Homeland Security Committee
Committee on Homeland Security
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308 bills referred in the 115th 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
Served in the 115th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress
Members, 115th Congress 33
Everyone who held a seat in the 115th 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-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | |
| R-NY | John Katko | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating |
Subcommittees, 115th Congress 6
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7396 | Border Security and Child Safety Act | Referred To | Dec 21, 2018 |
| HR 7332 | Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act | Referred To | Dec 19, 2018 |
| HR 7333 | FEMA Modernization Act of 2018 | Referred To | Dec 19, 2018 |
| HR 7327 | SECURE Technology Act | Referred To | Dec 19, 2018 |
| HR 7328 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 | Referred To | Dec 19, 2018 |
| HR 7325 | Border Bonds for America Act of 2018 | Referred To | Dec 17, 2018 |
| HR 7213 | Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 | Discharged From | Dec 11, 2018 |
| HR 3593 | Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act | Discharged From | Dec 10, 2018 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-78 | Interagency Cyber Cooperation: Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security3 witnesses
| Nov 14, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-77 | Insider Threats to Aviation Security: Airline and Airport Perspectives3 witnesses
| Sep 27, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-76 | Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Federal Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking4 witnesses
| Sep 26, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-75 | Understanding the Cybersecurity of America's Aviation Sector2 witnesses
| Sep 6, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-73 | Assessing the State of Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination3 witnesses
| Jul 25, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-74 | Using Innovative Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness4 witnesses
| Jul 25, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-72 | Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border3 witnesses
| Jul 24, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-71 | Access Denied: Keeping Adversaries Away from the Homeland Security Supply Chain4 witnesses
| Jul 12, 2018 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 115-1127 | LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 115TH CONGRESS together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) | Jan 2, 2019 |
| H. Rept. 115-964 | Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2018 | Sep 25, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-963 | Secure Border Communications Act | Sep 25, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-962 | Border Tunnel Task Force Act | Sep 25, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-961 | Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act | Sep 25, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-960 | Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act | Sep 25, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-923 | Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 |
| H. Rept. 115-918 | Maritime Border Security Review Act | Sep 4, 2018 |
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.
| Title | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Prt. 115-0 | Committee on Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives | PDF · Text |
| 115th | Legislative Calendar 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 5
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2018 | John H. Rutherford R-FL | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H3990 |
| May 16, 2018 | Debbie Lesko R-AZ | Joined | H.Res. 897 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Don Bacon R-NE | Joined | H.Res. 634 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Tom Marino R-PA | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H5192 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Ron Estes R-KS | Joined | H.Res. 410 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.