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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. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Ranking Member:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Republicans:
12
Democrats:
10

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 Lindsey Graham
Chair
Republican
South Carolina
chair, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Portrait of Dianne Feinstein
Ranking Member
Democrat
California
Portrait of John Cornyn
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
Texas
chair, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
Portrait of Ted Cruz
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
Texas
chair, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Portrait of Joshua Hawley
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
Missouri
chair, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Portrait of Mike Lee
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
Utah
chair, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Portrait of Benjamin Sasse
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
Nebraska
chair, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal ...
Portrait of Thom Tillis
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
North Carolina
chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Portrait of Richard Blumenthal
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Connecticut
ranking member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal ...
Portrait of Chris Coons
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Delaware
ranking member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Portrait of Richard Durbin
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Illinois
ranking member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
Portrait of Mazie Hirono
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Hawaii
ranking member, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Portrait of Amy Klobuchar
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Minnesota
ranking member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Portrait of Sheldon Whitehouse
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
Rhode Island
ranking member, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Portrait of Marsha Blackburn
Republican
Tennessee
Portrait of Cory Booker
Democrat
New Jersey
Portrait of Michael Crapo
Republican
Idaho
Portrait of Joni Ernst
Republican
Iowa
Portrait of Charles “Chuck” Grassley
Republican
Iowa
Portrait of Kamala Harris
Democrat
California
Portrait of John Kennedy
Republican
Louisiana
Portrait of Patrick Leahy
Democrat
Vermont

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 707 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