SENATE COMMITTEE
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Republican control · 11R·10D
Chair: Chuck Grassley (R)
Ranking Member: Richard Durbin (D)
21 members in the 119th Congress
About
The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally known as the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 22 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations, and review pending legislation.
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In the 119th Congress
Judiciary among Senate and joint committees, ringed below; the rest are faded.
A–Z · 25 committees
AgingChair Scott (R)RM Gillibrand (D)Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryChair Boozman (R)RM Klobuchar (D)AppropriationsChair Collins (R)RM Murray (D)Armed ServicesChair Wicker (R)RM Reed (D)Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsChair Scott (R)RM Warren (D)BudgetChair Johnson (R)RM Merkley (D)Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair Cruz (R)RM Cantwell (D)Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair Wicker (R)RM —Energy and Natural ResourcesChair Lee (R)RM Heinrich (D)Environment and Public WorksChair Capito (R)RM Whitehouse (D)EthicsChair Lankford (R)RM —FinanceChair Crapo (R)RM Wyden (D)Foreign RelationsChair Risch (R)RM Shaheen (D)Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsChair Cassidy (R)RM Sanders (I)Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsChair Paul (R)RM Peters (D)Indian AffairsChair Murkowski (R)RM —IntelligenceChair Cotton (R)RM —International Narcotics ControlChair Whitehouse (D)RM —Joint EconomicChair Schweikert (R)RM Hassan (D)Joint LibraryChair Steil (R)RM —Joint PrintingChair McConnell (R)RM —Joint TaxationChair Crapo (R)RM —Rules and AdministrationChair McConnell (R)RM Padilla (D)Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChair Ernst (R)RM Markey (D)Veterans' AffairsChair Moran (R)RM Blumenthal (D)Member roster · dimension 1
This committee’s 21 members on the same left–right axis. Committee membership isn’t tracked historically — only the 119th Congress — so there’s no trajectory view here the way there is for an individual member.
Alex PadillaCAD-0.52
Cory BookerNJD-0.49
Mazie HironoHID-0.49
Richard BlumenthalCTD-0.42
Adam SchiffCAD-0.39
Peter WelchVTD-0.34
Sheldon WhitehouseRID-0.29
Christopher CoonsDED-0.26
Amy KlobucharMND-0.26
Richard Durbin— Ranking MemberILD-0.26
Thom TillisNCR0.36
Chuck Grassley— ChairIAR0.46
Josh HawleyMOR0.52
John CornynTXR0.59
John KennedyLAR0.63
Marsha BlackburnTNR0.65
Katie BrittALR0.68
Ashley MoodyFLR0.69
Eric SchmittMOR0.71
Ted CruzTXR0.85
Mike LeeUTR0.89Subcommittees
8 subcommittees of the Judiciary committee. Each row’s tick is the full committee’s own blended position — subcommittee rosters are usually too small for a separate mean to mean much, so there isn’t one here; the dots are the subcommittee’s chair and ranking member.
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cory BookerRanking Member | D | -0.494 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | -0.423 |
| Adam Schiff | D | -0.385 |
| Peter Welch | D | -0.341 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | -0.262 |
| Thom Tillis | R | 0.361 |
| Josh Hawley | R | 0.519 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Eric Schmitt | R | 0.711 |
| Mike LeeChair | R | 0.891 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex PadillaRanking Member | D | -0.515 |
| Cory Booker | D | -0.494 |
| Mazie Hirono | D | -0.488 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | -0.262 |
| Thom Tillis | R | 0.361 |
| John CornynChair | R | 0.594 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Ted Cruz | R | 0.848 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Booker | D | -0.494 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | -0.423 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | -0.262 |
| Richard DurbinRanking Member | D | -0.255 |
| Josh HawleyChair | R | 0.519 |
| John Cornyn | R | 0.594 |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | 0.647 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Ted Cruz | R | 0.848 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Mazie Hirono | D | -0.488 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | -0.423 |
| Peter Welch | D | -0.341 |
| Sheldon WhitehouseRanking Member | D | -0.288 |
| Thom Tillis | R | 0.361 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Eric Schmitt | R | 0.711 |
| Ted CruzChair | R | 0.848 |
| Mike Lee | R | 0.891 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Mazie Hirono | D | -0.488 |
| Adam SchiffRanking Member | D | -0.385 |
| Peter Welch | D | -0.341 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Thom TillisChair | R | 0.361 |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | 0.647 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Eric Schmitt | R | 0.711 |
| Mike Lee | R | 0.891 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | -0.423 |
| Adam Schiff | D | -0.385 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Amy KlobucharRanking Member | D | -0.262 |
| Josh Hawley | R | 0.519 |
| John Cornyn | R | 0.594 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Marsha BlackburnChair | R | 0.647 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Cory Booker | D | -0.494 |
| Mazie Hirono | D | -0.488 |
| Adam Schiff | D | -0.385 |
| Peter WelchRanking Member | D | -0.341 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Josh Hawley | R | 0.519 |
| John Cornyn | R | 0.594 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | 0.647 |
| Eric SchmittChair | R | 0.711 |
| Ted Cruz | R | 0.848 |
| Mike Lee | R | 0.891 |
Legislation in this committee
758 bills and joint resolutions referred this Congress. Loading their steps…