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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 111th Congress

Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Chairman: Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island
Ranking Member: Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Chairman: Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin
Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah
The Constitution
Chairman: Russell D. Feingold, D-Wisconsin
Ranking Member: Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma
Crime and Drugs
Chairman: Arlen Specter, D-Pennsylvania
Ranking Member: Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
Human Rights and the Law
Chairman: Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois
Ranking Member: Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Chairman: Charles E. Schumer, D-New York
Ranking Member: John Cornyn, R-Texas
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Chairman: Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Maryland
Ranking Member: Jon Kyl, R-Arizona

Administrative Oversight and the Courts Membership - 7:4
Democratic Members Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. (Chairman) Dianne Feinstein, California Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin Charles E. Schumer, New York Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware Al Franken, Minnesota	Republican Members Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member) Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Jon Kyl, Arizona Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
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Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Membership - 7:3
Democratic Members Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Chairman) Charles E. Schumer, New York Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Ron Wyden, Oregon Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania	Republican Members Orrin G. Hatch, Utah (Ranking Member) Charles E. Grassley, Iowa John Cornyn, Texas
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The Constitution Membership - 6:4
Democratic Members Russell D. Feingold, Wis. (Chairman) Dianne Feinstein, California Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania	Republican Members Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member) Jon Kyl, Arizona Lindsey Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas
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Crime and Drugs Membership - 9:5
Democratic Members Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania (Chairman) Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Dianne Feinstein, California Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin Charles E. Schumer, New York Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware	Republican Members Lindsey Graham, S.C. (Ranking Member) Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Jeff Sessions, Alabama Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
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Human Rights and the Law Membership - 6:3
Democratic Members Richard J. Durbin, Illinois (Chairman) Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Al Franken, Minnesota	Republican Members Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member) Lindsey Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas
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Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Membership - 5:4
Democratic Members Charles Schumer, New York (Chairman) Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Dianne Feinstein, California Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island	Republican Members John Cornyn, Texas (Ranking Member) Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Jon Kyl, Arizona Jeff Sessions, Alabama
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Terrorism and Homeland Security Membership - 6:5
Democratic Members Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland (Chairman) Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Dianne Feinstein, California Charles E. Schumer, New York Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware	Republican Members Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member) Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Jeff Sessions, Alabama John Cornyn, Texas Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
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