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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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150 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 112th Congress

Members, 112th Congress 37

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-NY	Peter T. King	Chair
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Ranking Member
R-AZ	Benjamin Quayle
R-MO	Billy Long
R-TX	Blake Farenthold
D-NY	Brian Higgins
R-MI	Candice S. Miller
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond
R-MN	Chip Cravaack
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
D-VI	Donna M. ChristensenLeft Mar 8, 2011
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis
D-MI	Hansen Clarke
D-TX	Henry Cuellar
D-CA	Jackie Speier
D-CA	Jane HarmanLeft Feb 19, 2011
D-CA	Janice HahnJoined Jul 28, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan
R-IL	Joe Walsh
D-NY	Kathleen C. HochulJoined Jun 2, 2011
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Laura Richardson
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-AL	Mike Rogers
R-AL	Mo BrooksLeft Oct 4, 2011
R-PA	Patrick Meehan
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
R-NY	Robert L. TurnerJoined Oct 4, 2011
D-AZ	Ron BarberJoined Jun 26, 2012
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-MI	Tim Walberg
R-PA	Tom Marino
D-MA	William R. Keating
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6715	Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 27, 2012
HR 6713	Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 27, 2012
HR 6656	Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 26, 2012
HR 5806	Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2012
HR 3116	Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012	Reported By	Dec 21, 2012
HR 6651	Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
HR 6642	Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
S 1998	DART Act	Referred To	Nov 30, 2012

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“The Department of Homeland Security: An Assessment of the Department and a Roadmap for its Future”Cannon House Office Building 3111 document	Scheduled	Sep 20, 2012

Hearing	“Understanding the Homeland Threat LandscapeCannon House Office Building 3113 documents	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2012

Hearing	“The American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization within their Community”Cannon House Office Building 3115 documents	Scheduled	Jun 20, 2012

Markup	• H.R. 3674, (Mr. Lungren) To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes. The “Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011” or the “PRECISE Act of 2011”.Cannon House Office Building 31125 documents	Scheduled	Apr 18, 2012

Markup	• H.R. 2179, (Mr. Miller of Florida) To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes. • H.R. 2764, (Mr. Meehan) To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security, and for other purposes. The “WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011.” • H.R. 3140, (Ms. Speier) To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance the security of mass transit systems. The “Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act.” • H.R. 3563, (Mr. Bilirakis) To authorize the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to ensure the timely and effective distribution of alerts and warnings. The “Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2011.”Cannon House Office Building 31118 documents	Scheduled	Mar 28, 2012

Hearing	“Iran, Hezbollah, and the Threat to the Homeland.”Cannon House Office Building 3111 document	Scheduled	Mar 21, 2012

Hearing	“An Examination of the President's FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security.”Cannon House Office Building 3113 documents	Scheduled	Feb 15, 2012

Hearing	“Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States.”Capitol 210 HVC7 documents	Scheduled	Dec 7, 2011

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 112-124	Terrorist Exploitation of Refugee Programs40 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Lawrence F. Bartlett, Director, Office of Refugee Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State: Ms. Barbara L. Strack, Chief, Refugee Affairs Division, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Accompanied by Dawn Scalici, Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Oral Statement of Barbara L. Strack	Dec 4, 2012
Serial No. 112-123	A Line in the Sand: Assessing Dangerous Threats to Our Nation's Borders71 pagesOn H.R. 3783 4 witnesses Mr. Roger F. Noriega, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute: Mr. Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute, The George Washington University: Mr. Douglas Farah, Senior Fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center: Mr. Marc R. Rosenblum, Ph.D., Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service:	Nov 16, 2012
Serial No. 112-122	WMD Terrorism: Assessing the Continued Homeland Threat48 pagesOn H.R. 2356 2 witnesses Dr. Leonard A. Cole, Director, Program on Terror Medicine and Security, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Testifying on Behalf of the Aspen Institute: Colonel Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret.), Chief Executive Officer, The WMD Center:	Nov 15, 2012
Serial No. 112-121	Tsa's Recent Scanner Shuffle: Real Strategy or Wasteful Smokescreen?25 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. John Sanders, Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Capabilities, Transportation Security Administration:	Nov 15, 2012
Serial No. 112-120	DHS Acquisition Management Challenges: Solutions for Saving Taxpayer Dollars44 pages 4 witnesses Mr. John Hutton, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office: Mr. Nick Nayak, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Karen Shelton Waters, Assistant Administrator, Office of Acquisition, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security:	Sep 21, 2012
Serial No. 112-119	The Department of Homeland Security: an Assessment of the Department and a Roadmap for Its Future71 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Richard L. Skinner, Former Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Stewart A. Baker, Former Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Frank J. Cilluffo, Former Principal Advisory to Governor Tom Ridge, White House Office of Homeland Security: Mr. David C. Maurer, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office:	Sep 20, 2012
Serial No. 112-118	Lessons from Fort Hood: Improving Our Ability to Connect the Dots56 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Douglas E. Winter, Deputy Chair, The William H. Webster Commission: Ms. Ishrad Manji, Director, Moral Courage Project, New York University: Mr. Michael E. Leiter, Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center: Mr. Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence:	Sep 14, 2012
Serial No. 112-117	Biowatch Present and Future: Meeting Mission Needs for Effective Biosurveillance?46 pagesOn H.R. 2638 4 witnesses Dr. Alexander G. Garza, M.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office: Ms. Frances Phillips, Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland:	Sep 13, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 112-730	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS second session (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Dec 27, 2012
H. Rept. 112-717	Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012On H.R. 3116	Dec 20, 2012
H. Rept. 112-685	Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012On H.R. 3563	Sep 20, 2012
H. Rept. 112-665	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012On H.R. 2356	Sep 12, 2012
H. Rept. 112-592	Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2012On H.R. 3674	Jul 11, 2012
H. Rept. 112-523	Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to Reform the Process for the Enrollment, Activation, Issuance, and Renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to Require, in Total, Not More Than One In-Person Visit to a Designated Enrollment CenterOn H.R. 3173	Jun 15, 2012
H. Rept. 112-522	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY THIRD QUARTER ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS second session (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Jun 12, 2012
H. Rept. 112-521	Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for Port Security ActOn H.R. 4251	Jun 12, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 112-0	Boko Haram Emerging Threat to the U.S. Homeland	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 112-0	Rules and Appendix 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 7

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 26, 2012	Ron Barber D-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 707
Oct 4, 2011	Mo Brooks R-AL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6533
Oct 4, 2011	Robert L. Turner R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 420
Jul 28, 2011	Janice Hahn D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 377
Jun 2, 2011	Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 293
Mar 8, 2011	Donna M. Christensen D-VI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1598
Feb 19, 2011	Jane Harman D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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