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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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485 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 115th Congress 17

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-WI	Ron Johnson	Chair
D-MO	Claire McCaskill	Ranking Member
D-AL	Doug JonesJoined Jan 9, 2018
D-MI	Gary C. Peters
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
R-OK	James Lankford
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-AZ	John McCainLeft Aug 23, 2018
R-AZ	Jon KylJoined Sep 6, 2018
D-MT	Jon TesterLeft Jan 9, 2018
D-CA	Kamala D. Harris
D-NH	Margaret Wood Hassan
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-OH	Rob Portman
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3041	Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018	Reported By	Dec 20, 2018
HR 50	Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2018	Reported By	Dec 20, 2018
S 278	Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2018	Reported By	Dec 20, 2018
S 2948	Payment Integrity Information Act of 2018	Reported By	Dec 20, 2018
HR 6400	United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2018
HR 4174	Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 19, 2018
S 3788	A bill to require studies on cyberexploitation of employees of certain Federal departments and their families, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018
HR 4227	Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 19, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-606	Nomination Hearing222 pages 2 witnesses Ronald D. Vitiello, Nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Testimony Richard S. Tischner, Jr., Nominated to be Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, District of Columbia Testimony	Nov 15, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-855	Threats to the Homeland216 pagesOn S. 3463 3 witnesses Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice Russell Travers, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence	Oct 10, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-605	Nominations of the Honorable Steven D. Dillingham and Michael M. Kubayanda212 pages 2 witnesses Hon. Steven Dillingham, Nominee to be Director of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce Testimony Michael M. Kubayanda, Nominee to be a Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission Testimony	Oct 3, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-393	Examination of the Effect of Regulatory Policy on the Economy and Business Growth130 pagesOn S. 584 4 witnesses Hon. Howard Shelanski, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Dustin Chambers, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University Karen Kerrigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council Maria Ghazal, Senior Vice President and Counsel, Business Roundtable	Sep 27, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-461	The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis222 pages 7 witnesses Peter C. Grevatt, Ph.D., Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Maureen Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment, U.S. Department of Defense Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services Brian J. Lepore, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office Andrea Amico, Co-Founder, Testing for Pease Arnold Leriche, Community Co-Chair, Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board Timothy Putnam, Vice President, Tidewater Federal Firefighters Local F-25, International Association of Fire Fighters	Sep 26, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-809	The Implications of the Reinterpretation of the Flores Settlement Agreement for Border Security and Illegal Immigration Incentives315 pages 4 witnesses Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Robert E. Perez, Acting Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joseph B. Edlow, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Sep 18, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-588	Evolving Threats to the Homeland79 pages 4 witnesses Kevin Mandia, Chief Executive Officer, FireEye, Inc Cathy Lanier, Senior Vice President of Security, National Football League Scott McBride, Manager, Infrastructure Security Department, Idaho National Laboratory Jennifer Bisceglie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Interos Solutions, Inc	Sep 13, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-575	Pending Nominations182 pagesOn S. 2836 3 witnesses Hon. Jack Reed, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island William N. Bryan to be Under Secretary for Science and Technolgoy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Testimony Peter T. Gaynor to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Testimony	Aug 22, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 115-447	Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017On H.R. 50	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-446	Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018On S. 3041	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-445	Payment Integrity Information Act of 2018On S. 2948	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-444	Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017On S. 278	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-424	Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018On S. 3191	Dec 10, 2018
S. Rept. 115-419	Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018On H.R. 6439	Dec 5, 2018
S. Rept. 115-418	21st Century Integrated Digital Experience ActOn S. 3050	Dec 5, 2018
S. Rept. 115-413	Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018On H.R. 5206	Dec 4, 2018

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 115th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2624	Joseph V. Cuffari, of Arizona, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, vice John Roth.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.	Nov 14, 2018
PN2481	Roman Martinez IV, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2024, vice James C. Miller III, 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.	Sep 6, 2018
PN2480	Ron A. Bloom, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020, vice Mickey D. Barnett, 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.	Sep 6, 2018
PN2397	Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Sarah R. Saldana.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.	Aug 16, 2018
PN2331	Steven Dillingham, of Virginia, to be Director of the Census for a term expiring December 31, 2021, vice John H. Thompson, term expired.Department of Commerce	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 23, 2018
PN2283	Richard S. Tischner, of Virginia, to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia for a term of six years, vice Nancy Maria Ware, term expired.Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 18, 2018
PN2241	William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, vice L. Reginald Brothers, Jr., resigned.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.	Jul 9, 2018
PN2204	Rae Oliver, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice David A. Montoya, resigned.Department of Housing and Urban Development	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 25, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7583	A communication from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Annual Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7582	A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Privacy Management Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7581	A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7580	A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7576	A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2018
EC-7575	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the adjustment of the 2019 mileage reimbursement rates for Federal Employees who use Privately Owned Vehicles (POVs); to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2018
EC-7574	A communication from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2018
EC-7551	A communication from the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 115-9	COMMITTEE PRINT Rules of Procedure of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS United States Senate	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 115-33	LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR 115th CONGRESS (2017 - 2018)	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 115-11	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 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 6, 2018	Jon Kyl R-AZ	Joined	S.Res. 623
Aug 23, 2018	John McCain R-AZ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018	Jon Tester D-MT	Left the committee	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Doug Jones D-AL	Joined	S.Res. 370

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