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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. A standing committee is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties, usually by provided focused attention on one particular subject matter. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ...
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The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...
Role of the Committee The committee holds hearings on 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, the committee has appropriations and policy oversight responsibilities over the Department of Homeland Security. Jump to: navigation, search Amendment has at least two meanings: An amendment is a formal alteration to any official document or record, typically with the aim of improving it. ...
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...
The committee has five sub-committees that focus on different aspects of security:
- Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack
- Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment
- Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
- Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight
- Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology
Rules of the Committee The committee meets on the first Friday 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 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 law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group. ...
History of the Committee The committee was formed in 2002 in conjunction with 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. When the committee was first formed it was a select committee but was elevated to standing status by the House Rules Committee on January 4, 2005 on the opening day of the 109th congress. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...
A select or special committee of 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 standing committee is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties, usually by provided focused attention on one particular subject matter. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The 109th United States Congress meets from January 4, 2005, to January 3, 2007. ...
Committee Leader (2005-2006) Peter T. King (born April 5, 1944) is a politician from the state of New York, currently the U.S. Representative for the states 3rd Congressional district (map), King was born in New York, New York and graduated from St. ...
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