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Homeland Security Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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255 bills referred in the 116th 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 116th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 34

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th 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-AL	Mike Rogers	Ranking Member
D-TX	Al Green
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman
D-LA	Cedric L. RichmondLeft Sep 22, 2020
R-LA	Clay Higgins
R-NC	Dan BishopJoined Sep 26, 2019
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko
D-NV	Dina Titus
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver
D-CA	J. Luis Correa
D-RI	James R. Langevin
R-NJ	Jefferson Van DrewJoined Jan 16, 2020
R-PA	John Joyce
R-NY	John Katko
R-TX	John RatcliffeLeft Sep 25, 2019
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice
D-IL	Lauren Underwood
R-TN	Mark E. Green
R-NC	Mark Walker
D-NY	Max Rose
R-MS	Michael Guest
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul
R-CA	Mike GarciaJoined Jul 2, 2020
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán
R-NY	Peter T. King
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
D-FL	Val Butler Demings
R-TX	Van TaylorLeft Jan 15, 2020
D-NM	Xochitl Torres Small
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke

Subcommittees, 116th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4782	National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act	Reported By	Dec 22, 2020
HR 9040	Protect Asylum Seekers Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2020
HR 8992	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 16, 2020
HR 8993	Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act	Referred To	Dec 16, 2020
HR 5828	DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act	Reported By	Dec 10, 2020
HR 8913	COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2020
HR 8920	The PASTEUR Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2020
HR 8876	To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tactical patrol unit operating on the Native American Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as the "Shadow Wolves") as GS-1811 ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents, to amend the Native American Hiring preference granted to the Department of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves program to modify the job series and title for newly hired Shadow Wolves from GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers to GS-1811 ICE HSI Special Agents, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 4, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Worldwide Threats to the HomelandRayburn House Office Building 2167 3 witnesses The Honorable Chad Wolf, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation The Honorable Christopher Miller, Director, National Counterterrorism Center	Scheduled	Sep 17, 2020
Hearing	Protecting America's Democracy: Ensuring Every Vote Counts7 documents 4 witnesses The Honorable Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, State of Michigan Ms. Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor of Elections, Democracy Fund Mr. Mark Dimondstein, President, American Postal Workers Union The Honorable Michael Adams, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Kentucky	Scheduled	Aug 28, 2020

Meeting	Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic: Part IIRayburn House Office Building 21181 document 1 witness The Honorable Peter Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency	Scheduled	Jul 22, 2020

Meeting	Children in CBP Custody: Examining Deaths, Medical Care Procedures, and Improper Spending----------5 documents 4 witnesses The Honorable Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office Dr. Roger Mitchell, Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, D.C. Dr. Fiona Danaher, Pediatrician, Massachusetts General Hospital	Scheduled	Jul 15, 2020

Hearing	Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic----------	Scheduled	Jul 8, 2020
Hearing	Confronting the Coronavirus: The Federal ResponseCannon House Office Building 3102 documents 2 witnesses The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Dr. Stephen Redd, Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Scheduled	Mar 11, 2020

Hearing	Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the Response to a Pandemic ThreatCannon House Office Building 3103 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director, Ilinois Department of Health Dr. Tom Inglesby, Director, Center for Health Security Dr. Julie Gerberding, Co-Chair, Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security	Scheduled	Mar 4, 2020

