Homeland Security and House Committees: Analysis of 109th Congress Jurisdiction Changes and Their Impact on the Referral of Legislation

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Homeland Security and House Committees:
Analysis of 109th Congress Jurisdiction Changes
and Their Impact on the Referral of Legislation
August 30, 2005
Michael L. Koempel
Senior Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Judy Schneider
Specialist in Congress
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Homeland Security and House Committees: Analysis of
109th Congress Jurisdiction Changes and Their Impact
on the Referral of Legislation
Summary
The creation by the House of the standing Homeland Security Committee in the
109th Congress (H.Res. 5) has led to changes in the referral of bills and joint
resolutions on a wide range of subjects under the broad rubric of homeland security.
The House vested the new committee with jurisdiction over “overall homeland
security policy,” “organization and administration of the Department of Homeland
Security” (DHS), and, with certain exceptions, over six DHS functions: border and
port security, customs, homeland security information, domestic preparedness and
response to terrorism, research and development, and transportation security.
During House debate on H.Res. 5, Rules Committee Chairman Dreier inserted
in the Congressional Record a “Legislative History” explaining the meaning and
scope of the new committee’s jurisdiction and the jurisdictional relationship between
the new committee and 10 existing committees. This complex document is a
guideline to the Speaker in his referral of legislation and to all the affected
committees on their potential claim to jurisdiction over specific subject matter. This
report analyzes the Legislative History to explain how it allocates jurisdiction among
committees by retaining jurisdiction over some subject matter in one or more of the
existing committees, by sharing jurisdiction over other subject matter between the
new committee and one or more of the existing committees, and by defining the
primary claim of the Homeland Security Committee to yet other subject matter.
Realignment of House committee jurisdictions has traditionally been
accompanied by concern and contention among committees. However, referrals
reflecting the 109th Congress rules changes and the complex arrangements in the
Legislative History seem to indicate that a jurisdictional denouement existed the first
half of the first session of this Congress. Referrals seemed consistent with the
Legislative History, and the rules changes seemed to be implemented without
contention. Even in the potential sequential referral of two measures reported from
the Homeland Security Committee, the committee reached agreements with existing
committees that could claim jurisdiction. Whether the denouement lasts through
inevitable change makes the evolution of the new committee’s role worth watching.
This report analyzes 828 bills and joint resolutions that were introduced in the
109th Congress through May 26, 2005, and that concerned subject matter included in
the rules changes and the Legislative History. Additional criteria pertaining to the
identification of legislation for the analysis is explained in the report. A committee-
by-committee analysis shows the impact of rules changes on referrals of legislation
to specific committees. An analysis of subject-matter jurisdiction, including a
comparison to the referral of related measures in the 108th Congress, shows the
impact on the referral of specific subject matter. This report will not be updated.
For an analysis of options for homeland security jurisdiction, see CRS Report
RL32711, Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House
Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House.

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rule X Changes and Supplementary Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Legislative History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Referral Precedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
H.Res. 5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Selection of Measures for Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Legislation Included in Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Analysis of Referrals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Agriculture Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Armed Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Energy and Commerce Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Critical Infrastructure Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Financial Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Government Reform Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Homeland Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Intelligence Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Judiciary Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Science Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Coast Guard and Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FEMA and Emergency Preparedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transportation Safety and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Department Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sequential Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DHS Authorization Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Delimiting the Jurisdictional Meaning of Homeland Security . . . . . . 35
Other Subject Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Implementation of the Rules Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
No Referral to the Homeland Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Referral to an Existing Committee
and the Homeland Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Armed Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Energy and Commerce Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Government Reform Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Judiciary Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Measures Referred Solely to the Homeland
Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DHS Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Homeland Security Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Border Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Transportation Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sequential Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Concluding Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix 1
Bills and Joint Resolutions Included in Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Agriculture Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Armed Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Energy and Commerce Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Financial Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Government Reform Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Homeland Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Intelligence Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Judiciary Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Science Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Temporary Duty Suspension or Reduction Bills
Referred to Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Appendix 2
Hearings and Markups Related to the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Agriculture Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Armed Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Energy and Commerce Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Financial Services Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Government Reform Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Homeland Security Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Intelligence Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Judiciary Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Science Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
List of Tables
Table 1. Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred Reflecting the
Rule X Changes in H.Res. 5 and the
Legislative History to Accompany the Changes to Rule X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Homeland Security and House Committees:
Analysis of 109th Congress Jurisdiction
Changes and Their Impact on the Referral
of Legislation
Introduction
The referral of legislation and the jurisdiction of committees are closely related.
The cornerstone of the House’s referral system is a directive to the Speaker, who
refers legislation.1 The Speaker is to refer legislation so as to —
...ensure to the maximum extent feasible that each committee that has jurisdiction
under clause 1 of rule X over the subject matter of a provision thereof [of a
measure to be referred] may consider such provision and report to the House
thereon.2
House Rule X, cl. 1 lists the jurisdiction of each standing committee of the
House. The descriptions of jurisdiction vary, using both broad and narrow subject
terms, program names, and agency names. The rule is supplemented by precedents,
agreements, and other information. The parliamentarian’s notes accompanying Rule
X in the Constitution, Jefferson’s Manual, and Rules of the House of
Representatives, list precedents. Formal agreements between committees may be
printed in the Congressional Record. Such agreements are often referred to as
memoranda of understanding, and are generally considered by the parliamentarian
to be binding in referral decisions. The Speaker also on occasion makes
announcements concerning the referral of legislation. Other information, such as
comments made on the floor of the House in the course of debate on the House’s
adoption of its rules, may also affect the referral of legislation.
Since legislation under this system may need to be referred to two or more
committees, the House at the beginning of the 104th Congress directed the Speaker
to designate a “primary” committee in referring measures and to designate other
committees to receive referral in addition, or sequentially.3 A committee receiving
1 The parliamentarian acts in behalf of the Speaker in referring legislation.
2 House Rule XII, cl. 2(b). See Sec. 101 of H.Res. 988, agreed to in the House Oct. 8, 1974.
3 House Rule XII, cl. 2(c)(1). See Sec. 205 of H.Res. 6, agreed to in the House Jan. 4, 1995.
Before this change, the House allowed the Speaker to make a joint referral of a measure to
two or more committees for concurrent consideration; other forms of referral were also
allowed and are generally in effect today. See Sec. 101 of H.Res. 988, agreed to in the
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a referral sequentially usually does so for the consideration of only those provisions
within its jurisdiction.
Subsequently, in the 108th Congress, the Speaker was given discretion not to
designate a primary committee. Many congressional observers perceived that this
change was to provide the Speaker with flexibility in referring homeland security
legislation. The House amended Rule XII, cl. 2(c)(1) to add the phrase shown here
in italic:
(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to the referral of a matter,
the Speaker —
(1) shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction (except where he
determines that extraordinary circumstances justify review by more than one
committee as though primary);4
The Speaker also has other referral options in order to allow each committee with a
jurisdictional claim to have an opportunity to review a piece of legislation, and he
may set “appropriate time limitations” on a referral.5
Committees also have oversight responsibilities, which provide them with
authority to review or investigate matters of interest within their jurisdiction. General
oversight responsibilities are described in House Rule X, cl. 2. Special oversight
functions for specific committees are provided in Rule X, cl. 3. Oversight authority
also extends from the grants of legislative jurisdiction in Rule X and from the
enactment of laws and other actions. Consequently, there may be more overlaps in
oversight jurisdiction between committees than there are in legislative jurisdiction.
