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37-473: Homeland Security Committee can refer to: United States House Committee on Homeland Security United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs See also [ edit ] Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (disambiguation) Committee on Home Administration (British India) (1918–1919) Standing Committee on Home Affairs (Parliament of India) Topics referred to by

74-599: A bipartisan January 6 Commission. Bipartisan membership on the committee was a point of significant political contention. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger were the only two House Republicans to serve on the committee, and the Republican National Committee eventually censured them for their participation. There have been a number of unsuccessful proposals to create select committees. For example, in 2017, Representative Mike Thompson and 162 other Democratic members of Congress unsuccessfully introduced

111-471: A dissenting report, Democrats accused the committee and its chairman, Trey Gowdy , "of flagrant political bias while arguing the investigation wasted taxpayer money to try to damage Clinton". On July 1, 2021, Speaker Nancy Pelosi created a select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol , following the U.S. Senate's failure to overcome a Republican-led filibuster to create

148-454: A full range of permanent standing committees and assigning jurisdiction of all legislative issues among them, select committees continue to be used to respond to unique and difficult issues as the need arises. The United States Senate did not establish its first standing committees until 1816, so select committees performed the overwhelming majority of the committee work for the Senate during

185-603: A measure to create a House Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to address gun violence in the United States . In the same year, Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Senator Cory Gardner introduced bipartisan legislation to create a Select Committee on Cybersecurity. The United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

222-640: A noticeable impact on federal legislation and American history . One was the select committee dealing with Missouri 's admission to the Union as a new state . The committee was established in 1821 and lasted just 7 days. Chaired by Henry Clay , the committee helped draft the Missouri Compromise , which attempted to resolve the question of whether slavery would be permitted in newly admitted states. Some select committees went on to become permanent standing committees. The most notable of these

259-427: A petition or other document that had been referred to them. In a number of instances, the official journal and other congressional publications did not consistently refer to an individual committee by the same title. Though such inconsistencies still appeared during the 20th century, they were less frequent. While earlier select committees often narrowly tailored to specific issues, some select committees ultimately had

296-447: A standing committee, and still operates as one today. Notable select and special committees established in the 20th century include: The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was established in 2007 in the 110th Congress (under Speaker Nancy Pelosi ) and renewed for the 111th Congress . The committee was advisory in nature, and lacked the legislative authority granted to standing committees . The committee

333-680: A subpoena, entering executive session, and immunizing a witness. Committee members have access to classified information but must adhere to stringent access control procedures. In the 109th Congress, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security was established on June 19, 2002, pursuant to H. Res. 449 (adopted by voice vote). The committee was composed of nine members of the House: Mr. Armey, chairman; Mr. DeLay; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Ms. Pryce of Ohio; Mr. Portman; Ms. Pelosi; Mr. Frost; Mr. Menendez; and Ms. DeLauro. The mandate of

370-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United States House Committee on Homeland Security The committee conducts oversight and handles legislation (and resolutions) related to the security of the United States. The committee may amend , approve, or table homeland security related bills. It also has the power to hold hearings, conduct investigations, and subpoena witnesses. Additionally,

407-636: Is the Ways and Means Committee . It was first established as a select committee July 24, 1789 during a debate on the creation of the Treasury Department . Representatives had concerns over giving the new department too much authority over revenue proposals, so the House felt it would be better equipped if it established a committee to handle the matter. This first Committee on Ways and Means had 11 members and existed for just two months. In 1801, it became

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444-555: The 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi , Libya . The committee spent more than $ 7.8 million on its investigation over two and a half years, issued its final report in December 2016, and shut down at the conclusion of the 114th Congress . The committee was "one of the longest, costliest and most bitterly partisan congressional investigations in history", lasting longer than the congressional inquiries into 9/11 , Watergate ,

481-549: The Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is a select committee, though the word select is no longer a part of its name. Some select committees are called special committees , such as the Senate Special Committee on Aging . However, they do not differ in any substantive way from the others. Prior to the advent of permanent standing committees in

518-511: The United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee . A select committee is usually created by a resolution that outlines its duties and powers and the procedures for appointing members. Select and special committees are often investigative, rather than legislative, in nature though some select and special committees have

555-550: The assassination of President Kennedy , and the attack on Pearl Harbor . Democrats and critics viewed the inquiry as intended to damage the presidential prospects of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy prompted controversy when he suggested that Republicans had succeeded with the Benghazi special committee in bringing down Clinton's poll numbers. James Fallows wrote that

592-546: The 2009 Waxman-Markey bill (which was passed by the House, but never acted upon by the Senate). The committee was disbanded by the House in 2011, at the beginning of the 112th Congress , after Republicans took control of the chamber following the 2010 elections . In May 2014, the House of Representatives voted to create the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi to investigate

629-558: The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office for within DHS. In his remarks, the subcommittee chairman Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) said that the threat of weapons of mass destruction "has changed and become more diverse." One witness discussed drone delivery of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons as one of the newest threats to homeland security . In June 2017, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified before

666-473: The President on November 22, 2002, and was signed on November 25, 2002, becoming Public Law number 107-296, the " Homeland Security Act of 2002 ". The termination date of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security was “after final disposition of a bill including the final disposition of any veto message on such bill,” which occurred on November 25, 2002. The second select committee was formed in 2003 at

703-473: The Select Committee in the 107th Congress was to “develop recommendations and report to the House on such matters that relate to the establishment of a department of homeland security .” The Select Committee accomplished its mandate on November 22, 2002, when the House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5005 by unanimous consent and cleared H.R. 5005 for the President. The bill was presented to

