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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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198 bills referred in the 109th Congress

2,594 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 310. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 35

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-NY	Peter T. KingJoined Feb 9, 2005	Chair
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Ranking Member
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.Joined Feb 9, 2005
D-NC	Bob EtheridgeJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-LA	Bobby Jindal
R-PA	Charles W. Dent
R-CA	Christopher CoxEarlier Chair
R-CT	Christopher ShaysJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-PA	Curt WeldonJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren
R-WA	David G. Reichert
R-AK	Don YoungJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-VI	Donna M. ChristensenJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes NortonJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-FL	Ginny Brown-WaiteJoined Sep 15, 2005
D-RI	James R. LangevinJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-CA	Jane HarmanJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-NV	Jim GibbonsJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-GA	John LinderJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-FL	Katherine HarrisJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-FL	Kendrick B. MeekJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-TX	Lamar SmithJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-CA	Loretta SanchezJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-IN	Mark E. SouderJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-AL	Mike RogersJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-NY	Nita M. LoweyJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-WA	Norman D. DicksJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazioJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-CT	Rob SimmonsJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-TX	Sheila Jackson LeeJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-NM	Stevan PearceJoined Feb 9, 2005
R-VA	Tom DavisJoined Feb 9, 2005
D-CA	Zoe LofgrenJoined Feb 9, 2005