Hearing	A Review of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland SecurityCannon House Office Building 3101 document 1 witness The Honorable Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Scheduled	Mar 3, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 116-84	Examining DHS'S Management of Trusted Traveler Programs43 pages 1 witness Mr. Robert E. Perez, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection:	Sep 30, 2020
Serial No. 116-83	World-Wide Threats to the Homeland98 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Christopher A. Wray, Director, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation: Mr. Christopher Miller, Director, National Counterterrorism Center:	Sep 17, 2020
Serial No. 116-82	Protecting America's Democracy: Ensuring Every Vote Counts62 pagesOn H.R. 8011 3 witnesses Mr. Mark Dimondstein, President, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO: Ms. Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor, Elections, Democracy Fund: Mr. Michael Adams, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Kentucky:	Aug 28, 2020
Serial No. 116-81	Secure, Safe, and Auditable: Protecting the Integrity of the 2020 Elections54 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 4, H.Res. 965 4 witnesses Mr. David Levine, Elections Integrity Fellow, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States: Ms. Sylvia Albert, Director of Voting and Elections, Common Cause: Ms. Amber McReynolds, Chief Executive Officer, National Vote at Home Institute: Mr. John M. Gilligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Internet Security, Inc.:	Aug 4, 2020
Serial No. 116-80	Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic: Part II81 pages 1 witness Mr. Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency:	Jul 22, 2020
Serial No. 116-79	Defending Against Future Cyber Attacks: Evaluating the Cyber Space Solarium Commission Recommendations40 pagesOn H.Res. 965 4 witnesses Hon. Angus King, a United States Senator from the State of Maine, and Co-Chair, Cyberspace Solarium Commission: Hon. Michael Gallagher, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, and Co-Chair, Cyberspace Solarium Commission: Ms. Suzanne Spaulding, Commissioner, Cyberspace Solarium Commission: Dr. Samantha Ravich, Ph.D., Commissioner, Cyberspace Solarium Commission:	Jul 17, 2020
Serial No. 116-78	Assessing the Threat from Accelerationists and Militia Extremists54 pagesOn H.R. 4782, H.R. 6374 3 witnesses Ms. J.J. MacNab, Fellow, Program on Extremism, The George Washington University: Mr. John K. Donohue, Fellow, Rutgers University, Miller Center for Community Protection and Resiliency, Former NYPD Chief of Strategic Initiatives: Ms. Heidi L. Beirich, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Global Project Against Hate and Extremism:	Jul 16, 2020
Serial No. 116-77	Children in CBP Custody: Examining Deaths, Medical Care Procedures, and Improper Spending85 pages 4 witnesses Dr. Fiona S. Danaher, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatrician, Chelsea Pediatrics, Child Protection Team, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School: Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, DC, Clinical Professor of Pathology at the George Washington University, Associate Professor of Surgery at Howard University: Mr. Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office:	Jul 15, 2020

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 116-720	Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security 116th Congress	Jan 2, 2021
H. Rept. 116-683	National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security ActOn H.R. 4782	Dec 21, 2020
H. Rept. 116-498	DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement ActOn H.R. 5804	Sep 11, 2020
H. Rept. 116-478	State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement ActOn H.R. 5823	Aug 18, 2020
H. Rept. 116-476	Safe Communities Act of 2020On H.R. 5780	Aug 14, 2020
H. Rept. 116-475	Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program ActOn H.R. 5822	Aug 14, 2020
H. Rept. 116-471,Part 2	DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense ActOn H.R. 5828 · Part 2	Aug 7, 2020
H. Rept. 116-471	DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense ActOn H.R. 5828	Aug 7, 2020

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6025	A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's 2019 Data Mining Report to Congress, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000ee-3(c)(1); Public Law 110–53, section 804(c)(1); (121 Stat. 363); to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Dec 28, 2020
EC-5407	A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy Office's Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act Report to Congress for 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Oct 2, 2020
EC-5269	A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy Office Fiscal Year 2020 Semiannual Report to Congress for the period October 1, through March 31, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Sep 14, 2020
EC-4615	A letter from the Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule - Disclosure of Information in Litigation received June 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Jun 29, 2020
EC-4531	A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule - Announcement of Vessel Manifest Confidentiality Online Application and Update of Mailing and Email Addresses for Submission of Vessel Manifest Confidentiality Certifications (RIN: 1651-AB36) received May 28, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security	Jun 18, 2020
EC-4161	A letter from the Deputy Chief Counsel for Regulations and Security Standards, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Major final rule - Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees [Docket No.: TSA-2015-0001] (RIN: 1652-AA55) received March 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Mar 19, 2020
EC-3686	A letter from the Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy Office Fiscal Year 2019 Second Semiannual Report to Congress for the period April 1, through September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Feb 3, 2020
EC-3050	A letter from the Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy Office 2018 Data Mining Report to Congress, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000ee-3(c)(1); Public Law 110–53, section 804(c)(1); (121 Stat. 363); to the Committee on Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Nov 20, 2019

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 116-0	COMPILATION of the HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 (Updated with amendments made through Pub. L. 115-387 (December 21, 2018))	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 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 22, 2020	Cedric L. Richmond D-LA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H4666
Jul 30, 2020	Mike Garcia R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 1072
Jan 16, 2020	Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 801
Jan 15, 2020	Van Taylor R-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H258
Sep 26, 2019	Dan Bishop R-NC	Joined	H.Res. 596
Sep 25, 2019	John Ratcliffe R-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7978

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