Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the Senate’s primary oversight committee with broad jurisdiction over government operations generally and the Department of Homeland Security in particular. Its primary responsibilities are to study the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the federal government; evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of government; and study the intergovernmental relationships between the U.S. and states and municipalities, and between the U.S. and international organizations of which the U.S. is a member.
Membership
Party Breakdown- Rand Paul (R - KY) (Ranking Member)
- Gary C. Peters (D - MI) (Chairman)
- Thomas R. Carper (D - DE)
- Ron Johnson (R - WI)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D - NH)
- James Lankford (R - OK)
- Kyrsten Sinema (I - AZ)
- Mitt Romney (R - UT)
- Jacky Rosen (D - NV)
- Rick Scott (R - FL)
- Jon Ossoff (D - GA)
- Josh Hawley (R - MO)
- Richard Blumenthal (D - CT)
- Roger Marshall (R - KS)
- Laphonza R. Butler (D - CA)
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Recent Hearings
| Title | Date | Links |
|---|---|---|
| NOMINATIONS OF JOHN WALK AND THOMAS BELL | 2025-11-19 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATIONS OF EDWARD FORST, CHARLES ARRINGTON, JOHN CUONG TRUONG, ELANA S. SUTTENBERG, STEPHEN F. RICKARD, WILLIAM KIRK, HON. ANTHONY D'ESPOSITO, AND PLATTE MORING | 2025-10-23 | Full Text PDF |
| EXAMINING THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE QUIET SKIES PROGRAM | 2025-09-30 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATIONS OF PEDRO ALLENDE, SEAN PLANKEY, CHRISTOPHER FOX, AND EDWARD O'CONNELL | 2025-07-24 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATION OF HON. SEAN CAIRNCROSS, ROBERT LAW, JAMES PERCIVAL, KEVIN RHODES, AND JAMES WOODRUFF II | 2025-06-05 | Full Text PDF |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 | 2025-05-20 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATION OF SCOTT KUPOR AND ERIC M. UELAND | 2025-04-03 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATION OF HON. TROY EDGAR AND DAN BISHOP | 2025-02-25 | Full Text PDF |
| ELIMINATING WASTE BY THE FOREIGN AID BUREAUCRACY | 2025-02-13 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATION OF HON. KRISTI NOEM | 2025-01-17 | Full Text PDF |
| REMAIN IN MEXICO | 2025-01-16 | Full Text PDF |
| NOMINATION OF HON. RUSSELL VOUGHT | 2025-01-15 | Full Text PDF |
Subcommittees
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (SSGA01)
Membership
Party Breakdown- Richard Blumenthal (D - CT) (Chairman)
- Ron Johnson (R - WI) (Ranking Member)
- Thomas R. Carper (D - DE)
- Rick Scott (R - FL)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D - NH)
- Josh Hawley (R - MO)
- Jon Ossoff (D - GA)
- Roger Marshall (R - KS)
- Laphonza R. Butler (D - CA)
- Rand Paul (R - KY) (Ex Officio)
- Gary C. Peters (D - MI) (Ex Officio)
Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight (SSGA20)
Membership
Party Breakdown- Margaret Wood Hassan (D - NH) (Chairman)
- Mitt Romney (R - UT) (Ranking Member)
- Kyrsten Sinema (I - AZ)
- James Lankford (R - OK)
- Jacky Rosen (D - NV)
- Rick Scott (R - FL)
- Jon Ossoff (D - GA)
- Rand Paul (R - KY) (Ex Officio)
- Gary C. Peters (D - MI) (Ex Officio)
Government Operations and Border Management (SSGA22)
Membership
Party Breakdown- Kyrsten Sinema (I - AZ) (Chairman)
- James Lankford (R - OK) (Ranking Member)
- Thomas R. Carper (D - DE)
- Ron Johnson (R - WI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D - CT)
- Mitt Romney (R - UT)
- Laphonza R. Butler (D - CA)
- Rand Paul (R - KY) (Ex Officio)
- Gary C. Peters (D - MI) (Ex Officio)