At the beginning of the 109th Congress, the House created a standing Committee
on Homeland Security, vested it with jurisdiction in Rule X, and supplemented that
jurisdiction with other documentation, principally a Legislative History described
below. This report analyzes the referral of legislation to the new committee and other
standing committees in light of the changes to Rule X and the supplemental
guidelines in the 109th Congress, through the end of business before the Memorial
Day district work period on May 26, 2005.
3 (...continued)
House Oct. 8, 1974. Previously, the Speaker referred a measure to just one committee.
4 H.Res. 5, §2(i), agreed to in the House Jan. 7, 2003. In explaining the package of rules
changes proposed to the House, Rules Committee Chairman Dreier said about this change:
“Section 2(1) permits the joint referral of measures without designation of primary
jurisdiction. This change is meant only as a minor deviation from the normal requirement
under the rules for the designation of one committee of primary jurisdiction and should be
exercised only in extraordinary jurisdictionally deserving instances.” Rep. David Dreier,
remarks in House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 149, Jan. 7, 2003, p. H11.
5 House Rule XII, cl. 2(c).

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Rule X Changes and Supplementary Guidelines
On January 4, 2005, the House created a standing Committee on Homeland
Security in agreeing to H.Res. 5, providing for the adoption of the House’s rules for
the 109th Congress.6 New House Rule X, cl. 1(i)7 granted jurisdiction to the new
committee:
(1) Overall homeland security policy.
(2) Organization and administration of the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Functions of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the following:
(A) Border and port security (except immigration policy and non-border
enforcement).
(B) Customs (except customs revenue).
(C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland security information.
(D) Domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism.
(E) Research and development.
(F) Transportation security.
The new committee was also given “special oversight functions,” like those of
other committees, in new Rule X, cl. 3(f),8 which stated:
The Committee on Homeland Security shall review and study on a continuing
basis all Government activities relating to homeland security, including the
interaction of all departments and agencies with the Department of Homeland
Security.
To differentiate the jurisdiction of the new committee from that of existing
committees, the homeland-security-related Rule X jurisdiction of three standing
committees was amended by H.Res. 5. An addition was made to the Judiciary
Committee’s jurisdiction — “criminal law enforcement”9 — and the committee’s
jurisdiction over “immigration and naturalization” was amended to “immigration
policy and non-border enforcement.”10
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s jurisdiction over “related
transportation regulatory agencies” was amended to add an exception — “except the
6 “Rules of the House,” debate in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151,
Jan. 4, 2005, pp. H7-H31.
7 The rules changes contained in H.Res. 5 redesignated the paragraphs of clause 1, after
paragraph (h), in order to insert the Homeland Security Committee alphabetically at clause
1(i). Conforming cross references were also made in other places in the House rules.
8 The rules changes contained in H.Res. 5 redesignated the paragraphs of clause 3, after
paragraph (e), in order to insert the Homeland Security Committee alphabetically at clause
3(f).
9 Redesignated Rule X, cl. 1(l)(7).
10 Redesignated Rule X, cl. 1(l)(9).

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Transportation Security Administration.”11 The committee’s general jurisdiction over
transportation was also amended to add an exception — “transportation security
functions of the Department of Homeland Security.” This paragraph then read:
Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, water transportation,
transportation safety (except automobile safety and transportation security
functions of the Department of Homeland Security), transportation infrastructure,
transportation labor, and railroad retirement and unemployment (except revenue
measures related thereto).12
The Ways and Means Committee’s jurisdiction over “customs” was amended
to state “customs revenue.” This paragraph then read:
Customs revenue, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery.13
Legislative History. Rules Committee Chairman Dreier inserted in the
Congressional Record a Legislative History concerning the meaning and scope of the
changes to Rule X.14 The Legislative History in the first part of its first section
explained that the new committee’s legislative jurisdiction over “overall homeland
security policy” was to be interpreted “on a government-wide or multi-agency basis
similar to the Committee on Government Reform’s jurisdiction over ‘overall
economy, efficiency, and management of government operations and activities....’”
The Legislative History stated further: “Surgical addresses of homeland security
policy in sundry areas of jurisdiction occupied by other committees would not be
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security on the basis of ‘overall’ homeland
security policy jurisdiction.” This part of the Legislative History gave an example
of jurisdiction over critical infrastructure protection. The Homeland Security
Committee would have jurisdiction over “coordinating the homeland security efforts
by all of the critical infrastructure protection sectors,” while jurisdiction “addressing
the protection of a particular sector would lie with the committee otherwise having
jurisdiction over that sector.”15
Second, the Legislative History interpreted the new committee’s legislative
jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) “organization and
administration” to be “confined to organizational and administrative efforts and
would not apply to programmatic efforts within the Department of Homeland
Security within the jurisdiction of other committees.”16
Third, the Legislative History explained the new committee’s homeland security
oversight jurisdiction. The new committee would have oversight jurisdiction over
11 Redesignated Rule X, cl. 1(r)(18).
12 Redesignated Rule X, cl. 1(r)(20).
13 Redesignated Rule X, cl. 1(t)(1).
14 “Legislative History to Accompany Changes to Rule X,” Congressional Record, daily
edition, vol. 151, Jan. 4, 2005, pp. H25-H26. Hereafter cited as “Legislative History.”
15 Ibid., p. H25.
16 Ibid., p. H25.

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the “homeland security community of the United States.” However, this jurisdiction
would not necessarily circumscribe the oversight jurisdiction of other committees:
Nothing in this clause shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise restricting
the authority of any other committee to study and review homeland security
activities to the extent that such activity directly affects a matter otherwise within
the jurisdiction of that committee.17
Fourth, the Legislative History in its second section interpreted the “individual
committee concerns” between the new committee on the one hand and nine standing
committees and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the other. This
section of the Legislative History detailed jurisdictional relationships covering a
number of specific policy and programmatic areas; the relationships are detailed in
the Analysis of Referrals section below. In addition, in further explanation of the
relationship between the new committee and the Ways and Means Committee, the
Legislative History contained a copy of the “Delegation from the Secretary of the
Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland Security of general authority over Customs
revenue functions vested in the Secretary of the Treasury as set forth in the Homeland
Security Act of 2002.”18
Referral Precedents. In the “Speaker’s Announcements” for the 109th
Congress, the Speaker included a statement about the referral of legislation to the
new committee:
The 109th Congress established the Committee on Homeland Security. The Chair
would announce that the Speaker’s referrals of measures to the Select Committee
on Homeland Security of the 108th Congress will not constitute precedent for
referrals to the new committee.19 (Emphasis added.)
H.Res. 5 Summary. Chairman Dreier also inserted a section-by-section
summary of H.Res. 5 in the Congressional Record, which included a summary of the
jurisdiction granted to the Homeland Security Committee.20 In remarks to the House,
Chairman Dreier commented on the creation of the new committee:
...This change in House rule X, which governs the committees and their
legislative jurisdictions, is a delicately crafted architecture. It creates a primary
committee while recognizing the other legitimate oversight roles of existing
committees. We envision a system of purposeful redundancy. By that, we mean
more than one level of oversight and an atmosphere in which the competition of
ideas is encouraged.
