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Address:
H2-176 Ford House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 226-2616
Fax: (202) 226-4499
Website: http://homeland.house.gov
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 Schedule Of Hearings
NOVEMBER 14, 2009 - House Homeland Security Committee (Chairman Thompson, D-Miss.) will hold a filed hearing titled "U.S. Security and Preparedness for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games."
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - HR 1517 - A bill to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service.
HR 2611 - A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
HR 3239 - A bill to require the secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the secretary of State, to submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security of the United States, and for other purposes.
HR 3837 - Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act (SURE) Act
HR 3963 - Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act
HR 3978 - First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act
HR 3980 - Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act
H Res 28 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our nation's rail and mass transit lines
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 - House Homeland Security Committee (Chairman Thompson, D-Miss.) will hold a hearing titled "Fedeal Protective Service (FPS): Will Continuing Challenges Weaken Transition and Impede Progress?" The session will focus on the transfer of FPS to the National Protection and Programs Directorate from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Jurisdiction
Overall homeland security policy
Organization and adminstration of the Department of Homeland Security.
Functions of the Department of Homeland Security to include:
-Border and port security (except immigration policy and non-border enforcement).
-Customs (except customs revenue).
-Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland security infomration.
-Domestic preapredness for and collective response to terrorism.
-Research and development.
-Transportation security.
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Staff
Majority Communications Director
Dena Graziano - (202) 226-2616
Majority Professional Staff
Elizabeth Studdard - (202) 226-2616
Majority Staff Director
Avant Lanier - (202) 226-8417
Minority Chief Counsel
Mike Russell - (202) 226-8417
Minority Communications Director
Shane Wolfe - (202) 226-8417
Minority Staff Director
Robert O'Connor - (202) 226-8417
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