What is House Committee on Homeland Security working on?

Recent hearings

• “25 Years Later: Evolutions in Federal, State, and Local Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11”

  Sep 16, 2026

  Hearing

As of Oct 17, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 10803: To abolish the Department of Homeland Security and establish a Department of Community Safety, and for other purposes.

  Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) · Oct 13, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10777: National Coordination Center and Commercial Cyber Capabilities Codification Act

  Pat Fallon (R-TX-4) · Oct 9, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10752: CISA Securing AI Task Force Act

  Troy Carter (D-LA-2) · Oct 6, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10743: Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding Improvement Act

  Susie Lee (D-NV-3) · Oct 5, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10671: Securing Our Critical Infrastructure Act

  Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) · Oct 1, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10698: ICE Shootings Transparency Act

  Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) · Oct 1, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10691: Ban Flock Act

  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) · Oct 1, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 10594: Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2026

  August Pfluger (R-TX-11) · Sep 24, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Homeland Security has jurisdiction over matters related to national defense. It has six subcommittees on border and maritime security; counterterrorism and intelligence; cybersecurity and infrastructure protection; emergency preparedness, response, and communications; oversight and management efficiency; and transportation and protective security. The Committee was created in 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11th, 2001 attacks.