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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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175 bills referred in the 110th 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 110th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 110th Congress 37

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Chair
R-NY	Peter T. King	Ranking Member
D-TX	Al Green
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.Joined Sep 20, 2007
D-NC	Bob Etheridge
R-LA	Bobby JindalLeft Dec 19, 2007
R-MI	Candice S. MillerJoined Mar 11, 2008
R-PA	Charles W. Dent
D-PA	Christopher P. Carney
R-CT	Christopher Shays
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren
R-TN	David Davis
R-WA	David G. Reichert
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen
D-CO	Ed Perlmutter
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis
D-TX	Henry Cuellar
D-RI	James R. Langevin
D-CA	Jane Harman
R-CA	Kevin McCarthyJoined Mar 12, 2007 · Left Jul 27, 2007
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez
R-IN	Mark E. Souder
R-TN	Marsha BlackburnLeft Mar 12, 2007
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-AL	Mike Rogers
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks
R-GA	Paul C. BrounJoined Jul 25, 2007
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-VA	Tom DavisLeft Oct 3, 2008
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 7329	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to major disasters,and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jan 2, 2009
HR 7255	Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act	Referred To	Oct 3, 2008
S 3328	A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority.	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 7041	Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6923	Complete the Fence Act	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6869	Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2008	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6828	Export Control Improvements Act	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6789	LEAVE Act	Referred To	Sep 29, 2008

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 110-141	A Report Card on Homeland Security Information Sharing75 pagesOn H.R. 4806, H.R. 6098 4 witnesses Mr. Russell M. Porter, Director, Iowa Intelligence Fusion Center and Intelligence Bureau, Iowa Department of Public Safety: Mr. John McKay, Professor from Practice, Seattle University School of Law: Mr. Charles E. Allen, Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Michael E. Leiter, Director, National Counterterrorism Center:	Sep 24, 2008
Serial No. 110-140	Waste, Abuse and Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed Contracts93 pagesOn H.R. 5814, S. 680, S. 2300 3 witnesses Mr. Richard K. Gunderson, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. James L. Taylor, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. John P. Hutton, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office:	Sep 17, 2008
Serial No. 110-139	Transportation Worker Identification Credential: a Status Update89 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 5915 8 witnesses Rear Admiral James Watson, Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Maurine Fanguy, Acting Director for Maritime and Surface Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Stephen M. Lord, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office: Ms. Judith Marks, President, Transportation and Security Solutions, Lockheed Martin: Ms. Stephanie Bowman, Manager, Federal Government Affairs, Port of Tacoma: Mr. Philip L. Byrd, Sr., President and CEO, Bulldog Hiway Express: Mr. Steve Golding, President, Golding Barge Line: Ms. Laura Moskowitz, Staff Attorney, National Employment Law Project (NELP):	Sep 17, 2008
Serial No. 110-138	Cybersecurity Recommendations for the Next Administration41 pages 2 witnesses Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Management Issues, Government Accountability Office: Mr. James A. Lewis, Project Director, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Accompanied by Lieutenant General Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Co-Chairman, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Paul Kurtz, Member, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Center for Strategic and International Studies:	Sep 16, 2008
Serial No. 110-137	INTEROPERABILITY IN THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION: ASSESSING THE DERAILED 700 MHz D BLOCK PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM AUCTION109 pages 8 witnesses Mr. Derek K. Poarch, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission: Mr. Chris Essid, Director, Office of Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security: Dr. David Boyd, Director, Command, Control, and Interoperability Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Richard Mirgon, First Vice President, Association of Public- Safety Communications Organization (APCO) International: Mr. John M. Contestabile, Board Member, Public Safety Spectrum Trust: Mr. LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman of the Board, U.S. Cellular: Mr. Robert LeGrande, II, Former Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia: Mr. Charles F. Dowd, Deputy Chief, City of New York, Police Department:	Sep 16, 2008
Serial No. 110-136	MISMANAGEMENT, MISSTEPS, AND MISSED BENCHMARKS: WHY THE VIRTUAL FENCE HAS NOT BECOME A REALITY PART I and IIHeld Sep 10, 2008 to Sep 18, 2008 · 81 pages 6 witnesses Mr. W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Accompanied by Mr. Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security: Prepared Statement, September 10, 2008 Mr. Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office: Prepared Statement, September 10, 2008 Mr. Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information Technology Architecture and System Issues: Prepared Statement, September 10, 2008	Sep 10, 2008
Serial No. 110-135	Ensuring America's Security: Cleaning Up the Nation's Watchlists66 pagesOn H.R. 4179 3 witnesses Mr. Edmund ``Kip'' Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration, Accompanied by Mr. Greg Wellen, Assistant Administrator, Transportation Threat Assessment, Transportation Security Administration: Oral Statement by Mr. Hawley Mr. Richard S. Kopel, Principal Deputy Director, Terrorist Screening Center: Ms. Cathleen A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office:	Sep 9, 2008
Serial No. 110-133	The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review33 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Alan D. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Strategic Plans, Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Christine E. Wormuth, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies:	Jul 30, 2008

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 110-940	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 2009 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Jan 3, 2009
H. Rept. 110-829	Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008On H.R. 263	Sep 8, 2008
H. Rept. 110-828	Scientific Transformations Through Advancing Research (STAR) ActOn H.R. 5743	Sep 8, 2008
H. Rept. 110-819	To Amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to Establish a National Bio and Agro-Defense FacilityOn H.R. 1717	Aug 1, 2008
H. Rept. 110-779	Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008On H.R. 6193	Jul 28, 2008
H. Rept. 110-777	Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008On H.R. 5983	Jul 24, 2008
H. Rept. 110-776	Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008On H.R. 4806	Jul 24, 2008
H. Rept. 110-764	Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008On H.R. 5531	Jul 22, 2008

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 110-0	COMPILATION of the HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 (updated with amendments made through p.l. 110-417 (october 14, 2008))	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 110-0	COMPILATION of HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES (HSPD) (Updated through December 31, 2007)	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 110-0	RULES AND APPENDIX for the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY during the ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 110-52	Legislative Calendar - 110th Congress (2007-2008)	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 110-36	Policy and Supporting Positions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 110-14	Rules of Procedure of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS United States Senate	PDF · Text
110th	Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives 110th Congress	PDF · Text
110th	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 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 110th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Oct 3, 2008	Tom Davis R-VA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 11, 2008	Candice S. Miller R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 1034
Dec 19, 2007	Bobby Jindal R-LA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Sep 20, 2007	Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 667
Jul 27, 2007	Kevin McCarthy R-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H8813
Jul 25, 2007	Paul C. Broun R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 566
Mar 12, 2007	Marsha Blackburn R-TN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2420
Mar 12, 2007	Kevin McCarthy R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 236

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