17 Ibid., p. H25.
18 Ibid., p. H26. Hereinafter cited as “Delegation from the Secretary of the Treasury.”
19 “Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore,” Congressional Record, daily edition, vol.
151, Jan. 4, 2005, p. H35.
20 “Section-by-Section Summary of H.Res. 5, Adopting House Rules for the 109th Congress,”
Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151, Jan. 4, 2005, p. H12.

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With this jurisdiction and the legislative history that I will be placing in the
Record, the Department of Homeland Security will have more certainty as to
which committee has the primary responsibility for homeland security. At the
same time, the American people will live with the assurance that we are working
to prevent anything from falling through the cracks.21
Chairman Dreier’s remarks seemed to emphasize the primary legislative role of the
new committee within the House on the subject matter of homeland security and the
complementary role of other committees on this subject matter.
Selection of Measures for Study
Criteria. The legislation included in this study was selected according to the
following criteria:
(1) only bills and joint resolutions, which are the forms of legislation that
are used to make law;
(2) all bills and joint resolutions referred to the Homeland Security
Committee;
(3) all bills and joint resolutions —
(a) referred to the nine standing committees and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence named in the Legislative
History, and
(b) described by subject matter in the Legislative History; and
(4) all bills and joint resolutions —
(a) referred to the three standing committees whose jurisdictions
were amended by H.Res. 5,
(b) described by the subject matter of the amendments, and
(c) dealing with the duties of the Homeland Security Department
or the subject of homeland security or both.
“Referral” means the referral of bills and resolutions to committee at the time
of introduction, including sequential referrals made at the time of introduction or
later in the legislative process. Referral of legislation also means bills and joint
resolutions received from the Senate and referred to one or more House committees.
House and Senate measures not referred to committee are not included in this study.
The standing committees named in the Legislative History were the Committees
on Agriculture, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services,
Government Reform, Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways
and Means. As mentioned, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence was also
named.
21 Rep. David Dreier, remarks in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151,
Jan. 4, 2005, p. H14.

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Again, the three committees whose jurisdictions were amended, as described
above, were the Committees on Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Ways and Means.
The subject matter of the bills and joint resolutions included in the study was
determined by examining the official title, the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
summary of the legislation, and, in some instances, the legislative text, all of which
appear on the Legislative Information Service (LIS).
This study includes bills and joint resolutions introduced in the 109th Congress
through May 26, 2005, the beginning of the House’s Memorial Day district work
period.
Legislation Included in Study. The following table shows the number of
bills and joint resolutions that met the criteria listed above and that were therefore
included in the study. The table also shows the number of measures referred to the
Homeland Security Committee or to another committee, noting which committee was
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Table 1. Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred Reflecting the
Rule X Changes in H.Res. 5 and the
Legislative History to Accompany the Changes to Rule X
Referral of
Measures to the
Referral of Measures to the
Committee and
Committee and the
Another Committee
Homeland Security
But Not the
Committee
Homeland Security
Committee
Committee
Total
Mea-
Com-
Home-
Another
Com-
Another
of
sures
mittee
land
Com-
mittee
Com-
Such
Refer-
Desig-
Security
mittee
Desig-
mittee
Mea-
red
nated
Com-
Desig-
nated as
Desig-
sures
Solely
as Pri-
mittee
nated as
Primary
nated as
Refer-
to
mary
Desig-
Primary
Primary
red to
Com-
nated as
Com-
mittee
Primary
mittee
Agriculture
7
6
0
0
1
0
0
Armed
28
17
1
0
2
4
4
Services
Energy and
20
8
5
4
2
0
1
Commerce
Financial
6
3
0
0
1
1
1
Services
Government
74
35
2
1
1
10
25
Reform
Homeland
50
18
n/a
13
19
n/a
n/a
Security
Intelligence
6
1
0
1
2
0
2
Judiciary
87
60
7
7
2
6
5
Science
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
Transportation
50
31
2
9
1
3
4
and Infra-
structure
Ways and
498
486
1
2
2
2
5
Means
Note regarding bills referred to Ways and Means Committee: Rep. Clay Shaw, chair of the Trade Subcommittee,
Ways and Means Committee, notified the House on March 10, 2005, that Members planning to introduce tariff
legislation or miscellaneous corrections to the trade laws do so by April 28, 2005, so that the subcommittee
would have sufficient time to review the measures in preparation of a “miscellaneous trade bill.” See
[http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Special.asp?section=1718], visited June 17, 2005. The time frame to introduce
these bills was subsequently extended by an e-mail notification. At least 454 of the bills referred to the Ways
and Means Committee were introduced in anticipation of or in response to Chairman Shaw’s announcement.

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Analysis of Referrals
To summarize what appears above, measures are referred to committee based
on a committee’s jurisdiction. Rule X, cl. 1 lists these jurisdictions. Rule X is
supplemented by precedents, which are set through prior referrals of measures and
memoranda of understanding negotiated between committees. Other information,
such as announcements by the Speaker, may also influence the referral of legislation.
In the 109th Congress, the House created a standing Committee on Homeland
Security, vesting it with jurisdiction in Rule X, cl. 1(i). This statement of jurisdiction
was implemented most significantly by changes in the jurisdiction of three standing
committees and by a Legislative History inserted in the Congressional Record that
distinguished the jurisdiction of the new committee from those of 10 existing
committees. Relevant excerpts from the rules changes and Legislative History appear
below with the individual committee analyses. Moreover, the Speaker announced
that referrals of legislation to the Select Committee on Homeland Security in the
108th Congress would not constitute precedent for referrals to the new committee.
Finally, two specific matters described above also need to be restated. First,
Chairman Dreier in remarks to the House seemed to emphasize the primary
legislative role of the new committee within the House on the subject matter of
homeland security and the complementary role of other committees on this subject
matter. He said the changes in Rule X “create[d] a primary committee while
recognizing the other legitimate oversight roles of existing committees.”22
Second, the Speaker may under “extraordinary circumstances” refer measures
to more than one committee without designating a primary committee (Rule XII, cl.
2(c)(1)). This authority, added to House rules in the 108th Congress, was perceived
by many congressional observers to provide the Speaker with flexibility in referring
homeland security legislation and some other legislation. However, the Speaker did
not use this authority for any of the legislation included in this study.
This section analyzes the implementation of the changes to Rule X in the
referral of bills and joint resolutions in the 109th Congress through May 26, 2005.
Agriculture Committee. The Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction
vis-à-vis the Agriculture Committee’s was “limited to agricultural importation and
entry inspection activities of the Department of Homeland Security.” The Agriculture
Committee “retain[ed] jurisdiction over animal and plant disease policy including the
authority reserved to the Department of Agriculture to regulate policy” under the
Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296, §421; 116 Stat. 2135, 2182-2184) and other
laws, and over the “agricultural research and diagnosis mission at the Plum Island
Animal Disease Center.”23
22 Rep. David Dreier, remarks in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151,
Jan. 4, 2005, p. H14. In addition, House Rule X, clauses 2 and 3 provide general and special
oversight functions, respectively, for House committees.