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 6

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5316	RESPOND Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2006
HR 4941	Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2006	Reported By	Dec 9, 2006
HR 6434	To amend the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6430	Northern Border Travel Facilitation Act	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6378	September 11th Lessons Learned in Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Implementation Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6352	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the position of Chief Medical Officer.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6351	Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6350	To provide for the continuing operation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 109-106	The Department of Homeland Security Major Initiatives for 2007 and Beyond74 pages 1 witness The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security:	Sep 26, 2007
Serial No. 109-108	The Secure Border Initiative: Ensuring Effective Implementation and Financial Accountability of Sbinet60 pages 7 witnesses Ms. Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: The Honorable Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Gregory L. Giddens, Director, Secure Border Initiative Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Deborah J. Spero, Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Jerry W. McElwee, Vice President SBInet, Boeing Advanced Systems: Mr. Tom Miiller, General Counsel, L-3 Services Group: Mr. Brian Seagrave, Vice President for Border Security, Unisys:	Nov 15, 2006
Serial No. 109-107	Front-Line Defense: Security Training for Mass Transit and Rail Employees57 pagesOn H.R. 4954, H.R. 5714, H.R. 5808, H.R. 5814 7 witnesses Mr. William Fagan, Director of Security, Federal Railroad Administration Mr. Terry Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Program Management, Federal Transit Agency: Mr. John Sammon, Assistant Administrator, Transportation Sector Network Management, Transportation Security Administration: Mr. Edward Hamberger, President & CEO, American Association of Railroads: Chief Polly Hanson, Metro Transit Police Department, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority: Mr. John P. Tolman, Vice President and National Legislative Representative, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: Mr. Ed Wytkind, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL- CIO:	Sep 28, 2006
Serial No. 109-106	[errata] the Department of Homeland Security Major Initiatives for 2007 and Beyond2 pages	Sep 26, 2006
Serial No. 109-105	Police as First Preventers: Local Strategies in the War on Terror37 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Brett Lovegrove, Superintendent, Anti-Terrorism Branch, City of London Police, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Major Ahmet Sait Yayla, Counterrrorism and Operations Division, ankara Police Department, Ankara, Republic of Turkey:	Sep 21, 2006
Serial No. 109-104	The Homeland Security Implications of Radicalization71 pages 7 witnesses Mr. Javed Ali, Senior Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Randall Blake, Al-Qa'ida Group Chief, National Counterterrorism Center: Mr. Don Van Duyn, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigations: Mr. Frank Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute, The George Washington University: Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, The Investigative Project on Terrorism: Dr. Walid Phares, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense Democracies: Mr. John D. Woodward, Associate Director, RAND Policy Institute:	Sep 20, 2006
Serial No. 109-103	The Science of Prevention56 pages 5 witnesses The Honorable Jay Cohen, Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security: Dr. John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President: Mr. Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security: Dr. Ronald Atlas, Chair, Committee on Biodefense, Public and Scientific Affairs Board, American Society of Microbiology: Dr. William Happer, Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Princeton University:	Sep 14, 2006
Serial No. 109-102	The Future of Cyber and Telecommunications Security at DHS112 pages 6 witnesses The Honorable George Foresman, Undersecretary for Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office: Mr. David Barron, Chair, Telecommunications Sector Coordinating Council: Mr. Guy Copeland, Chair, Information Technology Sector, Coordinating Council: Mr. Paul B. Kurtz, Executive Director, Cyber Security Industry Alliance: Mr. William Pelgrin, Director, New YorK State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure:	Sep 13, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 109-741	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2006 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Jan 2, 2007
H. Rept. 109-729	Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2006On H.R. 4941	Dec 8, 2006
H. Rept. 109-713	Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007On H.R. 5814	Nov 9, 2006
H. Rept. 109-712	National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006On H.R. 5351	Nov 9, 2006
H. Rept. 109-707	Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006On H.R. 5695	Sep 29, 2006
H. Rept. 109-674	Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation ActOn H.R. 4942	Sep 25, 2006
H. Rept. 109-484	Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to Transmit to the House of Representatives Not Later Than 14 Days After the Date of the Adoption of This Resolution Documents in the Secretary's Possession Relating to Any Existing or Previous Agreement Between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, VirginiaOn H.Res. 809	May 25, 2006
H. Rept. 109-447	Security and Accountability for Every Port ActOn H.R. 4954	Apr 28, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 109-0	An Examination of Federal 9/11 Assistance to New York: Lessons Learned in Preventing Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Lax Management	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 109-0	RULES AND APPENDIX for the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY during the	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 109-0	RULES AND APPENDIX for the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY during the	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 109-21	Rules of Procedure of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	PDF · Text
109th	Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Homeland Security	PDF · Text
109th	Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Homeland Security	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	40	310	46	0	37	27	47	8	1
118th2023–2024	36	296	42	9	40	35	87	15	1
117th2021–2022	36	285	37	4	38	33	74	21	1
116th2019–2020	34	255	54	8	55	36	82	21	1
115th2017–2018	33	308	85	17	86	33	78	30	2
114th2015–2016	32	198	78	14	79	26	88	29	6
113th2013–2014	35	130	19	10	20	20	90	—	3
112th2011–2012	37	150	24	11	22	21	125	—	2
111th2009–2010	35	247	19	13	19	—	84	—	5
110th2007–2008	37	175	27	3	26	—	139	—	8
109th2005–2006	35	198	14	3	12	—	107	—	6
108th2003–2004	51	40	5	1	6	—	60	—	0
107th2001–2002	9	2	1	1	1	—	3	—	0

Membership changes 30

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 109th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 15, 2005	Peter T. King R-NY	Became Chair	H.Res. 445
Sep 15, 2005	Ginny Brown-Waite R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 445
Sep 15, 2005	Christopher Cox R-CA	No longer Chair	H.Res. 445
Feb 9, 2005	John Linder R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Katherine Harris R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Jane Harman D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Jim Gibbons R-NV	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Bob Etheridge D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Norman D. Dicks D-WA	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Peter A. DeFazio D-OR	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Tom Davis R-VA	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Donna M. Christensen D-VI	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Peter T. King R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Zoe Lofgren D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Don Young R-AK	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Curt Weldon R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Rob Simmons R-CT	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Christopher Shays R-CT	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Mark E. Souder R-IN	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Lamar Smith R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Loretta Sanchez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Mike Rogers R-AL	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Stevan Pearce R-NM	Joined	H.Res. 73
Feb 9, 2005	Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Kendrick B. Meek D-FL	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	Nita M. Lowey D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 74
Feb 9, 2005	James R. Langevin D-RI	Joined	H.Res. 74

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