HSHM11 · House Subcommittee

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

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House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement

Showing the 114th Congress (2015–2016), when this was the Border and Maritime Security. Back to the 119th Congress

53 bills referred in the 114th Congress

696 across the 10 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 115. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 110th to 119th

Members

Served in the 114th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 114th Congress

Members, 114th Congress 14

Everyone listed on the subcommittee in the 114th Congress, from printed hearings, the Congressional Directory and the official rosters.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Chair
R-AZ	Martha McSally	Chair
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Ex Officio
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Ex Officio
D-NY	Brian Higgins
D-TX	Filemon Vela
R-SC	Jeff Duncan
R-TX	Lamar Smith
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez
R-PA	Lou Barletta
R-AL	Mike Rogers
D-CA	Norma J. Torres
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee
R-TX	Will Hurd

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6456	End the Backlog Act	Referred To	Dec 12, 2016
HR 5398	Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016	Referred To	Aug 19, 2016
HR 5905	POSSE Act	Referred To	Aug 12, 2016
HR 5851	Refugee Protection Act of 2016	Referred To	Aug 12, 2016
HR 5820	Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2016	Referred To	Aug 2, 2016
HR 5533	Recognizing American Children Act	Referred To	Jun 28, 2016
HR 2534	SCAN Act	Referred To	May 21, 2016
HR 5256	Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act	Referred To	May 20, 2016

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	"Life on the Border: Examining Border Security through the Eyes of Local Residents and Law Enforcement"21 documents 8 witnesses The Honorable Mark Dannels, Sheriff Mr. Daniel Bell, President Mr. Mark Adams, Coordinator, Frontera De Cristo Mr. Jaime Chamberlain, President, J-C Distributing Inc. Ms. Nan Stockholm-Walden, Vice President and Legal Counsel, Farmers Investment Co. (FICO) Mr. Frank Krentz, Rancher The Honorable Danny Ortega, Mayor Mr. Art Del Cueto, President, National Border Patrol Council	Scheduled	May 9, 2016

Hearing	"Keeping Pace with Trade, Travel, and Security: How does CBP Prioritize and Improve Staffing and Infrastructure"Cannon House Office Building 3119 documents 5 witnesses Mr. Eugene Schied, Acting Executive Commissioner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. John Wagner, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Linda Jacksta, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. General Services Administration Mr. Anthony Reardon, National President, National Treasury Employees Union	Scheduled	Apr 19, 2016

Hearing	“Transparency, Trust and Verification: Measuring Effectiveness and Situational Awareness along the Border.”Cannon House Office Building 3117 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Ronald Vitiello, Acting Chief, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Major General Randolph Alles, Executive Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Rebecca Gambler, Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Scheduled	Mar 1, 2016

Hearing	“A New Approach to Increase Trade and Security: An Examination of CBP’s Public Private Partnerships.”Cannon House Office Building 3118 documents 4 witnesses Mr. John Wagner, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration Mr. Sam Vale, President, Starr-Camargo Bridge Company Mr. David Garcia, County Administrator, Cameron County, Texas	Scheduled	Nov 4, 2015

Hearing	“Protecting Maritime Facilities in the 21st Century: Are Our Nation’s Ports at Risk for a Cyber-Attack?”Cannon House Office Building 3119 documents 4 witnesses Rear Admiral Upper Half Paul Thomas, Assistant Commandant, Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Randy Parsons, Director, Security Services, Port of Long Beach, California Mr. Gregory Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Jonathan Sawicki, Security Improvement Program Manager, Ports of Brownsville and Harlingenm Texas	Scheduled	Oct 8, 2015

Hearing	“Securing the Maritime Border: The Future of CBP Air and Marine.”Cannon House Office Building 3111 document	Scheduled	Jul 14, 2015

Hearing	“The Outer Ring of Border Security: DHS’s International Security Programs.”Cannon House Office Building 3111 document	Scheduled	Jun 2, 2015

Hearing	“Combating Terrorist Travel: Does the Visa Waiver Program Keep Our Nation Safe?”Cannon House Office Building 3112 documents	Scheduled	Mar 17, 2015

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	Meetings
119th2025–2026, sitting	16	107	0	0	5
118th2023–2024	14	115	0	1	10
117th2021–2022	12	101	0	1	8
116th2019–2020	12	63	0	2	9
115th2017–2018	16	69	0	2	13
114th2015–2016	14	53	0	3	8
113th2013–2014	13	46	4	2	9
112th2011–2012	14	48	4	2	11
111th2009–2010	17	52	4	3	—
110th2007–2008	15	42	0	0	—

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