Senate committee

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.

Committee website

Members: 15
Bills referred this Congress: 18
Reported out: 11

Bills

H.R. 1342 · In committee since Sep 16, 2026
Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act
Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 1008 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the "Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1009 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1372 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1431 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1501 · In committee since Sep 14, 2026
Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
Sep 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 1706 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the "William J. Donovan Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1830 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 2175 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the "Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 2466 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the "Jay P. Larson Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 323 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 3350 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 3393 · Reported Aug 6, 2026
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12208 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office".
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
H.R. 1118 · In committee since Jul 22, 2026
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
Jul 22, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 3106 · In committee since Jul 14, 2026
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025
Jul 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 428 · In committee since Jun 9, 2026
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
Jun 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 3490 · In committee since Jun 4, 2025
Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025
May 20, 2026: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3497 · In committee since Feb 3, 2026
Medal of Sacrifice Act
May 11, 2026: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Recent hearings and markups

Open Hearing · Sep 30, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
Hearings to examine rogue AI, focusing on securing the homeland against AI agents.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census · 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building · Video
Open Business Meeting · Sep 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Business meeting to consider the request to direct Senate Legal Counsel to file an application seeking immunity.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building · Video