What is House Committee on the Judiciary working on?

Recent hearings

• H.R. ____, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act

  Jul 21, 2026

  Markup
• • H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act
  • H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens
  • H.R. 3100, the CHILD Act of 2026
  • H.R. 7651, the Chloe Cole Act of 2026
  • H.R. 9191, the National Fossil Act
  • H.R. 625, the Local Access to Courts Act
  • H.R. 7834, the Safe Cloud Storage Act

  Jul 15, 2026

  Markup

• “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”

  Jul 22, 2026

  Hearing

• “Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act”

  Jun 10, 2026

  Hearing

• “Sanctuary Policies: Victims’ Perspectives”

  Jun 30, 2026

  Hearing

As of Jul 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026

  Robert Onder (R-MO-3) · Feb 23, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 625: LACA

  Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) · Jan 22, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 7834: Safe Cloud Storage Act

  Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) · Mar 5, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 3100: To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations.

  Russell Fry (R-SC-7) · Apr 30, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HJRES 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

  Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) · Jan 3, 2025

  Under review
• HR 2675: Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act

  Ben Cline (R-VA-6) · Apr 7, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 1468: Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

  Lance Gooden (R-TX-5) · Feb 21, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 5437: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act

  Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) · Sep 17, 2025

  Voted out of committee

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement agencies. Its jurisdiction includes: The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal; Administrative practice and procedure; Apportionment of Representatives; Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting; Civil liberties; Constitutional amendments; Criminal law enforcement; Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and possessions; Immigration policy and non-border enforcement; Interstate compacts generally; Claims against the United States; Members of Congress, attendance of members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices; National penitentiaries; Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, and trademarks; Presidential succession; Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies; Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States; State and territorial boundary lines; Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States.