SENATE COMMITTEE
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Republican control · 8R·7D
Chair: Rand Paul (R)
Ranking Member: Gary Peters (D)
15 members in the 119th Congress
About
The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the chief oversight committee of the United States Senate. It was called the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs before homeland security was added to its responsibilities in 2004. It serves as the Senate's chief investigative and oversight committee.
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In the 119th Congress
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs among Senate and joint committees, ringed below; the rest are faded.
A–Z · 25 committees
AgingChair Scott (R)RM Gillibrand (D)Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryChair Boozman (R)RM Klobuchar (D)AppropriationsChair Collins (R)RM Murray (D)Armed ServicesChair Wicker (R)RM Reed (D)Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsChair Scott (R)RM Warren (D)BudgetChair Johnson (R)RM Merkley (D)Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair Cruz (R)RM Cantwell (D)Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair Wicker (R)RM —Energy and Natural ResourcesChair Lee (R)RM Heinrich (D)Environment and Public WorksChair Capito (R)RM Whitehouse (D)EthicsChair Lankford (R)RM —FinanceChair Crapo (R)RM Wyden (D)Foreign RelationsChair Risch (R)RM Shaheen (D)Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsChair Cassidy (R)RM Sanders (I)Indian AffairsChair Murkowski (R)RM —IntelligenceChair Cotton (R)RM —International Narcotics ControlChair Whitehouse (D)RM —Joint EconomicChair Schweikert (R)RM Hassan (D)Joint LibraryChair Steil (R)RM —Joint PrintingChair McConnell (R)RM —Joint TaxationChair Crapo (R)RM —JudiciaryChair Grassley (R)RM Durbin (D)Rules and AdministrationChair McConnell (R)RM Padilla (D)Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChair Ernst (R)RM Markey (D)Veterans' AffairsChair Moran (R)RM Blumenthal (D)Member roster · dimension 1
This committee’s 15 members on the same left–right axis. Committee membership isn’t tracked historically — only the 119th Congress — so there’s no trajectory view here the way there is for an individual member.
Andy KimNJD-0.46
Richard BlumenthalCTD-0.42
Elissa SlotkinMID-0.37
Ruben GallegoAZD-0.30
Gary Peters— Ranking MemberMID-0.28
Maggie HassanNHD-0.21
John FettermanPAD-0.16
Josh HawleyMOR0.52
James LankfordOKR0.53
Joni ErnstIAR0.55
Ashley MoodyFLR0.69
Bernie MorenoOHR0.72
Rand Paul— ChairKYR0.81
Ron JohnsonWIR0.88
Rick ScottFLR0.99Subcommittees
3 subcommittees of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. Each row’s tick is the full committee’s own blended position — subcommittee rosters are usually too small for a separate mean to mean much, so there isn’t one here; the dots are the subcommittee’s chair and ranking member.
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Elissa Slotkin | D | -0.369 |
| Ruben Gallego | D | -0.305 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Maggie Hassan | D | -0.206 |
| John FettermanRanking Member | D | -0.163 |
| James LankfordChair | R | 0.526 |
| Joni Ernst | R | 0.554 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Bernie Moreno | R | 0.717 |
| Rand Paul | R | 0.812 |
| Ron Johnson | R | 0.883 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Andy KimRanking Member | D | -0.458 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | -0.423 |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | -0.369 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Josh HawleyChair | R | 0.519 |
| Joni Ernst | R | 0.554 |
| Ashley Moody | R | 0.689 |
| Rand Paul | R | 0.812 |
| Rick Scott | R | 0.986 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Kim | D | -0.458 |
| Richard BlumenthalRanking Member | D | -0.423 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Maggie Hassan | D | -0.206 |
| John Fetterman | D | -0.163 |
| Josh Hawley | R | 0.519 |
| James Lankford | R | 0.526 |
| Bernie Moreno | R | 0.717 |
| Rand Paul | R | 0.812 |
| Ron JohnsonChair | R | 0.883 |
| Rick Scott | R | 0.986 |
Legislation in this committee
544 bills and joint resolutions referred this Congress. Loading their steps…