Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 111th Congress (2009–2010): Members & Record

Members, 111th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Chair
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Ranking Member
D-MI	Carl Levin
D-DE	Christopher A. CoonsJoined Nov 15, 2010
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
D-DE	Edward E. KaufmanJoined Mar 9, 2010 · Left Sep 29, 2010
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
R-NV	John Ensign
R-AZ	John McCain
D-MT	Jon Tester
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-IL	Mark KirkJoined Dec 7, 2010
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu
D-MA	Paul Grattan Kirk Jr.Joined Sep 29, 2009 · Left Feb 4, 2010
R-UT	Robert F. BennettJoined Jul 21, 2009 · Left Mar 2, 2010
D-IL	Roland BurrisLeft Nov 18, 2010
R-MA	Scott P. BrownJoined Mar 2, 2010
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6205	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office".	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
HR 5702	To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in local offices in the District of Columbia.	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
HR 5446	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office".	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
HR 5367	D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 22, 2010
HR 1746	Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2010
S 1102	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 1649	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
HR 6400	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office".	Discharged From	Dec 16, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 111-922	Examining the Efficiency, Stability, and Integrity of the U.S. Capital Markets195 pages 7 witnesses Mary L. Schapiro, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission James J. Angel, Associate Professor of Finance, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University Thomas Peterffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Brokers Group Manoj Narang, Chief Executive Officer, Tradeworx, Inc Kevin Cronin, Global Head of Equity Trading, Invesco Limited Steve Luparello, Vice Chairman, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority	Dec 8, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1060	Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service178 pagesOn H.Res. 173, S. 1507, S. 3831 7 witnesses Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Postal Service The Honorable Ruth Y. Goldway, Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission Jonathan Foley, Director of Planning and Policy Analysis, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Phillip Herr, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Frederic Rolando, President, National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO Robert J. Rapoza, National President, National Association of Postmasters of the United States Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President Government Affairs, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., on behalf of Affordable Mail Alliance	Dec 2, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1076	Nomination of Eugene L. Dodaro119 pagesOn S. 2991 1 witness Eugene L. Dodaro to be Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office: Testimony	Nov 18, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-964	Oversight of Reconstruction Contracts in Afghanistan and the Role of the Special Inspector General237 pages 7 witnesses Hon. Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Chair, Audit Committee, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Hon. Richard W. Moore, Inspector General, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Chair, Investigation Committee, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Arnold Fields, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Hon. Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense Hon. Harold W. Geisel, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of State Michael G. Carroll, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction	Nov 18, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1105	Closing the Gaps in Air Cargo Security68 pages 2 witnesses Hon. John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Hon. Alan D. Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Nov 16, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-991	Security Clearance Reform: Setting a Course for Sustainability92 pages 5 witnesses Hon. Jeffrey D. Zients, Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Hon. James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Hon. John Berry, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Hon. Elizabeth A. McGrath, Deputy Chief Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense Brenda A. Farrell, Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Nov 16, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-973	Improving Social Security Disability Insurance Claim Processing in Ohio83 pagesOn H.R. 2850 4 witnesses Hon. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Hon. Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General, Social Security Administration Richard E. Warsinskey, Manager, Cleveland Downtown District Office, and Past President, National Council of Social Security Management Associations D. Randall Frye, President, Association of Administrative Law Judges	Nov 15, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1009	Earthquake Preparedness: What the United States Can Learn from the 2010 Chilean and Haitian Earthquakes200 pages 6 witnesses William L. Carwile, III, Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security Dirk W. Dijkerman, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development Cristobal Lira, Director, Committee for Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency (March-August, 2010), Reconstruction Committee (Since August, 2010), Chilean Ministry of Interior James M. Wilkinson, Executive Director, Central United States Earthquake Consortium Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., Vice President, Dewberry, and Director of Western Emergency Management and Homeland Security Services Reginald DesRoches, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Sep 30, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 111-377	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009On S. 1649	Dec 17, 2010
S. Rept. 111-376	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009On S. 1102	Dec 17, 2010
S. Rept. 111-374	To Amend Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code, to Provide That Fathers of Certain Permanently Disabled or Deceased Veterans Shall Be Included with Mothers of Such Veterans as Preference Eligibles for Treatment in the Civil ServiceOn S. 3650	Dec 17, 2010
S. Rept. 111-372	Gpra Modernization Act of 2010On H.R. 2142	Dec 16, 2010
S. Rept. 111-370	Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010On H.R. 2868	Dec 16, 2010
S. Rept. 111-368	Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010On S. 3480	Dec 15, 2010
S. Rept. 111-365	Earmark Transparency ActOn S. 3335	Dec 14, 2010
S. Rept. 111-364	Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010On S. 674	Dec 14, 2010

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 111th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2407	Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five years, vice Scott J. Bloch, resigned.Office of Special Counsel	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 17, 2010
PN2347	Esteban Soto III, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four years, vice Stephen Thomas Conboy, resigned.Department of Justice	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 17, 2010
PN2213	Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, to be Comptroller General of the United States for a term of fifteen years, vice David M. Walker, resigned.Government Accountability Office	Confirmed Dec 22, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 23, 2010
PN2089	Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Peter R. Orszag, resigned.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Nov 18, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Aug 5, 2010
PN2032	Maria Elizabeth Raffinan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Odessa F. Vincent, retired.The Judiciary	Confirmed Sep 29, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 28, 2010
PN1797	John S. Pistole, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned.Department of Homeland Security	Confirmed Jun 25, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 17, 2010
PN1770	Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, of Puerto Rico, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank, vice Michael W. Tankersley, resigned.Export-Import Bank of the United States	Confirmed Sep 29, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 13, 2010
PN1652	Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, vice Elaine C. Duke, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Department of Homeland Security	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 21, 2010

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8581	A communication from the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, the Department's 2010 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Report and Privacy Management Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2010
EC-8494	A communication from the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 and the Chairman's Semi-Annual Report on Final Action Resulting from Audit Reports, Inspection Reports, and Evaluation Reports; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2010
EC-8482	A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report from the Office of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 13, 2010
EC-8391	A communication from the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2010
EC-8363	A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2010
EC-8197	A communication from the Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 29, 2010
EC-7035	A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 18-489 "Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment Act of 2010"; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Aug 5, 2010
EC-6565	A communication from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jul 13, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 111-7	Far from Home: Deficiencies in Federal Disaster Housing Assistance After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Recommendations for Improvement	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-32	Rules of Procedure	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-25	Organization of Federal Executive Departments and Agencies	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-13	Rules of Procedure SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	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 10

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 7, 2010	Mark Kirk R-IL	Joined	S.Res. 696
Nov 18, 2010	Roland Burris D-IL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Nov 15, 2010	Christopher A. Coons D-DE	Joined	S.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010	Edward E. Kaufman D-DE	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 9, 2010	Edward E. Kaufman D-DE	Joined	S.Res. 450
Mar 2, 2010	Robert F. Bennett R-UT	Left the committee	S.Res. 429
Mar 2, 2010	Scott P. Brown R-MA	Joined	S.Res. 429
Feb 4, 2010	Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. D-MA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Sep 29, 2009	Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. D-MA	Joined	S.Res. 290
Jul 21, 2009	Robert F. Bennett R-UT	Joined	S.Res. 218

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