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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Showing the 107th Congress (2001–2002), when this was the Governmental Affairs. Back to the 119th Congress

211 bills referred in the 107th Congress

5,109 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 585. 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 107th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 107th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 107th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Chair
R-TN	Fred Thompson	Ranking Member
D-MI	Carl Levin
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
D-MO	Jean CarnahanLeft Nov 19, 2002
R-KY	Jim BunningJoined Sep 26, 2001
R-NH	Judd GreggLeft Jul 10, 2001
D-MN	Mark DaytonJoined Jul 10, 2001
D-GA	Max Cleland
R-NM	Pete V. DomeniciLeft Apr 23, 2002
R-IL	Peter FitzgeraldJoined Jul 10, 2001
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett
D-NJ	Robert G. Torricelli
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
R-AK	Ted Stevens
R-MS	Thad Cochran
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Subcommittees, 107th Congress 3

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 107th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3070	A bill to authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Nov 20, 2002
S 1822	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catchup contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over.	Reported By	Nov 20, 2002
S 3173	Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act of 2002	Referred To	Nov 19, 2002
S 3067	A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to extend certain Government information security reform for one year, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Nov 14, 2002
S 3137	Congressional Oversight Protection Act of 2002	Referred To	Oct 17, 2002
SCONRES 154	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.	Referred To	Oct 17, 2002
S 3131	Truth in Budgeting and Social Security Protection Act of 2002	Referred To	Oct 17, 2002
S 3120	Reclaiming Expatriated Contracts and Profits Act	Referred To	Oct 16, 2002

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 107th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-871	Oversight of Investment Banks'Response to the Lessons of Enron - Vol. II1,028 pages 11 witnesses Charles O. Prince III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup Global Corporate and Investment Bank, New York, New York David C. Bushnell, Managing Director, Global Risk Management, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, New York, New York Richard Caplan, Managing Director and Co-Head, Credit Derivatives Group, Salomon Smith Barney North American Credit/Citigroup, New York, New York William T. Fox III, Managing Director, Global Power and Energy Group, Citibank/Citigroup, New York, New York Michael E. Patterson, Vice Chairman, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Robert W. Traband, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, Houston, Texas, accompanied by Eric N. Peiffer, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Andrew T. Feldstein, Managing Director, Co-Head Structured Products and Derivatives Marketing, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Muriel Siebert, President and Chair, Muriel Siebert and Company, Inc., New York, New York Richard Spillenkothen, Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, The Federal Reserve, Washington, DC Douglas W. Roeder, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC Annette Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC	Dec 11, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-871	Oversight of Investment Banks'Response to the Lessons of Enron - Vol. I716 pages 11 witnesses Charles O. Prince III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup Global Corporate and Investment Bank, New York, New York David C. Bushnell, Managing Director, Global Risk Management, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, New York, New York Richard Caplan, Managing Director and Co-Head, Credit Derivatives Group, Salomon Smith Barney North American Credit/Citigroup, New York, New York William T. Fox III, Managing Director, Global Power and Energy Group, Citibank/Citigroup, New York, New York Michael E. Patterson, Vice Chairman, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Robert W. Traband, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, Houston, Texas, accompanied by Eric N. Peiffer, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Andrew T. Feldstein, Managing Director, Co-Head Structured Products and Derivatives Marketing, J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, New York, New York Muriel Siebert, President and Chair, Muriel Siebert and Company, Inc., New York, New York Richard Spillenkothen, Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, The Federal Reserve, Washington, DC Douglas W. Roeder, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC Annette Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC	Dec 11, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-833	Nominations of Alejandro M. Sanchez, Andrew M. Saul, and Gordon J. Whiting62 pages 4 witnesses Alejandro M. Sanchez, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Andrew M. Saul, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Gordon J. Whiting, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Hon. Bob Graham, a U.S. Senator from the State of Florida	Nov 15, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-854	Asleep at the Switch: Ferc's Oversight of Enron Corporation--Vol. IV796 pages 7 witnesses David M. Berick, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Hon. Patrick H. Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Linda K. Breathitt, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Nora M. Brownell, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. William L. Massey, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Frank A. Wolak, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Stanford University	Nov 12, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-854	Asleep at the Switch: Ferc's Oversight of Enron Corporation--Vol. III880 pages 7 witnesses David M. Berick, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Hon. Patrick H. Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Linda K. Breathitt, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Nora M. Brownell, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. William L. Massey, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Frank A. Wolak, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Stanford University	Nov 12, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-854	Asleep at the Switch: Ferc's Oversight of Enron Corporation--Vol. II892 pages 7 witnesses David M. Berick, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Hon. Patrick H. Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Linda K. Breathitt, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Nora M. Brownell, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. William L. Massey, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Frank A. Wolak, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Stanford University	Nov 12, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-854	Asleep at the Switch: Ferc's Oversight of Enron Corporation--Vol. I869 pages 7 witnesses David M. Berick, Professional Staff Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Hon. Patrick H. Wood, III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Linda K. Breathitt, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. Nora M. Brownell, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hon. William L. Massey, Member, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Paul L. Joskow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Frank A. Wolak, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Stanford University	Nov 12, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-870	Ephedra: Who Is Protecting the American Consumers?194 pages 10 witnesses Kevin Riggins, Lincoln, Illinois Debbie Riggins, Lincoln, Illinois Charles Fricke, Logan County Coroner, Lincoln, Illinois Lanny J. Davis, Esq., Counsel on behalf of David W. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metabolife International, Inc., San Diego, California J. Howard Beales, III, Ph.D., Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission Bill Jeffery, L.LB., National Coordinator, Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ronald M. Davis, M.D., Board of Trustees, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director, Public Health Citizen Health Research Group, Washington, DC Frank D. Uryasz, President, National Center for Drug Free Sport, Kansas City, Missouri on behalf of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Oct 8, 2002