23 “Legislative History,” p. H25.

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Legislation dealing with the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) into the United States was referred solely to the Agriculture Committee. A bill
to comprehensively amend immigration law (H.R. 2092) was referred to the
Agriculture and Homeland Security Committees. The Judiciary Committee was
designated as primary in the referral of the measure, which was referred in addition
to the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services Committees.
No measures were introduced and referred solely to the Homeland Security
Committee that dealt expressly with the subject matter described in the Legislative
History under the Agriculture Committee.
Armed Services Committee. The Armed Services Committee “retain[ed]
jurisdiction over warfighting, the military defense of the United States, and other
military activities, including any military response to terrorism.”24
Bills dealing with troop levels, ships, nuclear weapons, and other military
matters were referred to the Armed Services Committee.25 Most of this legislation
was referred solely to the committee. The committee was designated as the primary
committee on four of these bills:
! H.R. 514, dealing with anthrax and smallpox immunization of
members of the armed forces, which was referred in addition to the
Veterans’ Affairs Committee;
! H.R. 871, establishing reporting requirements for expenditures in
Iraq and Afghanistan, which was referred in addition to the
International Relations Committee;
! H.R. 1194, relating to public health and safety should U.S. nuclear
weapons testing be resumed, which was referred in addition to the
Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees; and
! H.R. 1348, providing for nuclear disarmament and economic
conversion, which was referred in addition to the International
Relations Committee.
Other committees were designated as primary in the referral of four bills, which
were referred in addition to the Armed Services Committee. The Judiciary
Committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of H.R. 1076,
dealing with detaining a U.S. person or resident as an enemy combatant. The Science
Committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of H.R. 2420, on
peaceful uses of space, which was referred in addition to the International Relations
Committee. The International Relations Committee was designated as the primary
24 Ibid., p. H25. The Legislative History in addition references the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (P.L. 107-296, §876; 116 Stat. 2135, 2244), which states: “Nothing in this Act shall
confer upon the Secretary [of Homeland Security] any authority to engage in warfighting,
the military defense of the United States, or other military activities, nor shall anything in
this Act limit the existing authority of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces to
engage in warfighting, the military defense of the United States, or other military activities.”
25 Legislation dealing with pay and various benefits of military personnel and veterans was
not included in this study.

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committee in the referral of H.R. 2011, relating to federal contracts for private
security functions. And, the Government Reform Committee was designated as the
primary committee in the referral of H.R. 2067, providing for an improved
acquisition system.
Three bills were referred to the Armed Services and Homeland Security
Committees. H.R. 1291, dealing with medical countermeasures to radiation, was
also referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which was designated as the
primary committee in the measure’s referral. In the referral of H.R. 1986, dealing
with assistance by military personnel in border protection, the Armed Services
Committee was designated as the primary committee. H.R. 2672, directing the
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to establish a program of mutual security
and safety between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, was also referred to the
International Relations Committee, which was designated as the primary committee
in the measure’s referral.
No other measures were introduced and referred solely to the Homeland
Security Committee that dealt expressly with the subject matter described in the
Legislative History under the Armed Services Committee.
Energy and Commerce Committee. The Homeland Security Committee
was granted jurisdiction “over measures that address the Department of Homeland
Security’s activities for domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism.”
There must be a “direct relation to terrorism,” and the phrase “collective response to
terrorism” provides the committee with jurisdiction over measures related to DHS’s
“responsibilities for, and assistance to, first responders as a whole.” The Energy and
Commerce Committee “and other relevant committees” retained jurisdiction over
measures “addressing the separate entities that comprise the first responders.”26 As
noted earlier, the Legislative History provided that the Homeland Security
Committee would have “jurisdiction over a bill coordinating the homeland security
efforts by all of the critical infrastructure protection sections,” but that jurisdiction
over a measure related to a “particular sector” would remain with the committee
having jurisdiction over that sector.27
One bill relating to specific first responders (H.R. 1794, relating to the New
York City fire department) was referred solely to the Energy and Commerce
Committee. Another measure dealing with first responders who are reservists called
to active duty (H.R. 154, providing grants to states, localities, and tribes when such
reserves are mobilized) was referred to the Energy and Commerce, Transportation
and Infrastructure, and Judiciary Committees; the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral. A measure
providing for an increase in the number of political subdivisions receiving awards to
improve state and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health
26 The statement of the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction includes “domestic
preparedness for and collective response to terrorism” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(D)). The excerpts
are from the “Legislative History,” p. H25.
27 “Legislative History,” p. H25.

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emergencies (H.R. 1987) was referred solely to the Energy and Commerce
Committee.
Ten bills were referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee and the
Homeland Security Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee was
designated as the primary committee in the referral of five of these bills:
! H.R. 895, establishing interagency planning related to potential
terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project;
! H.R. 1251, providing grants related to communications
interoperability;
! H.R. 1291, relating to medical countermeasures to radiation, which
was also referred to the Armed Services Committee;
! H.R. 2101, developing the READICall emergency alert system; and
! H.R. 2237, protecting the public against the threat of chemical
attacks.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as the primary committee
in the referral of a bill authorizing DHS grants to first responders (H.R. 91), which
was also referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary Committees;
a bill related to release of hazardous substances by acts of terrorism (H.R. 1562); and
a bill providing homeland security grant coordination (H.R. 2041), which was
referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary
Committees.
In two instances of legislation referred to both the Energy and Commerce
Committee and Homeland Security Committee, the Judiciary Committee was
designated as primary in the referral of the legislation. It was designated as primary
in the referral of H.R. 2092, a bill to comprehensively amend immigration law, which
was referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Financial Services
Committees. The Judiciary Committee was also designated as the primary committee
in the referral of H.R. 2330, dealing with border security and immigration, which was
referred in addition to the International Relations and Education and the Workforce
Committees.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Four measures related to the allocation of grant funds to first responders (H.R.
228, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544) were referred solely to the Homeland
Security Committee. Another measure providing local-government grants for
homeland-security preparedness that could be distributed to first responders (H.R.
796) was also referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
Additional Critical Infrastructure Issues. The Energy and Commerce
Committee has jurisdiction over the “domestic nuclear energy industry” (Rule X, cl.
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facilities, was referred solely to the committee. One of the criteria listed is
“vulnerability to terrorist attack” (sec. 2). H.R. 2689, increasing the security of
radiation sources, was also referred solely to the committee.
