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Human Rights and the Law

*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
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
*Member until November 15, 2010.

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-2152
Fax: 202-228-0781
Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-4280


noteworthy

Did You Know? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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