What is House Committee on the Judiciary working on?

Recent hearings

• “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”

  Jun 9, 2026

  Hearing
• • H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
  • H. J. Res. 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
  • H.R. 5437, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
  • H.R. 175, the Deport Alien Gang Members Act
  • H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry
  • Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025
  • H.R. ____, the Congressional Records Protection Act

  Jun 3, 2026

  Markup

• “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access”

  Jun 4, 2026

  Hearing

• “Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy”

  May 21, 2026

  Hearing

• “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”

  May 20, 2026

  Hearing

As of Jun 3, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

  Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5) · Nov 21, 2025

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 5213: No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act

  Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) · Sep 8, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 1163: Prove It Act

  Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) · Feb 10, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 5877: Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025

  Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5) · Oct 31, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 1071: No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

  Darrell Issa (R-CA-48) · Feb 6, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting Act

  Mark Harris (R-NC-8) · Sep 30, 2025

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 6194: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025

  Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) · Nov 20, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 1468: Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2025

  Lance Gooden (R-TX-5) · Feb 21, 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.