The Energy and Commerce Committee also has jurisdiction over the “regulation
of interstate and foreign communications” (Rule X, cl. 1(f)(14)), and three measures,
H.R. 998, H.R. 1323, and H.R. 2418, dealing with emergency or public-safety
communications, were referred solely to the committee. H.R. 733, requiring
emergency wireless telephone number access in subterranean subway stations, was
also referred solely to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
A measure amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
cybersecurity (H.R. 285) was referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
Financial Services Committee. The Financial Services Committee retained
jurisdiction over the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) National
Flood Insurance Program and Emergency Food and Shelter Program; the Defense
Production Act; and the “anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and anti-
counterfeiting activities within the Department of the Treasury and the financial
regulators.”28
Legislation related to the National Flood Insurance Program and to terrorist
financing were referred to the Financial Services Committee. With two exceptions,
this legislation was referred solely to the Financial Services Committee. One bill
related to international relations and terrorist financing (H.R. 1952) was referred to
the International Relations and Financial Services Committees, with the Financial
Services Committee designated as primary in the bill’s referral. A bill establishing
procedural protections for the use of national security letters (H.R. 2715) was referred
to the Judiciary and Financial Services Committees, with the Judiciary Committee
designated as primary in the bill’s referral.
One measure, H.R. 2092, a bill to comprehensively amend immigration law,
was referred to the Financial Services and Homeland Security Committees. The
Judiciary Committee was designated as primary in the referral of this bill, which was
referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture
Committees. No measures were introduced and referred solely to the Homeland
Security Committee that dealt expressly with the subject matter described in the
Legislative History under the Financial Services Committee.
Government Reform Committee. The Homeland Security Committee was
granted jurisdiction over the “organization and administration of the Department of
28 Ibid., p. H25. In addition to the subject matter described in the Legislative History, the
Financial Services Committee also has jurisdiction over subject matter that can include
homeland-security-related issues. For example, the committee’s jurisdiction includes
“insurance generally” (Rule X, cl. 1(g)(4)). A bill, H.R. 1153, extending the terrorism
insurance program, was referred to the committee. This other subject matter is not included
in this study.

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Homeland Security,”29 and the Government Reform Committee “retain[ed]
jurisdiction over Federal civil service, the overall economy, efficiency, and
management of government operations and activities, including Federal procurement,
and Federal paperwork reduction.”30
The Homeland Security Committee was granted jurisdiction over “integration,
analysis, and dissemination of homeland security information by the Department of
Homeland Security.”31 The Government Reform Committee “retain[ed] jurisdiction
over government-wide information management efforts including the Federal
Information Security Management Act,” and over “measures addressing public
information and records generally including the Privacy Act and the Freedom of
Information Act.” The Legislative History also stated that the Government Reform
Committee “shall have jurisdiction over the policy coordination responsibilities of
the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement.”32
Bills related to the civil service, procurement and contracts, the Paperwork
Reduction Act, Freedom of Information Act, and other matters of government
efficiency and management were referred to the Government Reform Committee.
Most of this legislation was referred solely to the committee. The committee was
designated as the primary committee on 10 bills:
! H.R. 368, dealing with state driver’s licenses, which was referred in
addition to the Judiciary Committee;
! H.R. 839, relating to scientific integrity in federal research and
policymaking, which was referred in addition to the Science
Committee;
! H.R. 925, prohibiting federal agencies from accepting certain forms
of foreign identification, which was referred in addition to the
Judiciary, House Administration, and Armed Services Committees;
! H.R. 974, establishing a Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission,
which was referred in addition to the Ways and Means Committee;
! H.R. 1418, including infertility treatment in certain health benefit
plans, which was referred in addition to the Armed Services
Committee;
29 The statement of the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction also includes this
provision (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(2)).
30 “Legislative History,” p. H25.
31 The statement of the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction also includes this
provision (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(C)).
32 “Legislative History,” p. 25. The Government Reform Committee also has jurisdiction
over the municipal affairs of the District of Columbia (Rule X, cl. 1(h)(2)), which may result
in the committee dealing with homeland-security-related matters not described in the
Legislative History. For example, H.R. 2057, to prevent the taking effect of the District’s
Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Emergency Act of 2005 and
the Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Temporary Act of 2005,
was referred solely to the Government Reform Committee. This other subject matter is not
included in this study.

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! H.R. 1455, including the Secretary and the Department of Homeland
Security in lists of executive officers and departments, which was
referred in addition to the Judiciary Committee;
! H.R. 1642, prohibiting federal agencies from obligating funds
pursuant to certain appropriations earmarks, which was referred in
addition to the Rules Committee;
! H.R. 2067, providing for an improved acquisition system, which was
referred in addition to the Armed Services Committee;
! H.R. 2470, establishing a commission to review federal agencies and
programs and recommend elimination or realignment, which was
referred in addition to the Rules Committee; and
! H.R. 2517, dealing with federal retirees’ annuities, which was
referred in addition to the House Administration Committee.
Another committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of
25 of these bills:
! H.R. 220, regarding confidentiality of Social Security numbers,
where the Ways and Means Committee was designated as the
primary committee;
! H.R. 279, amending the Family and Medical Leave Act, where the
Education and Workforce Committee was designated as the primary
committee; this measure was referred in addition to the House
Administration Committee;
! H.R. 475, amending the Family and Medical Leave Act, where the
Education and Workforce Committee was designated as the primary
committee; this measure was referred in addition to the House
Administration Committee;
! H.R. 476, amending the Family and Medical Leave Act, where the
Education and the Workforce Committee was designated as the
primary committee; this measure was referred in addition to the
House Administration Committee;
! H.R. 582, relating to privacy in the workplace, where the Education
and the Workforce Committee was designated as the primary
committee;
! H.R. 620, establishing a study of state driver’s licenses, where the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was designated as the
primary committee;
! H.R. 692, excluding the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund from the federal budget, where the Budget Committee was
designated as the primary committee;
! H.R. 705, dealing with fuel efficiency standards, including those of
federal vehicles, where the Energy and Commerce Committee was
designated as the primary committee;
! H.R. 735, providing infertility treatment under health plans,
including federal plans, where the Energy and Commerce
Committee was designated as the primary committee; this measure
was referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Education and the
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! H.R. 818, providing acupuncture services under health plans,
including federal plans, where the Energy and Commerce
Committee was designated as the primary committee; this measure
was referred in addition to the Ways and Means Committee;
! H.R. 942, dealing with procurement of architectural and engineering
services, where the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was
designated as the primary committee;
! H.R. 994, pertaining to the tax treatment of federal civilian and
military retirees’ health insurance premiums, where the Ways and
Means Committee was designated as the primary committee; this
measure was referred in addition to the Armed Services Committee;
! H.R. 1069, protecting electronically stored personal information,
where the Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as the
primary committee; this measure was referred in addition to the
Financial Services Committee;
! H.R. 1200, providing health care for all Americans, where the
Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as the primary
committee; this measure was referred in addition to the Ways and
Means and Armed Services Committees;
! H.R. 1256, creating an exemption under the Freedom of Information
Act, where the Agriculture Committee was designated as the primary
committee;
! H.R. 1335, raising the mandatory retirement age of the Capitol
Police, where the House Administration Committee was designated
as the primary committee;
! H.R. 1410, providing hormone replacement therapy under health
plans, including federal plans, where the Energy and Commerce
Committee was designated as the primary committee; this measure
was referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Education and the
Workforce, and Veterans’ Affairs Committees;
! H.R. 1589, providing several forms of assistance to working
families, where the Education and the Workforce Committee was
designated as the primary committee; this measure was referred in
addition to the House Administration and Financial Services
Committees;
! H.R. 1667, allowing leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
and Title 5, where the Education and the Workforce Committee was
designated as the primary committee; this measure was referred in
addition to the House Administration Committee;
! H.R. 1765, dealing with the tax treatment of benefits under federal
student loan programs, where the Ways and Means Committee was
designated as the primary committee;
! H.R. 1902, providing paid sick leave, where the Education and the
Workforce Committee was designated as the primary committee;
this measure was referred in addition to the House Administration
Committee;
! H.R. 1993, allowing leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
and Title 5, where the Education and the Workforce Committee was
designated as the primary committee; this measure was referred in
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! H.R. 2290, reforming the federal budget process, where the Budget
Committee was designation as primary; this measure was referred in
addition to the Rules, Ways and Means, and Appropriations
Committees;
! H.R. 2390, dealing with the tax treatment of certain fringe benefits,
where the Ways and Means Committee was designated as the
primary committee; and
! H.R. 2664, providing biennial budgeting, where the Budget
Committee was designated as the primary committee; this measure
was referred in addition to the Rules Committee.