740-782: The Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications held a hearing about the creation of a new office within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. “The purpose of the CWMD is to work every day to prevent another catastrophic attack, one using weapons or materials that have the potential to kill our citizens in numbers that dwarf previous attacks,” said James McDonnell, assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction and director of

777-489: The authority to draft and report legislation. A select committee generally expires on completion of its designated duties, though it can be renewed. Several select committees are treated as standing committees by House and Senate rules and are permanent fixtures in both bodies, continuing from one Congress to the next. Examples include the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the House and

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814-463: The beginning of the 108th Congress as a select committee with Rep. Christopher Cox of California as its chairman and Jim Turner of Texas as its ranking member . The creation of the committee was necessitated by the creation of the Department of Homeland Security . As an executive branch department, the newly formed Department of Homeland Security required congressional counterparts to facilitate legislative action and oversight. The committee

851-542: The chair. The committee continues to operate in a bipartisan manner, passing almost all of its legislation out of the committee unanimously. In November 2017, the full Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to understand how fast the U.S. government could install CT scanners into every airport in the country in order to fight threats to airlines. The hearing focused on the Transportation Security Administration 's (TSA) role in keeping

888-399: The committee has authorization and policy oversight responsibilities over the Department of Homeland Security . The committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month while the House is in session. It is not permitted to conduct business unless a quorum is present, which the rules define as one third of its members. A majority of members are required for certain actions including: issuing

925-533: The committee regarding DHS's piece of President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. During the hearing, members of the committee from both parties "expressed opposition to the Trump administration's proposed budget that would cut funding for training and deployment for local security programs by as much as 30 percent next year [2018]." The overall funding for the department, however, under Trump's budget would increase by almost seven percent. Congressman Peter King (R-NY) said

962-610: The committee was an " oppo-research arm of the Republican National Committee, far more interested in whatever it might dig up about or against ... Clinton than any remaining mysteries on the four Americans killed in Benghazi". The committee's "most significant, if inadvertent, discovery" was Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, which prompted an FBI investigation. The committee's final report found no evidence of culpability or wrongdoing by Clinton, but did criticize Defense Department, Central Intelligence Agency and State Department officials for security lapses. In

999-415: The country secure. The hearing was scheduled because a classified security briefing that was held earlier revealed vulnerabilities to the aviation system that concerned committee members. The latest threats, according to committee Chairman Michael McCaul, "were terrorists using electronic devices and laptops as bombs, and exploding the device on an airplane while the plane is in flight." On December 7, 2017,

1036-546: The course of two years. By the 3rd Congress (1793–95), Congress had three permanent standing committees , the House Committee on Elections , the House Committee on Claims , and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills , but more than three hundred fifty select committees. While the modern committee system is now firmly established in both House and Senate procedure, with the rules of each House establishing

1073-515: The cuts would affect security programs for New York's first responders , and Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) questioned how the cuts would help keep safe the ports of Elizabeth and Newark . The president's budget for 2018 would: In November 2017, in an annual oversight hearing called “World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror”, leaders of the U.S. government's national security agencies “offered troubling assessments of

1110-406: The earliest Congresses. Like the House, standing committees have largely replaced select committees in the modern Senate, but select committees continue to be appointed from time to time. Early select committees were fluid, serving their established function and then going out of existence. This makes tracking committees difficult, since many committees were known by the date they were created or by

1147-445: The early 19th century, the House of Representatives relied almost exclusively on select committees to carry out much of its legislative work. The committee system has grown and evolved over the years. During the earliest Congresses, select committees, created to perform a specific function and terminated when the task was completed, performed the overwhelming majority of the committee work. The first committee to be established by Congress

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1184-832: The growing threats from terrorism, both internationally and domestically.” Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 79 (D), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 1034 (Suozzi), H.Res. 1204 (Kennedy) Sources: H.Res. 6 (chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 45 (D) and H.Res. 51 (R) Sources: H.Res. 24 (chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 67 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 596 (R), H.Res. 801 (R), H.Res. 1072 (R) Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 1197 (R) Select or special committee (United States Congress) A select or special committee of

1221-439: The remainder of the 109th Congress. As Congress switched parties at the beginning of the 110th Congress, Rep. Thompson became the chairman of the committee and Rep. King the ranking member. House control switched parties again at the beginning of the 112th Congress in 2011, and King again became the chairman, and Thompson the ranking member. As the House switched parties at the beginning of the 116th Congress, Thompson again assumed

1258-451: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Homeland Security Committee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeland_Security_Committee&oldid=1185075808 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1295-540: Was chaired by Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts, co-author of the unsuccessful 2009 cap-and-trade legislation (Waxman-Markey) supported by Democrats. The committee held 80 hearings and briefings on issues such as climate change and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . The committee played a role in the creation of the 2007 energy bill , the 2009 stimulus package (which contained funds for energy efficiency and other environmental provisions), and

1332-659: Was made permanent when it was elevated to standing status by a vote of the House of Representatives on January 4, 2005, on the opening day of the 109th Congress , again with Rep. Chris Cox as its first permanent chairman. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi was the committee's first permanent ranking member. After Chairman Cox resigned from Congress in July 2005 to become the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Rep. Peter King of New York served as chairman for

1369-502: Was on April 2, 1789, during the First Congress . It was a select committee assigned to prepare and report standing rules and orders for House proceedings and it lasted just five days, dissolving after submitting its report to the full House. Since that time, Congress has always relied on committees as a means to accomplish its work. In the 1st Congress (1789–1791), the House appointed roughly six hundred select committees over

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