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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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130 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 35

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Chair
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Ranking Member
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke
D-NY	Brian Higgins
R-MI	Candice S. Miller
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond
R-UT	Chris StewartLeft Dec 11, 2013
R-FL	Curt ClawsonJoined Jul 9, 2014
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.
D-CA	Eric Swalwell
D-TX	Filemon Vela
D-CA	Janice Hahn
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz
R-SC	Jeff Duncan
R-PA	Keith J. RothfusLeft Apr 16, 2013
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez
R-PA	Lou Barletta
R-SC	Mark SanfordJoined Jun 12, 2013
R-AL	Mike Rogers
R-PA	Patrick Meehan
R-GA	Paul C. Broun
R-NY	Peter T. King
R-NC	Richard Hudson
D-AZ	Ron Barber
R-PA	Scott Perry
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-NV	Steven HorsfordLeft Apr 3, 2014
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks
R-PA	Tom Marino
D-HI	Tulsi GabbardLeft Apr 3, 2014
D-MA	William R. Keating
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 3300	FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013	Discharged From	Jan 2, 2015
HR 2278	SAFE Act	Discharged From	Dec 16, 2014
HR 5856	No Armed Drones for DHS Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5712	DHS Private Sector Office Engagement Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 2, 2014
HR 5744	SWIC Enhancement Act	Referred To	Dec 1, 2014
HR 5620	First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act	Referred To	Oct 28, 2014
HR 5629	Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014	Referred To	Oct 23, 2014
HR 5595	SPOT Act	Referred To	Oct 23, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“Open Borders: The Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border Security.”Cannon House Office Building 3112 documents	Rescheduled	Dec 2, 2014

Hearing	“Ebola in the Homeland: The Importance of Effective International, Federal, State and Local Coordination.”3 documents	Scheduled	Oct 10, 2014

Hearing	"The Rising Terrorist Threat and the Unfulfilled 9/11 Recommendation."Cannon House Office Building 3112 documents	Scheduled	Jul 23, 2014

Hearing	“Crisis on the Texas Border: Surge of Unaccompanied Minors.”2 documents	Scheduled	Jul 3, 2014

Hearing	“Dangerous Passage: The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border.”2 documents	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2014

Hearing	"The Critical Role of First Responders: Sharing Lessons Learned from Past Attacks.”Cannon House Office Building 3112 documents	Scheduled	Jun 18, 2014

Hearing	"Preventing Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement in Homeland Security - A GAO High-Risk List Review."Cannon House Office Building 3112 documents	Scheduled	May 7, 2014

Markup	Markup of: H.R. 3283, (Mr. Bilirakis) The “Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013”. H.R. 4007, (Mr. Meehan) The “Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014”. H.R. 4228, (Mr. Duncan of South Carolina) The “DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act.”Cannon House Office Building 31137 documents	Scheduled	Apr 30, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-91	Open Borders: the Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border Security63 pagesOn H.R. 15, H.R. 1417, S. 744 1 witness Hon. Jeh Johnson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security:	Dec 2, 2014
Serial No. 113-90	Emergency Preparedness: Are We Ready for a 21st Century Hugo?92 pages 10 witnesses Mr. Robert J. Fenton, Jr., Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Jeffrey L. Payne, Ph.D., Acting Director, Coastal Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Major General Robert E. Livingston, Jr., Adjutant General, State of South Carolina: Mr. Kim Stenson, Director, Emergency Management Division, State of South Carolina: Sheriff John S. Skipper, Jr., Sheriff, Anderson County, South Carolina: Dr. Clifton R. Lacy, Director, Institute for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security, Rutgers University: Mr. Jim Bottum, Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost, Computing and Information Technology, Clemson University: Mr. Thomas Louden, General Secretary, North and South Carolina Division, The Salvation Army: Mr. Jason O. Hallstrom, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Institute of Computational Ecology, Clemson University: Mr. Emily Bentley, J.D., Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Program, Savannah State University:	Nov 21, 2014
Serial No. 113-89	Interoperable Communications: Assessing Progress Since 9/1138 pagesOn H.R. 4289 3 witnesses Rear Admiral Ronald Hewitt, USCG (Ret.), Director, Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. TJ Kennedy, Acting General Manager, First Responder Network Authority: Mr. Mark A. Grubb, Director, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Division of Communications:	Nov 18, 2014
Serial No. 113-88	Ebola in the Homeland: the Importance of Effective International, Federal, State, and Local Coordination98 pages 7 witnesses Dr. Toby Merlin, Director, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infection, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Kathryn Brinsfield, Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. John Wagner, Acting Assistant Commisioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services: Dr. Brett P. Giroir, Executive Vice President and CEO, Texas A&M Health Science Center, and Director, Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response: Hon. Clay Lewis Jenkins, Judge, Dallas County, Texas: Ms. Catherine L. Troisi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Management, Policy, and Community Health Center for Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas:	Oct 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-87	Oversight of the DHS Headquarters Project at ST. Elizabeths: Impact on the Taxpayer46 pagesOn H.R. 4228 3 witnesses Mr. David C. Maurer, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office: Mr. Chris Cummiskey, Acting Under Secretary, Management Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Norman Dong, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration:	Sep 19, 2014
Serial No. 113-86	Safeguarding Privacy and Civil Liberties While Keeping Our Skies Safe40 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Stephen Sadler, Assistant Administrator, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Christopher M. Piehota, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice: Ms. Jennifer A. Grover, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office:	Sep 18, 2014
Serial No. 113-85	Worldwide Threats to the Homeland72 pagesOn H.R. 548, H.R. 5488, S. 744 3 witnesses Hon. Jeh C. Johnson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice: Mr. Matthew G. Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center:	Sep 17, 2014
Serial No. 113-84	One Flight Away: an Examination of the Threat Posed by ISIS Terrorists with Western Passports52 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Troy Miller, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Intelligence and Investigative Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. John P. Wagner, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Jennifer A. Lasley, Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Hillary Batjer Johnson, Acting Deputy Coordinator, Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State:	Sep 10, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-719	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS second session (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d))	Dec 30, 2014
H. Rept. 113-555	United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization ActOn H.R. 3846	Jul 24, 2014
H. Rept. 113-550	National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014On H.R. 3696	Jul 23, 2014
H. Rept. 113-528	Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment ActOn H.R. 3202	Jul 17, 2014
H. Rept. 113-516	Honor Flight ActOn H.R. 4812	Jul 3, 2014
H. Rept. 113-513	TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2014On H.R. 4803	Jul 3, 2014
H. Rept. 113-512	Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014On H.R. 4802	Jul 3, 2014
H. Rept. 113-511	Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014On H.R. 3488	Jul 3, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 113-0	Rules and Appendix for the Committee on Homeland Security During the One Hundred and Thirteenth Congress	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 113-28	DEFENSE ACQUISITION REFORM: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? A Compendium of Views by Leading Experts	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 113-27	THE AIR FORCE'S EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (ECSS): A Cautionary Tale on the Need for Business Process Reengineering and Complying with Acquisition Best Practices	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 6

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 9, 2014	Curt Clawson R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 660
Apr 3, 2014	Tulsi Gabbard D-HI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2885
Apr 3, 2014	Steven Horsford D-NV	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2885
Dec 11, 2013	Chris Stewart R-UT	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638
Jun 12, 2013	Mark Sanford R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 257
Apr 16, 2013	Keith J. Rothfus R-PA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2033

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