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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Standing committee; Active United States Senate 118th Congress: History; Formed: October 9, 2004: Succeeded: Committee on the District of Columbia (1816) Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (1816) Committee on Retrenchment (1842) Committee on Expenditures in the Executive ...
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510 (202) 224-2627.
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History. The origins of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Committee can be traced back to 1816. Beginning as the Committee on the District of Columbia and the Committee on Post Office and Postal Roads, the committee has since undergone transformation. Today, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the ...
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The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate. While elements of the committee can be traced back into the 19th century, its modern origins began with the creation of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments on April 18, 1921.
The United States Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.
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.
