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Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights

A subcommittee of Committee on the Judiciary focused on the subject named in its title: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights.

Kind of body
subcommittee
Membership scope
senate
Source snapshot
No effective date specified; collected October 19, 2026
Parent body
Committee on the Judiciary

This is an orientation based on the subcommittee’s name and parent. It is not a complete independent statement of legal jurisdiction.

Leadership

PersonActual source title
Ted CruzChairman
Sheldon WhitehouseRanking

Source-snapshot members

Leadership and minority titles vary by body. Committee membership describes an assignment, not an individual’s opinion on every issue.

MemberRole in sourceCurrent party, where recorded
Alex PadillamemberDemocratic
Darline GrahammemberRepublican
Eric SchmittmemberRepublican
John KennedymemberRepublican
Mazie K. HironomemberDemocratic
Mike LeememberRepublican
Peter WelchmemberDemocratic
Richard BlumenthalmemberDemocratic
Sheldon WhitehouseRankingDemocratic
Ted CruzChairmanRepublican
Thom TillismemberRepublican

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