United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism is one of six subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was previously known as the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

Jurisdiction

• Oversight of the Department of Justice's

- Criminal Division;

- Drug Enforcement Administration;

- Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys;

- Violence Against Women's Office; and

- U.S. Marshals Office;

• Oversight of the U.S. Sentencing Commission;
• Youth violence and directly related issues;
• Federal programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended (including the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act), and
• Criminal justice and victim's rights legislation;
• Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
• Oversight of Community Oriented Policing Office and Related law Enforcement grants; and
• Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Cory Booker, New Jersey, Chair Dianne Feinstein, California (until September 29, 2023) Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Chris Coons, Delaware Alex Padilla, California Jon Ossoff, Georgia Laphonza Butler, California (from October 17, 2023)	Tom Cotton, Arkansas, Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, Iowa John Cornyn, Texas Mike Lee, Utah Ted Cruz, Texas John Kennedy, Louisiana

Source:

Historical subcommittee rosters

Members, 117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Cory Booker, New Jersey, Chair Patrick Leahy, Vermont Dianne Feinstein, California Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Alex Padilla, California Jon Ossoff, Georgia	Tom Cotton, Arkansas, Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas Mike Lee, Utah Ted Cruz, Texas Josh Hawley, Missouri John Kennedy, Louisiana

Members, 116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Josh Hawley, Missouri, Chair John Cornyn, Texas Ted Cruz, Texas Joni Ernst, Iowa John Kennedy, Louisiana Lindsey Graham, South Carolina	Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, Ranking Member Dick Durbin, Illinois Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Chris Coons, Delaware Cory Booker, New Jersey Dianne Feinstein, California

See also

• U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

External links

• Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, official site
• Govtrack.us site on subcommittee