Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Scope and purpose
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.
Subcommittees
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Border Security and Immigration
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
- Human Rights and the Law
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- the Constitution
Bills
- H.R. 8352 Passed Senate Criminal History Access Act of 2026
- S. 1574 Passed Senate Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act
- S. 3798 Passed Senate Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026
- S. 5606 In committee Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act
- S. 5610 In committee Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026
- S. 5617 In committee Combating Critical Infrastructure Vandalism Act of 2026
- S. 5618 In committee Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026
- S. 5622 In committee Prosecuting Poison Pill Dealers Act
- S. 5638 In committee Protecting American Workers Through H–1B Modernization Act.
- S. 5656 In committee Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act
Members
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)— Chairman
- Richard J. Durbin(D-IL)— Ranking Member
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory A. Booker(D-NJ)
- Katie Boyd Britt(R-AL)
- Christopher A. Coons(D-DE)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- Mazie K. Hirono(D-HI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Ashley Moody(R-FL)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Adam B. Schiff(D-CA)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Thom Tillis(R-NC)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)