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The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Its responsibilities include U.S. security legislation and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.

Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Chair Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Ed Markey (Mass.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) Jane Harman (Calif.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Ben Lujan (N.M) Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.) James Langevin (R.I.) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Chris Carney (Penn.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Al Green (Texas) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bill Pascrell (N.J.)	Peter King (N.Y.), Ranking Member Lamar Smith (Texas) Mark Souder (Ind.) Dan Lungren (Calif.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Charles Dent (Penn.) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Paul Broun (Ga.) Candice Miller (Mich.) Pete Olson (Texas) Joseph Cao (La.) Steve Austria (Ohio)

Contents 1 Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counter Terrorism 2 Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response 3 Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection 4 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber security, and Science and Technology 5 Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight 6 Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment 7 Issues 7.1 Appointment of William Jefferson 7.2 Jurisdictional conflict 8 Previous committee membership 8.1 110th Congress (2007-2008) 8.1.1 Subcommittee membership 8.2 109th Congress (2005-2006) 9 Articles and Resources 9.1 Articles 9.2 Resources 10 Contact Details

Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counter Terrorism

Members of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counter Terrorism, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Loretta Sanchez (Calif.), Chairwoman Jane Harman (Calif.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) James Langevin (R.I.) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Al Green (Texas) Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ex Officio	Mark Souder (Ind.) Dave Reichert (Wash.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Peter King (N.Y.), Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response

Members of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Henry Cuellar (Texas), Chairman Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ex Officio	Charles Dent (Penn.) Mark Souder (Ind.) David Davis (Tenn.) Tom Davis (Va.) Candice Miller (Mich.) Peter King (N.Y.), Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection

Members of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas), Chairwoman Ed Markey (Mass.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ex Officio	Dan Lungren (Calif.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Paul Broun (Ga.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber security, and Science and Technology

Members of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber security, and Science and Technology, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
James Langevin (R.I.), Chairman Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Al Green (Texas) Bill Pascrell (N.J.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ex Officio	Michael McCaul (Texas) Dan Lungren (Calif.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.) Paul Broun (Ga.) Peter King (N.Y.), Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight

Members of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Chris Carney (Penn.), Chairman Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bill Pascrell (N.J.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ex Officio	Mike Rogers (Ala.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Candice Miller (Mich.) Peter King (N.Y.), Ex Officio

Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment

Members of the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Jane Harman (Calif.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) James Langevin (R.I.) Chris Carney (Penn.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Dave Reichert (Wash.) Chris Shays (Conn.) Charles Dent (Penn.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Issues

Appointment of William Jefferson

William Jefferson (D-La.) was nominated for appointment to the Committee for the 110th Congress, despite allegations that he accepted bribes. On February 28, 2007, Republicans announced on that they would attempt to block any bill appointing Jefferson to the committee. [1]

Jurisdictional conflict

On May 25, 2007, Republican members of the committee released a letter critical of the jurisdictional crossover between multiple committees with oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The letter asked DHS to provide information on redundant congressional hearings and briefings that demonsrate the impact of the congressional "turf divisions." They called for reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission Report to establish a “single, principal point of oversight and review for homeland security” in Congress. Two of the committee's 15 Republican members did not sign the letter; Lamar Smith (D-Texas) and Thomas M. Davis III (D-Va.). Smith is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and Davis is the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, both of which have claimed jurisdiction over DHS in the past.^[1]

Previous committee membership

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Chair Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Ed Markey (Mass.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) Jane Harman (Calif.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) James Langevin (R.I.) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Chris Carney (Penn.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Al Green (Texas) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.)	Peter King (N.Y.), Ranking Member Lamar Smith (Texas) Chris Shays (Conn.) Mark Souder (Ind.) Tom Davis (Va.) Dan Lungren (Calif.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Bobby Jindal (La.) Dave Reichert (Wash.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Charles Dent (Penn.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.) Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) David Davis (Tenn.)

Subcommittee membership

Members of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counter Terrorism, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) James Langevin (R.I.) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Al Green (Texas) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Mark Souder (Ind.) Bobby Jindal (La.) Dave Reichert (Wash.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Members of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Henry Cuellar (Texas) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Charles Dent (Penn.) Mark Souder (Ind.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Bobby Jindal (La.) David Davis (Tenn.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Members of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) Ed Markey (Mass.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Dan Lungren (Calif.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.) Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Members of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber security, and Science and Technology, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
James Langevin (R.I.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Al Green (Texas) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Michael McCaul (Texas) Dan Lungren (Calif.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.) Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) Peter King (N.Y.)

Members of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Chris Carney (Penn.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Mike Rogers (Ala.) Tom Davis (Va.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Peter King (N.Y.)

Members of the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Jane Harman (Calif.) Norm Dicks (Wash.) James Langevin (R.I.) Chris Carney (Penn.) Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Bennie Thompson (Miss.)	Dave Reichert (Wash.) Chris Shays (Conn.) Charles Dent (Penn.) Peter King (N.Y.)

109th Congress (2005-2006)

Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Ranking Member Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Edward Markey (Mass.) Norman Dicks (Wash.) Jane Harman (Calif.) Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas) Bill Pascrell (N.J.) Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) James Langevin (R.I.) Kendrick Meek (Fla.)	Peter T. King (N.Y.), Chairman Curt Weldon (Pa.), Vice Chairman Don Young (Alaska) Lamar Smith (Texas) Christopher Shays (Conn.) John Linder (Ga.) Mark Souder (Ind.) Tom Davis (Va.) Daniel Lungren (Calif.) Jim Gibbons (Nev.) Rob Simmons (Conn.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Stevan Pearce (N.M.) Katherine Harris (Fla.) Bobby Jindal (La.) Dave Reichert (Wash.) Michael McCaul (Texas) Charlie Dent (Penn.) Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.)

Articles and Resources

Wikipedia also has an article on House Committee on Homeland Security. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Articles

• Susan Crabtree & Jackie Kucinich, "House Republicans will attempt to block Jefferson's assignment," The Hill, February 28, 2007.

Resources

• The dKosopedia page on the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Contact Details

URL: http://homeland.house.gov/

• Majority staff office - (202) 226-8417
• Minority staff office - (202) 226-2616