Three other bills were referred to the Government Reform and Homeland
Security Committees: H.R. 418, dealing with state driver’s licenses; H.R. 1310,
amending the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with regard
to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and H.R. 2331, strengthening
laws providing an open government. The Judiciary Committee, to which H.R. 418
was also referred, was designated as the primary committee in the referral of that
measure. The Government Reform Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral of H.R. 1310, which was also referred to the Judiciary
Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Government
Reform Committee was also designated as the primary committee in the referral of
H.R. 2331.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Four measures referred to the Homeland Security Committee but not to the
Government Reform Committee dealt expressly with the Homeland Security
Department’s organization. H.R. 58 and H.R. 1324 required the establishment of
specific offices in specific locations. H.R. 1324 was referred in addition to the
Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees. H.R. 285, amending the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 to enhance cybersecurity and establish in the department a
cybersecurity office, was referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee. H.R.
1805 proposed the creation of a northern border coordinator in the department; it was
referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
H.R. 44, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a panel to
assess homeland security for the National Capital Region, where the federal
government and its workforce is the dominant presence, was referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee. H.R. 1383, requiring annual reports from the
President on national homeland security strategy, and H.R. 2035, requiring a report
from the President on homeland security spending, were also referred solely to the
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Homeland Security Committee. Of the 50 bills referred to the Homeland
Security Committee, 18 were referred solely to the committee. These measures dealt
with —
! homeland-security needs of the national capital region,
! border patrol (two bills),
! shipping containers,
! air cargo security,
! aviation security,
! first-responder grants (four bills),
! cybersecurity,
! seaport security (two bills),
! homeland security grants to local governments,
! national homeland security strategy,
! point of entry inspections for recreational boaters,
! reporting by the President on funding requested for certain homeland
security programs, and
! DHS organization.
Of the 32 bills referred to the Homeland Security Committee and one or more
other committees, the Homeland Security Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral of 12 bills. Eight of these measures were referred in
addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; six to the Judiciary
Committee; three to the Energy and Commerce Committee; and one to the Ways and
Means Committee. These 12 measures were:
! H.R. 91, dealing with first-responder grants, which was referred in
addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure, Judiciary, and
Energy and Commerce Committees;
! H.R. 153, increasing rail and public transit security, which was
referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee;
! H.R. 1109, increasing rail and public transit security, which was
referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee;
! H.R. 1116, reducing vulnerability of public transit systems, which
was referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee;
! H.R. 1196, improving the security clearance process on the U.S.-
Mexico border, which was referred in addition to the Judiciary
Committee;
! H.R. 1324, establishing a U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK,
which was referred in addition to the Judiciary and Ways and Means
Committees;
! H.R. 1414, directing the issuance of DHS regulations on shipping
hazardous materials, which was referred in addition to the
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! H.R. 1562, protecting human health and the environment from
release of hazardous substances through acts of terrorism, which was
referred in addition to the Energy and Commerce Committee;
! H.R. 1818, making funds available from the Aviation Security
Capital Fund to establish a checkpoint screening security fund,
which was referred in addition to the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee;
! H.R. 2041, providing homeland security grant coordination, which
was referred in addition to the Energy and Commerce,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Judiciary Committees;
! H.R. 2628, setting deadlines for machine-readable, tamper-resistant
entry and exit documents, which was referred in addition to the
Judiciary Committee; and
! H.R. 2649, strengthening aviation security, which was referred in
addition to the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure
Committees.
The Judiciary Committee was designated as the primary committee in the
referral of seven bills that were referred to it and to the Homeland Security
Committee:
! H.R. 173, dealing with port security, which was referred in addition
to the Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means
Committees;
! H.R. 418, establishing regulations for state driver’s licenses and
identification security standards, which was referred in addition to
the Government Reform Committee;
! H.R. 688, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding
terrorists, drug traffickers, illegal aliens, and others;
! H.R. 1320, regarding border security;
! H.R. 1502, regarding civil liberties, which was referred in addition
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence;
! H.R. 2092, comprehensively amending immigration law, which was
referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce,
Agriculture, and Financial Services Committees; and
! H.R. 2330, dealing with border security and immigration, which was
referred in addition to the International Relations, Energy and
Commerce, and Education and the Workforce Committees.
The Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral of five bills that were referred to it and the Homeland
Security Committee:
! H.R. 895, regarding interagency planning for potential terrorist
attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project;
! H.R. 1251, providing grants related to communications
interoperability;
! H.R. 1291, relating to medical countermeasures to radiation, which
was also referred to the Armed Services Committee;
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! H.R. 2237, protecting the public against the threat of chemical
attack.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral of two bills that were referred to it and the Homeland
Security Committee: H.R. 1525, establishing a U.S. Commission on an Open
Society with Security; and H.R. 2351, providing for safety and security of railroads.
The Government Reform Committee was designated as the primary committee
in the referral of two bills that were referred to it and the Homeland Security
Committee: H.R. 1310, amending the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 with regard to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which
was also referred to the Judiciary Committee and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence; and H.R. 2331, strengthening laws providing an open government.
The Armed Services Committee was designated as the primary committee in the
referral of one bill that was referred to it and the Homeland Security Committee, H.R.
1986, dealing with assistance by military personnel in border protection. In addition,
a committee not included in the Legislative History, the International Relations
Committee, was designated as the primary committee in the referral of H.R. 2672,
directing the Secretaries of State, Homeland Security, and Defense to establish a
program of mutual security and safety between the United States, Canada, and
Mexico, which was referred in addition to the Armed Services and Homeland
Security Committees.
The Ways and Means Committee was designated as the primary committee in
the referral of one bill that was referred to it and the Homeland Security Committee,
H.R. 98, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict employment of
unauthorized aliens through use of improved Social Security cards. This measure
was also referred to the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce Committees.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Intelligence Committee. The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
“retain[ed] jurisdiction over the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, including the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence and the National Counterterrorism Center as defined
in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.”33
The fiscal year 2006 intelligence authorization bill (H.R. 2475) was referred
solely to the Intelligence Committee.
