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*NOTE: The following Senators served as members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law in the 111th Congress. Members of the Subcommittee for the 112th Congress will be listed once the Committee adopts an organizing resolution. 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 - 6:3 |
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| Democratic Members Dick Durbin, Illinois (Chairman) Russ Feingold, Wisconsin Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Al Franken, Minnesota Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland *Ted Kaufman, Delaware |
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member) Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas |
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Did You Know? The longest serving members in the history of the Senate have served on the Judiciary Committee: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served as Senator from Jan. 3, 1959, until June 28, 2010, and served on the Committee from Jan. 14, 2969, until Jan. 3, 1980; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served as Senator from Dec. 24, 1954, until April 4, 1956, and from Nov. 7, 1956, until Jan. 3, 2003, and served on the Committee from Jan. 16, 1967, until Jan. 3, 2003; and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts served as Senator From Nov. 7, 1962, until Aug. 25., 2009, and served on the Committee from Feb. 15, 1963, until Jan. 21, 2009.
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