Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 112th Congress (2011–2012): Members & Record

Members, 112th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th 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-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
R-KS	Jerry MoranJoined Oct 10, 2011
R-NV	John EnsignLeft May 3, 2011
R-AZ	John McCain
D-MT	Jon Tester
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-OH	Rob Portman
R-WI	Ron Johnson
R-MA	Scott P. Brown
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 8

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6726	Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act	Referred To	Jan 2, 2013
HR 4365	To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.	Discharged From	Jan 1, 2013
HR 3892	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the "Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office".	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2012
HR 2338	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".	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2012
HR 6016	Government Employee Accountability Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
HR 5954	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building".	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2012
HR 5837	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building".	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2012
HR 5738	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the "Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex".	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-648	Nomination of Robert D. Okun31 pages 2 witnesses Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Delegate in Congress from the District of Columbia: Testimony Robert D. Okun to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Testimony	Nov 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-781	Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code644 pages 8 witnesses Stephen E. Shay, Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Irwin I. Cohn Professor of Law, University of Michigan School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan Jack T. Ciesielski, President, R.G. Associates, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland William J. Sample, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Tax, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington Lester D. Ezrati, Senior Vice President, Tax, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, California, accompanied by John N. McMullen, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, California Beth Carr, Partner, International Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP, New York, New York Hon. William J. Wilkins, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, accompanied by Michael Danilack, Deputy Commissioner (International), Large Business and International Division, Internal Revenue Service Susan M. Cosper, Technical Director, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Connecticut	Sep 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-639	Homeland Threats and Agency Responses110 pages 3 witnesses Hon. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Hon. Matthew G. Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Kevin L. Perkins, Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Hon. Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice	Sep 19, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-682	Investing in an Effective Federal Workforce123 pages 6 witnesses Hon. John Berry, Director, Office of Personnel Management Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office Colleen M. Kelley, President, National Treasury Employees Union J. David Cox Sr., President, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service William L. Bransford, General Council, Senior Executives Association, Representative of the Government Managers Coalition	Sep 19, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-800	Social Security Disability Programs: Improving the Quality of Benefit Award Decisions1,144 pages 5 witnesses Judge Patricia A. Jonas, Executive Director, Office of Appellate Operations, Deputy Chair, Appeals Council, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration, Falls Church, Virginia Judge Debra Bice, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration, Falls Church, Virginia Judge Douglas S. Stults, Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Judge Thomas W. Erwin, Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration, Roanoke, Virginia Judge Ollie L. Garmon III, Regional Chief Administration Law Judge, Atlanta Region, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration, Atlanta, Georgia	Sep 13, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-613	Moving from Scandal to Strategy: the Future of the General Services Administration186 pagesOn S. 300 2 witnesses Hon. Daniel M. Tangherlini, Acting Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration Hon. Brian D. Miller, Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration	Sep 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-662	State of Federal Privacy and Data Security Law: Lagging Behind the Times?135 pagesOn S. 1732 6 witnesses Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Greg Long, Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Greg C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, U.S. Accountability Office Peter Swire, C. William O'Neill Professor of Law at Ohio State University Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union Paul Rosenzweig, Visiting Fellow, Heritage Foundation	Jul 31, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-670	Assessing Grants Management Practices at Federal Agencies87 pages 4 witnesses Hon. Daniel I. Werfel, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget Hon. Elizabeth M. Harman, Assistant Administrator, Grants Program Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Nancy J. Gunderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Jul 25, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-257	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2012On S. 1910	Dec 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-249	Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2012On S. 1546	Dec 13, 2012
S. Rept. 112-244	Stock ActOn S. 2038	Dec 3, 2012
S. Rept. 112-241	Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012On S. 2178	Nov 27, 2012
S. Rept. 112-240	Safeguarding American Agriculture Act of 2012On S. 1673	Nov 26, 2012
S. Rept. 112-235	Interagency Personnel Rotation Act of 2011On S. 1268	Nov 13, 2012
S. Rept. 112-230	DHS Audit Requirement Target (DART) Act of 2012On S. 1998	Nov 2, 2012
S. Rept. 112-219	GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012On S. 3315	Sep 19, 2012

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2095	Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2014. (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.	Dec 21, 2012
PN2094	Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017. (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.	Dec 21, 2012
PN1962	Robert D. Okun, 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 Linda Kay Davis, retired.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 20, 2012
PN1731	Kimberley Sherri Knowles, 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 Zinora M. Mitchell, retired.The Judiciary	Confirmed Aug 2, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 11, 2012
PN1703	Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015, vice Alan C. Kessler, resigned.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.	Jun 7, 2012
PN1698	Walter M. Shaub, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five years, vice Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., term expired.Office of Government Ethics	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 24, 2012
PN1500	James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017. (Reappointment)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.	Mar 27, 2012
PN1476	Rainey Ransom Brandt, 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 Joan Z. McAvoy, retired.The Judiciary	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Mar 21, 2012

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8690	A communication from the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8689	A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 and the Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations as of September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8688	A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Defense's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8687	A communication from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of the Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8686	A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3353-EM in the State of Connecticut having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8685	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, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8684	A communication from the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Annual Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012
EC-8683	A communication from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report from the Office of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-41	LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR 112th CONGRESS (2011 - 2012)	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-27	Repatriating Offshore Funds: 2004 Tax Windfall for Select Multinationals	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-12	Rules of Procedure SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-11	Rules of Procedure 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	36	24	67	604	3
118th2023–2024	17	585	228	97	172	56	63	58	957	4
117th2021–2022	14	546	183	81	144	90	85	100	738	2
116th2019–2020	14	548	139	79	103	51	57	61	770	3
115th2017–2018	17	485	150	93	93	—	77	58	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 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 3, 2011	John Ensign R-NV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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