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Two intelligence-related measures (H.R. 1157, exempting bookstores and
libraries from orders for the production of certain items in certain foreign intelligence
investigations, and H.R. 1526, regarding the protection of civil liberties in the
exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities) were referred to the
Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, and the Judiciary Committee was designated
as the primary committee in the referral.
Two bills were referred to the Intelligence and Homeland Security Committees.
H.R. 1310, amending the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
with regard to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, was also referred to
the Government Reform and Judiciary Committees. The Government Reform
Committee was designated as primary in the referral. H.R. 1502, regarding civil
liberties, was also referred to the Judiciary Committee, which was designated as the
primary committee in the referral.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
No measures were introduced and referred solely to the Homeland Security
Committee that dealt expressly with the subject matter described in the Legislative
History under the Intelligence Committee.
Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary Committee “retain[ed] jurisdiction over
immigration policy and non-border enforcement of the immigration laws.”34 The
term immigration “shall be construed to include ‘naturalization’.” Immigration
policy “include[s] such matters as the immigration and naturalization process,
numbers of aliens (including immigrants and non-immigrants) allowed,
classifications and lengths of allowable stay, the adjudication of immigration
petitions and the requirements for the same, the domestic adjudication of
immigration petitions and applications submitted to the Department of Labor or the
Department of Homeland Security and setting policy with regard to visa issuance and
acceptance.” Non-border enforcement is “limited to those aspects of immigration
enforcement not associated with the immediate entry of individuals into the country,
including those aspects of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
The Homeland Security Committee was granted jurisdiction over “border and
port security including the immigration responsibilities of inspectors at ports of entry
and the border patrol.”35
As noted above, the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction was also amended to add
“criminal law enforcement” (Rule X, cl. 1(l)(7)). Legislation referred to the
committee dealing with law enforcement agencies is included in this study. The
34 As noted above, this phrase was included in the amended jurisdiction of the Judiciary
Committee (Rule X, cl. 1(l)(9)).
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Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction over criminal law enforcement and over other
subject matter, for example, crimes, civil liberties, and judicial proceedings (Rule X,
cl. 1(l)), can include legislation with the purpose of addressing homeland security
issues. Legislation with this purpose was also included in this study.36
Bills dealing with immigration were referred to the Judiciary Committee. Most
of this legislation was referred solely to the committee. The committee was
designated as the primary committee in the referral of two bills: H.R. 19, requiring
employment eligibility verification, which was referred in addition to the Education
and the Workforce Committee; and H.R. 2049, requiring certain federal service
contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation,
which was referred in addition to the Education and the Workforce Committee.
Another committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of
three immigration-related bills: H.R. 209, regarding Cuban nationals playing
professional baseball in the United States, where the International Relations
Committee was designated as the primary committee; H.R. 368, dealing with state
driver’s licenses, where the Government Reform Committee was designated as the
primary committee; and H.R. 925, prohibiting federal agencies from accepting
certain forms of foreign identification, where the Government Reform Committee
was designated as the primary committee, and the measure was referred in addition
to the House Administration and Armed Services Committees.
Bills dealing with criminal law enforcement were referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Most of this legislation was referred solely to the committee. The
committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of four bills:
! H.R. 1076, dealing with detaining a U.S. person or resident as an
enemy combatant, which was referred in addition to the Armed
Services Committee;
! H.R. 1157, exempting bookstores and libraries from orders for the
production of certain items in certain foreign intelligence
investigations, which was referred in addition to the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence;
! H.R. 1526, regarding the protection of civil liberties in the exercise
of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, which was also
referred to the Intelligence Committee; and
! H.R. 2715, establishing procedural protections for use of national
security letters, which was referred in addition to the Financial
Services Committee.
Another committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of
two bills related to criminal law enforcement: H.R. 154, providing grants to states,
localities, and tribes when first responders who are reservists are mobilized, where
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was designated as the primary
36 See Judiciary Committee Chairman Sensenbrenner, letter on a proposed homeland
security committee to then-Chairman Linder, Subcommittee on Technology and the House,
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committee, and the measure was referred in addition to the Energy and Commerce
Committee; and H.R. 926, allowing Veterans Affairs Department police to enforce
certain state and local arrest warrants, where the Veterans’ Affairs Committee was
designated as the primary committee.
Thirteen bills were referred to the Judiciary and Homeland Security
Committees. The Judiciary Committee was designated as the primary committee in
the referral of seven of these bills:
! H.R. 173, regarding port security, which was referred in addition to
the Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means
Committees;
! H.R. 418, establishing regulations for state driver’s licenses and
identification security standards, which was referred in addition to
the Government Reform Committee;
! H.R. 688, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding
terrorists, drug traffickers, illegal aliens, and others;
! H.R. 1320, regarding border security;
! H.R. 1502, regarding civil liberties, which was referred in addition
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence;
! H.R. 2092, comprehensively amending immigration law, which was
referred in addition to the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce,
Agriculture, and Financial Services Committees; and
! H.R. 2330, improving border security and immigration, which was
referred in addition to the International Relations, Energy and
Commerce, and Education and the Workforce Committees.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as the primary committee
in the referral of six of these bills:
! H.R. 91, authorizing DHS grants to first responders, which was
referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure and
Energy and Commerce Committees;
! H.R. 1196, improving the security clearance process on the U.S.-
Mexico border;
! H.R. 1324, establishing a U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK,
which was referred in addition to the Ways and Means Committee;
! H.R. 2041, providing for homeland security grant coordination,
which was referred in addition to the Energy and Commerce and
Transportation and Infrastructure Committees;
! H.R. 2628, setting deadlines for machine-readable, tamper-resistant
entry and exit documents; and
! H.R. 2649, strengthening aviation security, which was referred in
addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Committees other than the Judiciary or Homeland Security Committee were
designated as the primary committee in the referral of two bills to the Judiciary and
Homeland Security Committees: H.R. 98, amending the Immigration and Nationality
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Security cards, where the Ways and Means Committee was designated as the primary
committee, and the measure was referred in addition to the Education and the
Workforce Committee; and H.R. 1310, amending the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with regard to the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Oversight Board, where the Government Reform Committee was designated as the
primary committee, and the measure was referred in addition to the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Four first-responder measures were referred solely to the Homeland Security
Committee (H.R. 228, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544). Five bills dealing
with border issues were referred to the Homeland Security Committee but not to the
Judiciary Committee:
! H.R. 58, establishing a Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands;
! H.R. 780, amending the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 to fund additional Border Patrol agents;
! H.R. 1509, allowing an inspection program using videophone
systems at certain points of entry in Florida;
! H.R. 1805, establishing the position of northern border coordinator
in the Homeland Security Department; and
! H.R. 1986, authorizing the secretary of defense to assign members
of the military to assist the Homeland Security Department in border
protection functions.
