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

Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
ChairMajority members

John Kennedy (LA)
Ranking MemberMinority members
Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights includes:
- Federal court jurisdiction, administration and management
- Rules of evidence and procedure
- Creation of new courts and judgeships
- Bankruptcy
- Legal reform and liability issues
- Local courts in territories and possessions
- Administrative practices and procedures including agency rulemaking and adjudication
- Judicial review of agency action
- Third party enforcement of federal rights
- Oversight of the Department of Justice grant programs, as well as government waste and abuse
- Private relief bills other than immigration
- Oversight of the Foreign Claims Settlement Act