119TH CONGRESS · UPDATED 10:23 PM ET

HOUSESTANDING COMMITTEE · SINCE 2002SINCE 2002

House Committee on Homeland Security

Oversees the Department of Homeland Security and writes laws on border and port security, customs and transportation security. It also covers cybersecurity and how the country prepares for and responds to terrorism.

Oversees the Homeland Security Department and border, port and transportation security. Also covers cybersecurity and terrorism response.

WHAT IT DECIDES

Border and port securityCustomsTransportation securityCybersecurityTerrorism preparednessThreat information sharing

Hearings and markups homeland.house.gov

ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS

275 bills sent here. 55 came out.275 bills in. 55 came out.

20% CAME OUT · HOUSE AVERAGE 10%

REFERRED275

CAME OUT20%55

PASSED THE HOUSE76%42

BECAME LAW0%0

20% came out, against a House average of 10%.

REFERRED

275

THIS CONGRESS

CAME OUT

20% OF PREVIOUS

PASSED THE HOUSE

76% OF PREVIOUS

BECAME LAW

0% OF PREVIOUS

Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.

AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR

H.R. 5109 · SEP 16PASSEDTransportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency ActVOICEPASSEDVOICE H.R. 5517 · SEP 16PASSEDNorthern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActVOICEPASSEDVOICE H.R. 7436 · SEP 16PASSEDDepartment of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training ActVOICEPASSEDVOICE H.R. 7443 · SEP 16PASSEDI&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026VOICEPASSEDVOICE H.R. 9327 · SEP 16PASSEDPEARL ActVOICEPASSEDVOICE

BILLS WAITING HERE · 215

What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet

H.R. 10698 · SENT OCT 17 COSPONSORSH.R. 10698SENT OCT 1Require sharing evidence on ICE and CBP incidentsTL;DR Investigations of serious incidents involving federal immigration officers can involve federal, state, and local agencies. The bill would require the Homeland Security Secretary and the Attorney General to share related evidence with appropriate state and local law enforcement agencies when ICE or Customs and Border Protection officers or employees are involved in a shooting, injury, or killing.Andrea SalinasD-OR-6Andrea SalinasD-OR-67 COSPONSORS H.R. 10691 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10691SENT OCT 1Ban Flock ActTL;DR Automatic license plate readers record details about vehicles and can help track their movements. The Ban Flock Act would restrict federal use of the readers and their data, condition certain federal grants on state and local limits, and bar most federal funding for reader-related activities. It would allow limited toll-only use under rules for handling the data.Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-1415 STORIESAlexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-140 COSPONSORS15 STORIES H.R. 10671 · SENT OCT 14 COSPONSORSH.R. 10671SENT OCT 1Reauthorize CISA security vulnerability warnings programTL;DR Critical infrastructure can face security vulnerabilities that need attention. This measure would amend a 2022 law to reauthorize a CISA program related to security vulnerability warnings. The title does not describe how the program operates or who receives its warnings.Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5Josh GottheimerD-NJ-54 COSPONSORS H.R. 10594 · SENT SEP 244 COSPONSORSH.R. 10594SENT SEP 24Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2026TL;DR AI systems can be difficult to understand and vulnerable to attacks that change their outputs. The bill would have Homeland Security run prize competitions to improve AI interpretability and resistance to attacks. It would also authorize funding and require a report to Congress on results and research gaps.August PflugerR-TX-11August PflugerR-TX-114 COSPONSORS H.R. 10569 · SENT SEP 242 COSPONSORSH.R. 10569SENT SEP 24Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure ActTL;DR Biotechnology and biomanufacturing infrastructure needs protection from threats that could disrupt its operations. The bill would give the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency specific responsibilities for protecting these areas when no sector-specific agency is designated. It would also require stakeholder planning, risk assessments, and reports on implementation and remaining protection gaps.Ro KhannaD-CA-17Ro KhannaD-CA-172 COSPONSORS

MEMBERS · 33

In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line

7 LEAVING AFTER THIS CONGRESS

REPUBLICANS18 SEATS

1Andrew R. GarbarinoNY-2CHAIR 2Michael T. McCaulTX-10VICE CHAIR 3Michael GuestMS-3SUBCMTE CHAIR 4Carlos A. GimenezFL-28SUBCMTE CHAIR 5August PflugerTX-11SUBCMTE CHAIR 6Morgan LuttrellTX-8RETIRING 7Dale W. StrongAL-5SUBCMTE CHAIR 8Josh BrecheenOK-2SUBCMTE CHAIR 9Elijah CraneAZ-2 10Nick LaLotaNY-1

DEMOCRATS15 SEATS

1Bennie G. ThompsonMS-2RANKING 2J. Luis CorreaCA-46SUBCMTE RANKING 3Shri ThanedarMI-13LOST PRIMARY 4Seth MagazinerRI-2SUBCMTE RANKING 5Daniel S. GoldmanNY-10LOST PRIMARY 6Delia C. RamirezIL-3SUBCMTE RANKING 7Timothy M. KennedyNY-26SUBCMTE RANKING 8LaMonica McIverNJ-10SUBCMTE RANKING 9Julie JohnsonTX-32LOST PRIMARY 10Pablo José HernándezPR

WHERE THEY’RE FROM21 STATES

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Darker means more members. Texas has the most, with 5.

WHAT IT HANDLES

A wide mix of bills

POLICY AREA OF THE 275 BILLS SENT HERE

Immigration9635%

Transportation3513%

Government operations3412%

Military and national security217.6%

Crime and policing165.8%

Other7327%

ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSMOST COVERED

H.R. 10691 · WAITING15 STORIESBan Flock Act H.R. 9917 · WAITING14 STORIESAI Kill Switch Act H.R. 9211 · WAITING8 STORIESJewish American Security Act

ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSSWIPE →

WAITING15 STORIESH.R. 10691: Ban Flock Act WAITING14 STORIESH.R. 9917: AI Kill Switch Act WAITING8 STORIESH.R. 9211: Jewish American Security Act

SUBCOMMITTEES · 6

Where the detailed work happens

CURRENT SUBCOMMITTEES ONLY

Counterterrorism and Intelligence11Counterterrorism, DHS intelligence and the Secret Service● August Pfluger● Seth MagazinerCHAIR● August PflugerRANKING● Seth Magaziner11SEATS Transportation and Maritime Security7Aviation and surface transportation security, TSA and the Coast Guard● Carlos A. Gimenez● LaMonica McIverCHAIR● Carlos A. GimenezRANKING● LaMonica McIver7SEATS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection9CISA, federal network security and critical infrastructure protection● Andrew Ogles● Delia C. RamirezCHAIR● Andrew OglesRANKING● Delia C. Ramirez9SEATS Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability9DHS management, contracting, workforce and the inspector general● Josh Brecheen● Shri ThanedarCHAIR● Josh BrecheenRANKING● Shri Thanedar9SEATS Border Security and Enforcement11Border and port-of-entry security, CBP, ICE and USCIS● Michael Guest● J. Luis CorreaCHAIR● Michael GuestRANKING● J. Luis Correa11SEATS Emergency Management and Technology7FEMA, preparedness grants, DHS research and WMD defense● Dale W. Strong● Timothy M. KennedyCHAIR● Dale W. StrongRANKING● Timothy M. Kennedy7SEATS

HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

When it meets

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hearings this Congress

markups

Includes the 6 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.

Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.

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