Senate Judiciary Committee

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standing committee of the United States Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee is a key U.S. Senate committee responsible for overseeing the Department of Justice, considering federal judicial nominations, and reviewing legislation related to civil liberties, criminal law, and constitutional issues.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 18
Senate Judiciary Committee canonical 5
United States Senate Judiciary Committee 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf standing committee of the United States Senate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
canConduct confirmation hearings ⓘ
investigative hearings ⓘ
canIssue subpoenas ⓘ
canRecommend confirmation or rejection of judicial nominees ⓘ
canReport legislation to the Senate floor ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAuthorityFrom rules of the United States Senate ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver administrative practices and procedures ⓘ
antitrust law ⓘ
civil liberties legislation ⓘ
constitutional amendments ⓘ
constitutional law legislation ⓘ
criminal law legislation ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ
federal judicial nominations ⓘ
human rights issues ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ
privacy and technology-related civil liberties ⓘ
hasSubcommittee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights ⓘ
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism ⓘ
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law ⓘ
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety ⓘ
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property ⓘ
Subcommittee on the Constitution ⓘ
legislativeChamber United States Senate ⓘ
location United States Capitol ⓘ
meetsIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversees United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf United States Congress committee system ⓘ
playsKeyRoleIn shaping national policy on civil liberties and criminal justice ⓘ
shaping the federal judiciary ⓘ
responsibleFor conducting oversight hearings on the Department of Justice ⓘ
conducting oversight of federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ
considering nominations for Attorney General of the United States ⓘ
considering nominations for senior Department of Justice officials ⓘ
considering nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
considering nominations to the lower federal courts ⓘ
reviewing antitrust and competition policy legislation ⓘ
reviewing criminal justice reform legislation ⓘ
reviewing cybersecurity and data privacy legislation ⓘ
reviewing immigration reform legislation ⓘ
reviewing intellectual property legislation ⓘ
reviewing major civil rights legislation ⓘ
reviewing proposed constitutional amendments ⓘ
reviewing voting rights legislation ⓘ
shortName Senate Judiciary Committee self-link ⓘ

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Edward M. Kennedy → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
Senate Judiciary Committee → alsoKnownAs → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Judiciary Committee → shortName → Senate Judiciary Committee self-link ⓘ
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights → parentCommittee → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety → parentOrganization → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution → parentCommittee → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property → parentOrganization → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism → parentOrganization → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism → typeOfCommittee → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: standing subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Cory Booker → memberOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on Judiciary
John Ashcroft → memberOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles Mathias → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Arlen Specter → memberOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
John Cornyn → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
Richard Blumenthal → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Patrick Leahy → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Patrick Leahy → chairpersonOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
William Langer → memberOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Resurrection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas → relatedToInstitution → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin) → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
subject surface form: Herb Kohl
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee → partOf → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
Chuck Grassley → committeeMembership → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Chuck Grassley → committeeChair → Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary