Committee Hearing Activity

Number of hearings held by each chamber and Congress, showing committee activity levels over time.

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SELECT chamber, congress, COUNT(*) AS hearing_count, MIN(date_issued) AS earliest, MAX(date_issued) AS latest FROM hearings GROUP BY chamber, congress ORDER BY congress DESC, chamber

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chambercongresshearing_countearliestlatest
SENATE 2008 1 2012-06-08 2012-06-08
HOUSE 1999 1 2004-12-07 2004-12-07
SENATE 1980 1 2001-10-09 2001-10-09
HOUSE 1341 1 2014-03-19 2014-03-19
HOUSE 314 1 2009-02-11 2009-02-11
HOUSE 119 353 2025-01-14 2026-01-14
JOINT 119 9 2025-06-26 2025-12-10
SENATE 119 172 2025-01-15 2025-12-02
HOUSE 118 1287 2023-01-03 2025-04-04
JOINT 118 60 2023-02-08 2024-12-05
SENATE 118 729 2022-05-04 2025-09-30
HOUSE 117 1076 2020-10-01 2022-12-15
JOINT 117 65 2021-04-14 2022-12-13
SENATE 117 1000 2018-06-05 2022-12-19
HOUSE 116 1363 2019-01-03 2025-09-16
JOINT 116 44 2019-01-03 2020-09-30
SENATE 116 684 2019-01-03 2020-12-16
HOUSE 115 1381 2017-01-03 2018-12-13
JOINT 115 105 2017-02-01 2018-12-17
SENATE 115 944 2017-01-03 2019-11-05
HOUSE 114 1656 2014-02-11 2016-12-08
JOINT 114 56 2013-09-17 2016-12-09
SENATE 114 1010 2014-10-15 2018-07-26
HOUSE 113 1727 2012-10-09 2016-03-19
JOINT 113 65 2013-02-26 2014-12-17
SENATE 113 985 2012-08-06 2015-09-30
HOUSE 112 2012 2010-01-12 2013-04-25
JOINT 112 77 2011-02-23 2012-12-18
SENATE 112 1035 2011-01-07 2013-09-30
HOUSE 111 1889 2008-03-11 2017-05-23
JOINT 111 82 2009-01-16 2010-12-03
SENATE 111 1266 2001-09-11 2011-09-30
  110 4 2007-01-01 2008-01-01
HOUSE 110 2306 2001-09-11 2010-03-23
House 110 1 2008-07-31 2008-07-31
JOINT 110 70 2007-01-31 2008-12-12
SENATE 110 1249 2007-01-09 2009-09-30
  109 2 2005-09-12 2006-03-02
HOUSE 109 1627 2001-09-11 2007-09-28
JOINT 109 38 2005-02-07 2006-11-20
SENATE 109 1215 1936-05-26 2007-09-30
  108 1 2004-01-01 2004-01-01
HOUSE 108 1194 2001-09-11 2004-12-31
JOINT 108 64 2003-01-27 2004-12-10
SENATE 108 1115 2001-09-11 2016-10-12
HOUSE 107 1107 2000-03-05 2005-03-04
JOINT 107 30 2001-03-20 2002-12-09
SENATE 107 1007 2001-01-04 2003-03-07
HOUSE 106 1060 1999-01-01 2002-06-25
JOINT 106 11 1999-03-11 2001-09-01
SENATE 106 608 1950-08-09 2001-12-14
HOUSE 105 636 1996-09-18 2007-07-12
House 105 1 1997-03-11 1997-03-11
JOINT 105 5 1997-03-13 1998-03-24
SENATE 105 218 1997-01-09 1999-03-26
HOUSE 104 383 1966-07-31 1998-02-26
JOINT 104 8 1995-01-12 1998-02-26
SENATE 104 6 1995-02-02 1995-03-28
HOUSE 103 189 1993-01-27 2005-05-17
SENATE 102 5 1991-09-10 1991-10-11
HOUSE 101 1 2015-10-22 2015-10-22
SENATE 100 1 1987-12-02 1987-12-02
SENATE 99 2 1986-07-16 2002-02-28
HOUSE 97 78 1980-12-31 1982-08-27
SENATE 97 55 1981-01-06 2022-02-02
HOUSE 96 691 1978-02-21 1980-12-31
JOINT 96 34 1979-03-27 1980-08-22
SENATE 96 681 1970-03-26 1981-12-31
HOUSE 95 781 1972-02-24 1979-12-31
JOINT 95 15 1977-05-25 1978-12-06
SENATE 95 612 1977-01-07 2011-12-15
HOUSE 94 712 1967-03-22 1978-07-06
JOINT 94 31 1975-02-06 1976-12-02
SENATE 94 589 1972-10-27 1979-07-28
HOUSE 93 582 1972-12-31 1975-12-31
JOINT 93 22 1973-01-23 1974-10-11
SENATE 93 530 1949-12-10 1975-01-09
HOUSE 92 402 1970-12-31 1973-12-31
JOINT 92 38 1971-02-03 1972-12-18
SENATE 92 567 1970-12-31 1973-12-31
HOUSE 91 400 1968-12-31 2003-07-09
JOINT 91 21 1969-04-17 1970-07-01
SENATE 91 412 1960-07-16 1970-12-31
HOUSE 90 330 1965-06-02 1968-12-31
JOINT 90 27 1967-01-25 1968-12-03
SENATE 90 347 1963-03-13 1969-12-31
HOUSE 89 321 1964-02-17 1966-12-31
JOINT 89 22 1965-01-27 1966-09-12
SENATE 89 342 1964-12-15 2021-05-18
HOUSE 88 308 1962-03-19 2019-10-17
JOINT 88 9 1963-05-13 1964-02-20
SENATE 88 247 1962-06-04 1965-12-31
HOUSE 87 321 1960-12-31 2007-06-01
JOINT 87 21 1961-01-24 1962-12-10
SENATE 87 286 1952-07-01 1962-12-31
HOUSE 86 1 1960-02-23 1960-02-23
SENATE 86 3 1997-03-20 1999-03-09
HOUSE 85 5 1957-04-15 1958-06-30
SENATE 85 3 1958-05-20 1958-07-09
HOUSE 84 9 1955-05-02 1956-10-03
SENATE 84 15 1955-02-25 1956-05-23
SENATE 83 1 2006-09-21 2006-09-21
HOUSE 82 1 1952-12-31 1952-12-31
SENATE 82 2 1972-08-01 1972-08-01
SENATE 81 1 2013-09-19 2013-09-19
JOINT 79 34 1945-11-15 1946-12-31
SENATE 72 1 2015-03-04 2015-03-04
HOUSE 63 1 2023-10-18 2023-10-18
SENATE 59 1 2010-07-22 2010-07-22
SENATE 11 2 2017-05-12 2018-05-17
HOUSE 2 1 2007-03-28 2007-03-28
SENATE 0 1 1964-05-26 1964-05-26
    960 1909-01-07 2013-01-01