House Homeland Security Committee, 117th Congress (2021–2022): Members & Record

Members, 117th Congress 36

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th 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	John Katko	Ranking Member
D-TX	Al GreenJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NY	Andrew R. GarbarinoJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-GA	Andrew S. ClydeJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	August PflugerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson ColemanJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-FL	Carlos A. GimenezJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-LA	Clay HigginsJoined Oct 2, 2022
R-NC	Dan BishopJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TN	Diana HarshbargerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NV	Dina TitusJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.Joined Jan 28, 2021
D-VA	Elaine G. LuriaJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MI	Elissa SlotkinJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MO	Emanuel CleaverJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Eric SwalwellJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	J. Luis CorreaJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-KS	Jake LaTurnerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-RI	James R. LangevinJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NJ	Jefferson Van DrewJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Josh GottheimerJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-FL	Kat CammackJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NY	Kathleen M. RiceJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-MeeksJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	Mayra FloresJoined Jun 22, 2022
R-MS	Michael GuestJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	Michael T. McCaulJoined Oct 2, 2022
D-CA	Nanette Diaz BarragánJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-MI	Peter MeijerJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-SC	Ralph NormanJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NY	Ritchie TorresJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-TX	Sheila Jackson LeeJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Tom MalinowskiJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-FL	Val Butler DemingsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NY	Yvette D. ClarkeJoined Jan 28, 2021

Subcommittees, 117th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9625	Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
HR 8610	Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act	Reported By	Dec 20, 2022
HR 9533	Homeland Security Cyber Incident Response Roles and Responsibilities Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 15, 2022
HR 6856	Securing Air Travel Act	Reported By	Dec 14, 2022
HR 9550	TAPS Act	Referred To	Dec 14, 2022
HR 9473	END FENTANYL Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2022
HR 9448	Free Speech Defense Act	Referred To	Dec 8, 2022
HR 9406	Customs and Border Protection Crisis Hardship and Incentive Pay Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 3, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	"Worldwide Threats to the Homeland"Cannon House Office Building 3101 document	Scheduled	Nov 15, 2022

Hearing	"Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, and Antisemitic Threats in New Jersey"13 documents 6 witnesses Ms. Laurie Doran, Director, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, State of New Jersey Mr. Scott Richman, Regional Director for New York and New Jersey, Anti-Defamation League Ms. Susan Corke, Director, Intelligence Project, Southern Poverty Law Center Mr. Kenneth Stern, Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate, Bard College Rabbi Esther Reed, Interim Executive Director, Rutgers Hillel Ms. Holly Huffnagle, U.S. Director for Combatting Antisemitism, American Jewish Committee	Scheduled	Oct 3, 2022

Hearing	"Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience: A Focus on Water"Cannon House Office Building 310	Scheduled	Sep 21, 2022
Markup	H.Res. 1236, H.Res. 1328, H.R. 3756, H.R. 8610, and H.R.____Cannon House Office Building 31018 documents	Scheduled	Sep 14, 2022

Hearing	“The Changing Election Security Landscape: Threats to Election Officials and Infrastructure”Cannon House Office Building 3107 documents 4 witnesses The Honorable Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Secretary of State, State of New Mexico Mr. Neal Kelley, Chair, Committee for Safe and Secure Elections Ms. Elizabeth Howard, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice The Honorable Frank LaRose, Secretary of State, State of Ohio	Scheduled	Jul 20, 2022

Hearing	"Examining DHS’ Efforts to Improve Processing for International Visitors"5 documents 4 witnesses Ms. Karen Burke, Federal Security Director, Nevada, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Rosemary Vassiliadis, Director of Aviation, Clark County Department of Aviation Ms. Kate Wik, Chief Marketing Officer, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Mr. Carlos Martel, Director of Field Operations, Los Angeles Field Office, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Scheduled	May 24, 2022

Markup	H.R. 5274, H.R. 7174, H.R. 7777, H.R. 7778, H.R. 7779Cannon House Office Building 31011 documents	Scheduled	May 19, 2022

