The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate, established on December 10, 1816, as one of the original standing committees. It consists of 22 U.S. senators and is governed by Rule XXV.1.(m) of the Standing Rules of the Senate. The committee is responsible for conducting hearings and overseeing the confirmation of federal judges, including all Article III federal judicial nominations (Supreme Court, courts of appeals, district courts, and Court of International Trade), as well as executive nominations such as the Attorney General and FBI Director, and certain nominations in the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Commerce. It provides oversight of the Department of Justice, including the FBI. The committee has jurisdiction over legislation related to the federal judiciary structure and administration, civil and criminal procedure, civil liberties, copyrights, patents, trademarks, naturalization, constitutional amendments, congressional apportionment, state and territorial boundaries, human rights, immigration, antitrust, and internet privacy. Its House counterpart is the House Committee on the Judiciary.