HSHM12 · House Subcommittee

Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee

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House Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology

Showing the 115th Congress (2017–2018), when this was the Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications. Back to the 119th Congress

22 bills referred in the 115th Congress

220 across the 10 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 32. 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 115th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 12

Everyone listed on the subcommittee in the 115th Congress, from printed hearings, the Congressional Directory and the official rosters.

Seat	Member	Role
R-NY	Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.	Chair
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Ex Officio
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Ex Officio
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.
D-RI	James R. Langevin
R-FL	John H. Rutherford
R-AZ	Martha McSally
R-NY	Peter T. King
R-VA	Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
R-PA	Tom Marino

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 6920	School Security is Homeland Security Grant Act of 2018	Referred To	Oct 4, 2018
HR 6919	CLASS Act of 2018	Referred To	Oct 4, 2018
HR 6783	Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act of 2018	Referred To	Sep 21, 2018
HR 6408	ACE Act	Referred To	Aug 1, 2018
HR 6198	Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018	Discharged From	Jul 24, 2018
HR 6366	Darren Drake Act	Referred To	Jul 17, 2018
HR 6378	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018	Referred To	Jul 17, 2018
S 2385	Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018	Referred To	Jun 28, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“Using Innovative Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness.”Capitol HVC-2105 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Dereck Orr, Division Chief, Public Safety Communications Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce Mr. John Kelly, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Daniel Kaniewski, Deputy Administrator for Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Daniel Cotter, First Responders Group, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2018

Hearing	“Protecting Our Future: Addressing School Security Challenges in America.”10 documents 8 witnesses Mr. Alan Hanson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Mr. Jason Botel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education Mr. Robert Kolasky, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Michael Reilly, President, Community Education Council 31, City of New York Mr. Tim Gerity, President, New Jersey Association of School Resource Officers Mr. Jared Maples, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, State of New Jersey Mr. Ben Castillo, Director, Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning, New Jersey Department of Education Ms. Jeanne Hengemuhle, Commanding Officer Division Human Resources Section, New Jersey State Police, State of New Jersey	Scheduled	Jul 9, 2018

Hearing	“Securing Our Communities: Federal Support to High-Risk Urban Areas.”9 documents 9 witnesses Mr. Thomas DiNanno, Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Brian Murphy, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. William Sweeney, Assistant Director In Charge, New York Field Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice Mr. Christopher Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Jared Maples, Director, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, State of New Jersey Mr. John Bilich, Chief Security Officer, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Mr. Joseph Pfeifer, Chief, Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, Fire Department, City of New York, New York Mr. John Miller, Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, New York Police Department, City of New York, New York Mr. Joseph Esposito, Commissioner, New York City Emergency Management Department, City of New York, New York	Scheduled	Apr 23, 2018

Hearing	“Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings.”Capitol HVC-21015 documents 6 witnesses Ms. Lisa Fowlkes, Director, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Mr. Benjamin Krakauer, Assistant Commissioner, Strategy and Program Development, New York City Emergency Management, City of New York, New York Mr. Scott Bergmann, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, CTIA Mr. Sam Matheny, Chief Technology Officer, National Association of Broadcasters Mr. Peter Gaynor, Director, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, State of Rhode Island Mr. Antwane Johnson, Director of Continuity Communications, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Scheduled	Feb 6, 2018

Hearing	"Examining the Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction."Capitol HVC-2108 documents 4 witnesses Mr. James McDonnell, Assistant Secretary, Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Director; and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Larry Fluty, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction; and Director, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. William Bryan, Acting Under Secretary, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Chris Currie, Director, Emergency Management, National Preparedness, and Critical Infrastructure Protection, Homeland Security and Justice Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Scheduled	Dec 7, 2017

Meeting	"Examining the Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction."Capitol HVC-210	Canceled	Dec 7, 2017
Hearing	“How Effective is the Science and Technology Directorate?: Stakeholder Perspectives”Capitol HVC-2107 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Timothy Rice, Battalion Chief, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch Coordinator, City of New York Fire Department, City of New York, New York Dr. Gerald Parker, Associate Dean for Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Mr. Jake Parker, Director of Government Relations, Security Industry Association Dr. Reginald Brothers, Principal, The Chertoff Group, LLC	Scheduled	Nov 7, 2017

Hearing	“Assessing First Responder Communications.”Capitol HVC-2105 documents 3 witnesses Rear Admiral Lower Half Ronald Hewitt, Director, Office of Emergency Communications, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. Ed Parkinson, Director, Government Affairs, First Responder Network Authority Mr. Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Scheduled	Oct 12, 2017

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	11	27	0	0	4
118th2023–2024	10	32	0	1	9
117th2021–2022	11	21	0	1	10
116th2019–2020	13	17	0	0	10
115th2017–2018	12	22	0	0	11
114th2015–2016	12	21	6	2	12
113th2013–2014	11	12	3	1	7
112th2011–2012	11	20	3	0	7
111th2009–2010	13	23	3	2	—
110th2007–2008	15	25	3	0	—

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