Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Showing the 118th Congress (2023–2024). Back to the 119th Congress
585 bills referred in the 118th Congress
5,109 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Served in the 118th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress
Members, 118th Congress 17
Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Chair |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Ranking Member |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | |
| D-CA | Laphonza R. Butler | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper |
Subcommittees, 118th Congress 3
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 9748 | Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act | Referred To | Dec 21, 2024 |
| S 5647 | ROOMIE Act | Referred To | Dec 20, 2024 |
| HR 6231 | Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act | Reported By | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 9596 | Value Over Cost Act | Reported By | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 7832 | Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act | Reported By | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S 5627 | Postal Banking Act | Referred To | Dec 19, 2024 |
| HR 5527 | Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act | Reported By | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S 5321 | DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act | Reported By | Dec 19, 2024 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-518 | Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes1 witness
| Dec 5, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-517 | The Sky's the Limit--New Revelations About Airline Fees5 witnesses
| Dec 4, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-307 | Nominations of Hon. Val Butler Demings, Hon. William Zollars, Hon. Gordon Hartogensis, James G. Lake, and Nicholas G. Miranda5 witnesses
| Nov 14, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-438 | Faa's Oversight of Boeing's Broken Safety Culture1 witness
| Sep 25, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-437 | Safeguarding the Homeland: Examining Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting to Protect America's Future5 witnesses
| Sep 24, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-436 | Ensuring a Trustworthy Government: Examining the National Security Risks of Replacing Nonpartisan Civil Servants with Political Appointees4 witnesses
| Sep 17, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-435 | The US Companies' Technology Fueling the Russian War Machine4 witnesses
| Sep 10, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-434 | Coast Guard Whistleblowers: Sexual Assault and Harassment5 witnesses
| Aug 8, 2024 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| S. Rept. 118-335 | Value Over Cost Act of 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-334 | Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-333 | DHS Policy Issuance Review Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-332 | Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-331 | DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-330 | DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-329 | Streamlining Law Enforcement Information Sharing Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
| S. Rept. 118-328 | Cooperation on Combating Human Smuggling and Trafficking Act | Dec 19, 2024 |
Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 118th Congress.
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 118th Congress.
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 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA | Joined | S.Res. 926 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Laphonza R. Butler D-CA | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Left the committee | S.Res. 411 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Laphonza R. Butler D-CA | Joined | S.Res. 411 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.