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WHAT

What is House Committee on Homeland Security working on?

Recent hearings

  • “Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border”

    Jun 30, 2026

    Hearing
    • H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North
    • Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025”
    • H.R. 5109, (Mr. Carter of Louisiana) To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State
    • local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards
    • to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility
    • for other purposes
    • H.R. 5517, (Mr. Langworthy) the “Northern Border Security Enhancement
    • Review Act”
    • H.R. 7427, (Ms. Goldman of New York) the “SAFE VISITS Act”
    • H.R. 7436, (Mr. Magaziner) the “Department of Homeland Security Intelligence
    • Analysis Training Act”
    • H.R. 7443, (Mr. Pfluger) the “I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026”
    • H.R. 7448, (Ms. Pou) the “Modernizing
    • Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026”
    • H.R. 7574, (Mr. Evans of Colorado) the “ELO Realignment
    • Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026”
    • H.R. 8168, (Mr. Van Epps) the “Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act”
    • H.R. 8535, (Mr. Walkinshaw) the “Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act”
    • H.R. 8770, (Mr. Strong) the “SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026"
    • H.R. 8874, (Mr. Carter of Louisiana) the “Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026”
    • H.R. 8897, (Mr. Mackenzie) the “Improving Travel for American Families Act”
    • H.R. 9327, (Mr. Joyce of Ohio) the “PEARL Act”
    • H.R. 9328, (Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) the “Improving Travel for Military Members Act”
    • H.R. 9382, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “NEXUS for Families Act”
    • H.R. 9388, (Mr. Gimenez) the “One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act”
    • H.R. 9391, (Mr. Garbarino) the “Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026”
    • H.R. 9394, (Mr. Strong) the “Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026”

    Jun 24, 2026

    Markup

  • “The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Coding Tools Are Reshaping Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience”

    Jun 4, 2026

    Hearing

As of Jul 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

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.

Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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