”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Sends Judge Barrett’s Nomination to the Full Senate”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Feinstein: Barrett Hearings Confirmed Reproductive Rights Fears”
    — Oct 21, 2020

“Feinstein, Durbin, Nadler, Lofgren Statement on Administration’s Consultation on Refugee Admissions”
    — Oct 21, 2020

“Feinstein, Warren, Senate Democrats to Attorney General William Barr: Stop Efforts to Gut the Affordable Care Act in Court”
    — Oct 21, 2020

“Chairman Graham on Dems Boycotting Committee Vote: “Judge Barrett Deserves a Vote and She Will Receive a Vote””
    — Oct 21, 2020

“Chairman Graham on Court Packing: “We’re Sticking with Nine””
    — Oct 21, 2020

“Senate Judiciary Committee to Call Twitter, Facebook Over Censorship of New York Post Articles”
    — Oct 19, 2020