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WHAT

What is Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs working on?

Recent hearings

  • Hearings to examine COVID-19 injections and attacks on scientific publications.

    Jun 3, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Business meeting to consider reconciliation recommendations to the Budget Committee.

    May 19, 2026

    Open Business Meeting

  • Hearings to examine whistleblower testimony on COVID.

    May 13, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.

    Apr 29, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine the Second Amendment.

    Apr 15, 2026

    Meeting

As of Jun 3, 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 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 activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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