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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

Showing the 111th Congress (2009–2010). Back to the 119th Congress

247 bills referred in the 111th 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 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 35

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th 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 GreenJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-LA	Anh "Joseph" Cao
D-AZ	Ann KirkpatrickJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-NM	Ben Ray LujánJoined Jan 28, 2009 · Left May 5, 2010
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.Joined Jan 28, 2009
R-MI	Candice S. Miller
R-PA	Charles W. Dent
D-PA	Christopher P. CarneyJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren
D-NV	Dina TitusJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes NortonJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-MO	Emanuel CleaverJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-NY	Eric J. J. MassaJoined Jan 28, 2009 · Left Mar 4, 2010
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis
D-TX	Henry CuellarJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CT	James A. HimesJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CA	Jane HarmanJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Laura RichardsonJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CA	Loretta SanchezJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-IN	Mark E. SouderLeft May 20, 2010
D-OH	Mary Jo KilroyJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-AL	Mike Rogers
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
R-TX	Pete Olson
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazioJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-TX	Sheila Jackson LeeJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-OH	Steve Austria
R-GA	Tom GravesJoined Jun 16, 2010
D-NY	William L. OwensJoined Nov 19, 2009
D-NY	Yvette D. ClarkeJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CA	Zoe LofgrenJoined Jan 28, 2009

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 1174	FEMA Independence Act of 2009	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2010
HR 3376	United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2010
HR 6497	DREAM Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 13, 2010
HR 6481	Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act	Referred To	Dec 13, 2010
HR 6472	Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 2, 2010
HR 5105	To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Nov 30, 2010
HR 5562	Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act	Reported By	Nov 30, 2010
HR 6423	Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010	Referred To	Nov 23, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 111-84	The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: Can It Overcome Past Problems and Chart a New Direction?26 pages 1 witness Mr. Warren M. Stern, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security:	Sep 30, 2010
Serial No. 111-83	Is the Office of Intelligence and Analysis Adequately Connected to the Broader Homeland Communities?30 pages 1 witness Ms. Caryn A. Wagner, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security:	Sep 29, 2010
Serial No. 111-82	Emergency Logistics Management: Transforming the Delivery of Disaster Relief for the 21st Century50 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Matt Jadacki, Assistant Inspector General, Emergency Management Oversight, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Eric Smith, Assistant Administrator, Logistics Management Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Accompanied by Elizabeth A. Zimmerman, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Stephen A. Irwin, Chair, Donations Management Committee, National Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster (National VOAD), Director, Agency Services, Convoy of Hope:	Sep 29, 2010
Serial No. 111-81	Securing America's Transportation Systems: the Target of Terrorists, and Tsa's New Direction44 pagesOn H.R. 1881, H.R. 2200 1 witness Mr. John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration:	Sep 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-80	DHS Planning and Response: Preliminary Lessons from Deepwater Horizon92 pagesOn H.R. 5684, S. 3597 5 witnesses Mr. Craig Paul Taffaro, Jr., St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana: Mr. Richard M. Chavez, Acting Director, Operations Coordination and Planning, Department of Homeland Security: Rear Admiral Peter Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response: Mr. Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office:	Sep 22, 2010
Serial No. 111-79	The Evolving Nature of Terrorism: Nine Years After the 9/11 Attacks67 pagesOn H.R. 1955, H.R. 2070, H.R. 4842 2 witnesses Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University: Dr. Stephen E. Flynn, President, Center for National Policy:	Sep 15, 2010
Serial No. 111-78	Lost in the Shuffle: Examining Tsa's Management of Surface Transportation Security Inspectors71 pagesOn H.R. 2200 4 witnesses Mr. Lee R. Kair, Assistant Administrator, Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration: Mr. Carlton I. Mann, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Thomas C. Lambert, Chief of Police, Senior Vice President for Public Safety, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas: Mr. Clyde J. Hart, Jr., Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy, American Bus Association:	Jul 28, 2010
Serial No. 111-77	Inteoperable Emergency Communications: Does the National Broadband Plan Meet the Needs of Frist Responders?97 pagesOn H.R. 4829, H.R. 5081 6 witnesses Rear Admiral James Arden Barnett, Jr. (Ret.), Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission: Mr. Gregory Schaffer, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cyber Security and Communications, Department of Homeland Security: Chief Jeffrey D. Johnson, President and Chairman of the Board, International Association of Fire Chiefs: Deputy Chief Charles F. Dowd, Communications Division, New York City Police Department: Mr. Robert A. Legrande, II, Founder, The Digital Decision, LLC: Mr. Eric Graham, Rural Cellular Association, Vice President for Strategic and Government Relations, Cellular South, Inc.:	Jul 27, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 111-699	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS second session (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Dec 31, 2010
H. Rept. 111-668	Establishing a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 5105	Nov 30, 2010
H. Rept. 111-663	Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement ActOn H.R. 5562	Nov 30, 2010
H. Rept. 111-659	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010On H.R. 5498	Nov 18, 2010
H. Rept. 111-558	Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment ActOn H.R. 3837	Jul 22, 2010
H. Rept. 111-486	Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010On H.R. 4842	May 18, 2010
H. Rept. 111-429	Report on Merida InitiativeOn H.R. 3239	Mar 9, 2010
H. Rept. 111-403	Resolution of Inquiry Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to Transmit to the House of Representatives a Copy of the Transportation Security Administration's Aviation Security Screening Management Standard Operating Procedures Manual in Effect on December 5, 2009, and Any Subsequent Revisions of Such Manual in Effect Prior to the Adoption of This ResolutionOn H.Res. 980	Jan 27, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 111-0	COMPILATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELATED EXECUTIVE ORDERS (E.O. 4601 Through E.O. 13528) (1927-2009)	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-63	Legislative Calendar - 111th Congress (2009-2010)	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-31	Rules of Procedure of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-12	Rules of Procedure of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	PDF · Text
111th	Rules of 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 24

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 16, 2010	Tom Graves R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 1447
May 20, 2010	Mark E. Souder R-IN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
May 5, 2010	Ben Ray Luján D-NM	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3191
Mar 4, 2010	Eric J. J. Massa D-NY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Nov 19, 2009	William L. Owens D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 921
Jan 28, 2009	Eric J. J. Massa D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Loretta Sanchez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Yvette D. Clarke D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Christopher P. Carney D-PA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Henry Cuellar D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Emanuel Cleaver D-MO	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Dina Titus D-NV	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Ben Ray Luján D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Peter A. DeFazio D-OR	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Laura Richardson D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Al Green D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Jane Harman D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	James A. Himes D-CT	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Zoe Lofgren D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 96

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