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House Committee on Homeland Security

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House Committee on Homeland Security
Members, 110th Congress
Democrats: Republicans:

The United States House Committee on Homeland Security, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, responsible for reviewing all Government activities related to homeland security, including oversight of (and agency interaction with) the Department of Homeland Security. Its counterpart is the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.


Contents

Jurisdiction

from U.S. House of Representatives Rule X(i):

The House Committee on Homeland Security has jurisdiction over the following:

1. Overall homeland security policy.

2. Organization and administration of the Department of Homeland Security.

3. Functions of the Department of Homeland Security relating to:


General Committee Information

(taken from the Committee website FAQ)

This Committee was first established in 2002 and became a permanent (standing) committee in January 2005.


According to the website, webcasts of the Committee hearings/markups should be operational starting Fall 2006. The last Committee hearing was September 28, 2006 (no webcast) and there were no hearings or markups in October 2006.

The Committee's Legislative Calendar (pdf) is here. (updated as of 10/03/06)


Subcommittees

110th Congress:

House Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism

House Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response

House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology

House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment

House Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight

House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection


109th Congress:

House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology

House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity

House Subcommittee on Investigations

House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment

House Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight

House Subcommittee on Prevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack

Hearings

For all non-full committee hearings, refer to the individual subcommittee sites for further information.

110th Congress - 1st Session

Full Committee
Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: The Privacy & Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office, September 6, 2007
Securing LNG Tankers to Protect the Homeland , March 21, 2007
Organizational and Policy Proposals for the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for Success and Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Process, March 20, 2007
Disaster Declarations: Where is FEMA in a Time of Need?, March 15, 2007
Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, March 6, 2007 : Witnesses include:
Panel I:
Kip Hawley, Administrator, Transportation Security Agency
Terry Rosapep, Deputy Associate Administrator for Program Management, Department of Transportation
Richard Fairfax, Director of Enforcement Programs at OSHA, Department of Labor
Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department
Panel II
Ed Rodzwicz, President, Teamsters Rail Conference
Bill Millar, President, American Public Transportation Association
Edward Hamberger, President, American Association of Railroads
Fred Weiderhold, Inspector General, Amtrak
David Shuman, private citizen
Lessons Learned and Grading Goals: The Department of Homeland Security of 2007, February 15, 2007 : Witness: Michael Jackson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
An Examination of the President's FY 2008 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security : Witness: Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
An Overview of Issues and Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, February 7, 2007 : Witnesses: David Walker, Comptroller General of the U.S. and Richard Skinner, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security


House Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism


House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment


House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection


House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology


House Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response


House Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight


House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection


109th Congress - 2nd Session

November 15, 2006 (House Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight):

The Secure Border Initiative: Ensuring Effective Implementation and Financial Accountability of SBInet


Earlier 109th Congress Committee Hearings

Committee on Homeland Security Committee Hearing Transcripts via GPO

Markups

a measure to improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes


Legislation

110th Congress

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (introduced January 29, 2008)
also known as Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and Pub. L. No. 110-160 December 26, 2007
Pub. L. No. 110-53 August 3, 2007




Issues

110th Congress


News, & Current Events

110th Congress


109th Congress


External Links

Committee on Homeland Security

Committee on Homeland Security's Republican (Minority) Office website


General Information

Department of Homeland Security

Office of the Inspector General, DHS

Office of Grants and Training, DHS

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

FEMA

Transportation Security Administration


U.S. General Accountability Office

U.S. Department of Justice


The Congresspedia page on the House Committee on Homeland Security. From Congresspedia's website: "Congresspedia is a not-for-profit, collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy and the Sunlight Foundation and is overseen by an editor to help ensure fairness and accuracy. Congresspedia is part of SourceWatch, a wiki-based website documenting the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda."


Legislation Tracking Sites

THOMAS (Library of Congress)

Congressional Materials Online via GPO Access

Govtrack.Us, Independent Legislation Tracking Site

Congressional Intelligence Documents

GovTrack Links
Committee Page
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House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittees:

Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and CybersecurityEmergency Communications, Preparedness, and ResponseIntelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk AssessmentInvestigationsManagement, Integration and OversightPrevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack

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