Jurisdiction: (1) Human rights laws and policies; (2) Enforcement and implementation of human rights laws; (3) Judicial proceedings regarding human rights laws; and (4) Judicial and executive branch interpretations of human rights laws. Membership - 6:5 | |
Democratic Members Richard J. Durbin, Illinois (Chairman) Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island | Republican Members Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member) Jon Kyl, Arizona Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas Sam Brownback, Kansas |
Senior Staff Joseph Zogby, Democratic Chief Counsel U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary | |
Majority Office Phone: 202-224-1158 Fax: 202-228-0781 | Minority Office Phone: 202-224-6073 Fax: 202-224-9102 |
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