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 107th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 107-349	To Authorize Appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3070	Nov 19, 2002
S. Rept. 107-343	No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2002On S. 3054	Nov 15, 2002
S. Rept. 107-333	Improper Payments Information Act of 2002On H.R. 4878	Nov 4, 2002
S. Rept. 107-332	Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002On S. 3044	Nov 4, 2002
S. Rept. 107-331	Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002On S. 2644	Nov 4, 2002
S. Rept. 107-330	United States Consensus Council Act of 2001On S. 1651	Nov 4, 2002
S. Rept. 107-176	Amending the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to Establish Police Powers for Certain Inspector General Agents Engaged in Official Duties and Provide an Oversight Mechanism for the Exercise of Those PowersOn S. 2530	Jun 25, 2002
S. Rept. 107-175	National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002On S. 2452	Jun 24, 2002

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 107th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2205	Albert Casey, of Texas, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2009, vice Tirso del Junco, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.United States Postal Service	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 30, 2002
PN2204	Tony Hammond, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 14, 2004, vice Edward Jay Gleiman, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Postal Rate Commission	Confirmed Nov 12, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 30, 2002
PN2203	Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice Beth Susan Slavet, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Merit Systems Protection Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 30, 2002
PN2181	John Portman Higgins, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice Lorraine Pratte Lewis, resigned.Department of Education	Confirmed Nov 14, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 18, 2002
PN2095	Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2007. (Reappointment)Federal Labor Relations Authority	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 3, 2002
PN2094	Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Mark W. Everson.Executive Office of the President	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 3, 2002
PN2061	Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for the term expiring November 22, 2008. (Reappointment)Postal Rate Commission	Confirmed Nov 12, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Aug 1, 2002
PN2047	James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2010, vice Einar V. Dyhrkopp, term expired.United States Postal Service	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 26, 2002

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9815	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on the Fair Act Commercial Activities Inventory for 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9814	A communication from the Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting , pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the American Battle Monuments Commission; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9813	A communication from the Chairman, Appraisal Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report"; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9812	A communication from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting, a report relative to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the status of internal audit and investigative activities; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9642	A communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other Publications for September 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2002
EC-9641	A communication from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to the U.S. consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) inventory of commercial activities for 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2002
EC-9640	A communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Reports, Testimony, Correspondence, and Other Publications for August 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2002
EC-9529	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory Law, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Enrollment- Provision of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans" received on October 15, 2002; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2002

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 107th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 107-95	Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-84	Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-83	Enron's Credit Rating: Enron's Bankers' Contacts with Moody's and Government Officials	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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	16	567	74	6	1	35	22	67	604	3
118th2023–2024	17	585	228	97	172	56	63	58	957	4
117th2021–2022	14	546	183	81	144	90	85	99	738	2
116th2019–2020	14	548	139	79	103	51	57	61	770	3
115th2017–2018	17	485	150	93	93	—	77	57	936	3
114th2015–2016	16	390	122	82	81	—	99	39	949	3
113th2013–2014	17	265	69	52	33	—	108	54	961	6
112th2011–2012	18	276	66	61	31	—	119	38	922	4
111th2009–2010	21	297	134	93	48	—	158	61	594	4
110th2007–2008	18	369	151	114	37	—	151	46	841	2
109th2005–2006	16	322	75	106	18	—	168	65	1,005	4
108th2003–2004	17	248	120	89	38	—	102	60	992	7
107th2001–2002	19	211	84	52	28	—	113	55	877	18

Membership changes 7

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 107th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 19, 2002	Jean Carnahan D-MO	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Apr 23, 2002	Pete V. Domenici R-NM	Left the committee	S.Res. 251
Apr 23, 2002	Jim Bunning R-KY	Joined	S.Res. 251
Jul 10, 2001	Judd Gregg R-NH	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Mark Dayton D-MN	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Peter Fitzgerald R-IL	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417

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