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House Document No. 109-153, A History of the Committee on the Judiciary 1813–2006

Cover of A History of the Committee on the Judiciary 1813-2006.

Prepared in a collaborative effort between the Majority and Minority Committee staff, the update of this history benefited significantly from the guidance, contributions and cooperation of a number of Congressional offices, including the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the U.S. House of Representatives Office of History and Preservation, the Office of the House Historian, and the Government Printing Office.

The full House Document (892 pages) is available in five ZIP files.

Front of Book (418 KB)
Section I - Chairmen of the Judiciary Committee (558 KB)
Section II - Jurisdictions History of the Judiciary Committee (1.3 MB)
Section III - Summary of Activities 1982-2007 (446 KB)
Section IV - Prior Printed Histories (122 MB)

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H. Doc. 109-153, A History of the
Committee on the Judiciary 1813 – 2006
Document Section	File Size and File Format	Print Copy Pages
Front Matter (Cover, Committee Members, Table of Contents)	PDF 426KB	i-v
Foreword	PDF 27 KB	vii
Acknowledgments	PDF 27 KB	ix
Introduction by Dr. Donald Kennon	PDF 34 KB	x-xi
Section I–Chairmen of the Judiciary Committee
Committee Chairmen, 1813-2007	PDF 91 KB	1-4
Biographies of Committee Chairmen, 1813–2007	PDF 443 KB	5-54
Chairman Peter Rodino, 1982–1989	PDF 71 KB	55-67
Chairman Jack Brooks, 1989–1995	PDF 57 KB	69-76
Chairman Henry J. Hyde, 1995–2001	PDF 85 KB	77-94
Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., 2001–2007	PDF 84 KB	95-111
Section II–Jurisdictions History of the Judiciary Committee
Impeachment	PDF 1.2 MB	113-136
Major Investigations, Oversight Hearings, and Related Activities	PDF 440 KB	137-142
Private Legislation	PDF 446 KB	143-148
Membership of Committee, 1982–2007	PDF 453 KB	149-160
Jurisdictional History Committee and Subcommittees	PDF 454 KB	161-170
Chronology of Changes in the Size of the Committee Room History	PDF 434 KB	170-171
Section III–Summary of Activities 1982–2007
98th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 91 KB	173-194
99th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 77 KB	195-212
100th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 82 KB	213-232
101st Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 83 KB	233-252
102nd Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 80 KB	253-271
103rd Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 76 KB	273-289
104th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 80 KB	291-309
105th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 84 KB	311-330
106th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 83 KB	331-350
107th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 75 KB	351-366
108th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 111 KB	367-383
109th Summary of Activity/Public Laws/Hearings	PDF 66 KB	385-397
Section IV–Prior Printed Histories
Brief History of the Judiciary Committee, June 1900	PDF 1.1 MB	399-406

Brief History of the Judiciary Committee, June 1947	PDF 3.0 MB	407-416
Chairmen of the Committee	PDF 949 KB	416-418
Biographical Data	PDF 5.9 MB	418-435
High Caliber of Personnel	PDF 6.9 MB	435-436
Membership	PDF 3.2 MB	436-442
Members of the Committee from the 2nd Session of the 13th Congress Through the 80th Congress	PDF 3.2 MB	443-462
Work of the Committee	PDF 3.2 MB	462-480
Brief History of the Judiciary Committee, December 1956	PDF 5.0 MB	481-500
Appendix A - Chairmen of the Committee	PDF 949 KB	501-502
Appendix B - Biographical Data	PDF 5.9 MB	503-519
Appendix C - Membership of the Committee from the 13th to the 84th Congress	PDF 6.9 MB	520-541
Appendix D - Positions of Distinction Held by Past and Present Members	PDF 3.2 MB	542-549
Brief History of the Judiciary Committee, November 1965	PDF 2.0 MB	551-561
Historical Background of Subcommittees	PDF 1.2 MB	561-563
Tables of public bills and resolutions enacted in law and constitutional amendments	PDF 5.5 MB	564-580
Number of members of House Judiciary Committee	PDF 925 KB	580-581
Impeachments	PDF 2.2 MB	581-587
Appendix A - Chairmen of the Committee	PDF 970 KB	589-591
Appendix B - Biographical Data on Chairmen	PDF 4.9 MB	592-609
Appendix C - Membership of the Committee from the 13th to the 89th Congress, 1st Session	PDF 6.6 MB	610-634
Appendix D - Positions of Distinction Held by Past and Present Members	PDF 2.9 MB	635-643
Brief History of the Judiciary Committee, February 1982	PDF 3.4 MB	645-660
Historical Background of Subcommittees	PDF 2.2 MB	660-666
Chronology of Changes in the Size of the Committee	PDF 743 KB	667
Major Committee Investigations, Oversight Hearings, and Related Activities	PDF 2.2 MB	667-672
List of Committee Oversight Hearings	PDF 1.6 MB	673-676
The Committee and Impeachment	PDF 4.2 MB	676-688
The Committee and Vice-Presidential Nominations Under the 25th Amendment	PDF 696 KB	688
Summary of Activities of the Committee (from the 80th Congress to the present)	PDF 5.2 MB	689-709
Appendix No. 1 - Public Bills and Resolutions Enacted Into Law (Full) By Congress:	PDF 21.3 MB	711-793
Appendix No. 2 - Subcommittees of the Committee on the Judiciary Since the 80th Congress	PDF 692 KB	794-795
Appendix No. 3 - Chairmen of the Committee on the Judiciary	PDF 959 KB	796-798
Appendix No. 4 - Biographical Data on Chairmen of the Committee on the Judiciary	PDF 5.2 MB	799-813
Appendix No. 5 - Membership of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 13th Through the 97th Congress, First Session	PDF 5.7 MB	814-832
Appendix No. 6 - List of Printed Hearings	PDF 8.3 MB	833-866
Appendix No. 7 - List of Special Reports and Documents	PDF 5.5 MB	867-885
Appendix No. 8 - Rules of Procedure, 97th Congress	PDF 1.5 MB	886-888
Index	PDF 38 KB	889-892