Meeting	“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”Cannon House Office Building 3101 document	Scheduled	Apr 27, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 117-74	Examining the Operations of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis51 pages 1 witness Mr. Kenneth L. Wainstein, Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security:	Dec 13, 2022
Serial No. 117-73	Worldwide Threats to the Homeland113 pages 3 witnesses Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation: Ms. Christine Abizaid, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence:	Nov 15, 2022
Serial No. 117-72	Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, and Antisemitic Threats in New Jersey91 pagesOn H.R. 350, S. 964 6 witnesses Ms. Laurie R. Doran, Director, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, State of New Jersey: Mr. Scott Richman, Regional Director for New York and New Jersey, ADL: Mr. Kenneth Stern, Director, Center for the Study of Hate, Bard College: Ms. Susan Corke, Director, Intelligence Project, Southern Poverty Law Center: Rabbi Esther Reed, Interim Executive Director, Rutgers Hillel: Ms. Holly Huffnagle, U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, American Jewish Committee:	Oct 3, 2022
Serial No. 117-71	Federal Building Security: Examining the Risk Assessment Process44 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Richard ``Kris'' Cline, Principal Deputy Director, Federal Protective Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Scott Breor, Associate Director of Security Programs, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ms. Catina B. Latham, Director of the Physical Infrastructure Team (Acting), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO):	Sep 22, 2022
Serial No. 117-70	Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience: a Focus on Water57 pages 4 witnesses Mr. W. Craig Fugate, Private Citizen, Former Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency: Mr. David L. Gadis, CEO and General Manager, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: Ms. Abre' Conner, Director, Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, NAACP: Mr. John O'Connell, III, Senior Vice President, National Rural Water Association:	Sep 21, 2022
Serial No. 117-69	Building on Our Baseline: Securing Industrial Control Systems Against Cyber Attacks43 pages 2 witnesses Mr. Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Mr. Vergle Gipson, Senior Advisor, Cybercore Integration Center, Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy:	Sep 15, 2022
Serial No. 117-68	Assessing CBP'S Use of Facial Recognition Technology61 pagesOn H.R. 3907 4 witnesses Ms. Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO): Mr. Jeramie D. Scott, Senior Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC): Ms. Nicol Turner Lee, PhD, Director, The Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), The Brookings Institution: Mr. Daniel P. Tanciar, Chief Innovation Officer, Pangiam:	Jul 27, 2022
Serial No. 117-67	The Changing Election Security Landscape: Threats to Election Officials and Infrastructure73 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 9, H.R. 75, H.R. 745, H.R. 4064 and 3 more 4 witnesses Ms. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Secretary of State, State of New Mexico: Mr. Neal Kelley, Chair, Committee for Safe and Secure Elections, Former Registrar of Voters, Orange County, California: Ms. Elizabeth Howard, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice: Mr. Frank LaRose, Secretary of State, State of Ohio:	Jul 20, 2022

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 117-691	LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 117TH CONGRESS	Dec 30, 2022
H. Rept. 117-650	Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction ActOn H.R. 8610	Dec 20, 2022
H. Rept. 117-641	Securing Air Travel ActOn H.R. 6856	Dec 14, 2022
H. Rept. 117-545	DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022On H.R. 8801	Oct 28, 2022
H. Rept. 117-474	Resolution of Inquiry Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to Provide Certain Documents in His Possession to the House of Representatives Relating to the Disinformation Governance BoardOn H.Res. 1236	Sep 19, 2022
H. Rept. 117-473	Resolution Requesting the President, and Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security, to Transmit to the House of Representatives Copies of All Documents in Their Possession Referring or Relating to Certain Aspects of Border Policies of the United StatesOn H.Res. 1328	Sep 19, 2022
H. Rept. 117-454	DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActOn H.R. 7779	Aug 19, 2022
H. Rept. 117-446	Department of Homeland Security Seal Protection Act of 2022On H.R. 7778	Jul 28, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6355	A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notice regarding a legislative proposal, "Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia"; jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources and Homeland Security.Executive communication · Department of Homeland Security	Dec 30, 2022
EC-5848	A letter from the President of the United States, transmitting a report assessing the current framework for securing the Nation's critical infrastructure and providing relevant recommendations, pursuant to R6 U.S.C. 652a(b)(3)(B); Public Law 116–283, section 9002(b)(3)(B); (134 Stat. 4770); (H. Doc. No. 117–154); to the Committee on Homeland Security and ordered to be printed.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2022
EC-5533	A letter from the Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's interim final rule - Procedures of the Transportation Security Oversight Board Review Panel Concerning Federal Aviation Administration Airman Certificates [Docket No.: DHS-2022-0039] (RIN: 1601-AB09) received September 9, 2022, 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 · Office of General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security	Oct 18, 2022
ML-209	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of Ohio, relative to Senate Resolution No. 243, urging the United States government to secure its borders; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.Memorial	Jul 19, 2022
EC-4646	A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Homeland Security, transmitting six legislative proposals that support the President's Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means.Executive communication · Homeland Security	Jul 13, 2022
ML-208	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 652, strongly supporting the completion of the secure border wall across our nation's southern border and strongly urge the United States Congress to immediately act to fund the construction of such border wall without delay; to the Committee on Homeland Security.Memorial	Jul 13, 2022
ML-181	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee relative to House Joint Resolution No. 652, supporting the secure wall on the southern border of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.Memorial	Jun 16, 2022
ML-156	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, relative to Senate Resolution No. 243, urging the United States government to secure its borders; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security.Memorial	May 3, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
117th	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 33

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 117th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 22, 2022	Mayra Flores R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 1197
Jun 8, 2022	Ralph Norman R-SC	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5403
Jan 28, 2021	Dan Bishop R-NC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Diana Harshbarger R-TN	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Carlos A. Gimenez R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Michael Guest R-MS	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Josh Gottheimer D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Al Green D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Ralph Norman R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Val Butler Demings D-FL	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Andrew S. Clyde R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	J. Luis Correa D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Yvette D. Clarke D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Emanuel Cleaver D-MO	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Kat Cammack R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	August Pfluger R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jake LaTurner R-KS	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Tom Malinowski D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Ritchie Torres D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Dina Titus D-NV	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Elissa Slotkin D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Eric Swalwell D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Kathleen M. Rice D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Elaine G. Luria D-VA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	James R. Langevin D-RI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Peter Meijer R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 63

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