Homeland Security Committee Overview
The Committee on Homeland Security was created by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The Committee was first formed as a Select, non-permanent Committee, to provide Congressional oversight over the development of the Department of Homeland Security. The Committee was made permanent when it was designated as a Standing Committee of the House on January 4, 2005, the first day of the 109th Congress.
The Committee will be made up of 19 Democratic Members of Congress, led by Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and 15 Republican Members of Congress, led by Ranking Member Peter T. King (R-NY).
To see an updated version of the Rules of the Committee on Homeland Security for the 110th Congress, click here.
To see the all the Majority and Minority members of the committee, and subcommittee assignments, click here. and click here for a pictorial version. (This is current as of March 2008).