Science Committee. The Science Committee “retain[ed] some jurisdiction
over the research and development activities of the Department of Homeland
Security as such matters are incidental to the Committee on Science’s existing
jurisdiction (except where those activities are in the jurisdiction of another
committee).”37
No measures appeared to be introduced that fit this explanation of jurisdiction
in the Legislative History, and no measures were referred upon introduction to both
the Science and Homeland Security Committees. A measure amending the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance cybersecurity (H.R. 285) was referred
solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The explanation in the
Legislative History of the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee vis-à-vis that of the Homeland Security Committee covered four areas of
subject matter. One bill described by the rules changes and Legislative History is
listed last in a fifth subject-matter area.
Coast Guard and Port Security. The Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee “retain[ed] jurisdiction over the Coast Guard.” The Homeland Security
Committee was granted “jurisdiction over port security [Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(A)], and
some Coast Guard responsibilities in that area will fall within the jurisdiction of both
committees.”38
Three measures related to the Coast Guard were referred solely to the
Transportation and Infrastructure committee: H.R. 889, authorizing appropriations;
H.R. 1412, requiring notification to the Coast Guard of obstructions to navigation;
and H.R. 1448, regarding the conveyance of a decommissioned cutter. No measures
were introduced and referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee that dealt
expressly with the Coast Guard subject matter described in the Legislative History
under the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
H.R. 173, regarding port security, was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
which was designated as the primary committee in the referral, and in addition to the
Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security
Committees. H.R. 478 and H.R. 1731, both dealing with port security, were referred
solely to the Homeland Security Committee. H.R. 163, regarding empty shipping
containers, was also referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
FEMA and Emergency Preparedness. Jurisdiction over “emergency
preparedness will be split” between the Transportation and Infrastructure and
Homeland Security Committees. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
“retain[ed] its jurisdiction under clause 1(r)(2) [of Rule X] over ‘federal management
of emergencies and natural disasters’.” The further explanation in the Legislative
History is —
This means that the committee retains its general jurisdiction over the emergency
preparedness and response operations of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). Bills addressing FEMA’s general preparation for disaster from
any cause shall be referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
The Legislative History recognized the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction
over DHS’s “responsibilities with regard to emergency preparedness only as they
relate to acts of terrorism.” The committee “shall have jurisdiction over the
responsibilities of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, in accordance with section
430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.”39
38 Ibid., p. H26.
39 Ibid., p. H26. Section 430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296; 116 Stat.
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Six bills dealing with FEMA or emergency preparedness, or both, were referred
solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: H.R. 88, directing
designation of a task force as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System;
H.R. 1137, improving the federal response to disasters; H.R. 1552, clarifying that the
religious status of a nonprofit facility does not preclude its receiving disaster
assistance; H.R. 1795, relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; H.R.
1870, expediting payment of certain federal emergency assistance; and H.R. 2338,
designating a small-state advocate in FEMA.
Two measures were referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
and other committees: H.R. 566, relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001, where the Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as primary in the
referral; and H.R. 1386, regarding drought preparedness, where the Agriculture
Committee was designated as primary in the referral, and the measure was referred
in addition to the Resources Committee.
H.R. 1525, relating to the security of federal buildings and other federal
property, was referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which was
designated as the primary committee in the referral, and in addition to the Homeland
Security Committee.
First Responders. The Legislative History cross referenced the subject matter
described under the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Homeland Security
Committee was granted jurisdiction over “domestic preparedness for and collective
response to terrorism” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(D)), which the Legislative History
explained “means that [the committee] would receive referrals of bills addressing the
Department of Homeland Security’s responsibilities for, and assistance to, first
responders as a whole and not over measures addressing first responder communities
individually.”40
A measure dealing with first responders, H.R. 154, providing grants to states,
localities, and tribes when first responders who are reservists are mobilized, was
referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which was designated
the primary committee in the referral, and in addition to the Energy and Commerce
and Judiciary Committees. A bill creating a national volunteer service corps to serve
in domestic and international emergencies, H.R. 2724, was referred solely to the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
A measure authorizing homeland security grants to first responders, H.R. 91,
was referred to the Homeland Security Committee, which was designated the primary
committee in the referral, and in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure,
Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees. Another measure, H.R. 2041,
providing for homeland security grant coordination, was referred to the Homeland
39 (...continued)
2135, 2191-2192) located the Office of Domestic Preparedness within the Directorate of
Border and Transportation Security, established the position of director, and set forth the
office’s responsibilities.
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Security Committee, which was designated the primary committee in the referral, and
in addition to the Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Judiciary Committees.
Four measures related to the allocation of grant funds to first responders (H.R.
228, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544) were referred solely to the Homeland
Security Committee. Another measure providing local-government grants for
homeland-security preparedness that could be distributed to first responders (H.R.
796) was also referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
Transportation Safety and Security. The Homeland Security Committee was
granted jurisdiction over “transportation security” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(F)). “In
general,” the committee “would have jurisdiction over bills addressing the
Transportation Security Administration.” The Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee “retain[ed] its jurisdiction over transportation safety.” It would have
“jurisdiction over bills addressing the various entities within the Department of
Transportation having responsibility for transportation safety, such as the Federal
Aviation Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.” The
Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction “does not include expenditures from
trust funds under the jurisdiction of other committees.”41
Some measures referred solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee — such as H.R. 3, authorizing funds for federal-aid highways, highway
safety, and transit; H.R. 168, establishing a goods movement program; and H.R. 911
and H.R. 1496, dealing with aviation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
— may include security as one purpose or component of a broader federal program
or activity. That is also the case for H.R. 242, authorizing funds for surface
transportation research, where the Science Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral, and the measure was referred in addition to the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. (A related bill for surface
transportation research, H.R. 243, was referred solely to the Science Committee.)
H.R. 3 also authorizes expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund, among other
purposes. A bill providing a temporary extension of highway and related programs,
H.R. 2566, was referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which
was designated as primary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Science, and Resources. Another bill, H.R. 35, authorizing expenditures from the
Highway Trust Fund to widen Interstate 35 in Texas, was referred solely to the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
All bills dealing with transportation safety but for one were referred solely to the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. H.R. 909, establishing a hazardous
materials cooperative research program, was referred to the Science Committee,
which was designated as the primary committee, as well as to the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
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A bill requiring a Government Accountability Office study of security measures
for driver’s licenses and the denial of licenses to illegal aliens (H.R. 620) was
referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which was designated
as the primary committee, and to the Government Reform Committee. A bill, H.R.
418, establishing state driver’s license and identification document security
standards, was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which was designated as primary
in the referral, and in addition to the Homeland Security and Government Reform
Committees. A related bill, H.R. 368, was referred to the Government Reform
Committee, which was designated as primary, and in addition to the Judiciary
Committee. Neither H.R. 418 nor H.R. 368 was referred to the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
Seven bills dealing with transportation security were referred to both the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Homeland Security Committee.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was designated as primary in the
referral of H.R. 2351, providing for safety and security of railroads.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as the primary committee
in the referral of six of these bills. H.R. 153 and H.R. 1109 both dealt with rail
transportation and public transit security, and H.R. 1116 dealt with public
transportation security. H.R. 1414 directed the issuance of DHS regulations on
shipping hazardous materials. H.R. 1818 made funds available from the Aviation
Security Capital Fund to establish a checkpoint screening security fund. H.R. 2649
strengthened aviation security, which was referred in addition to the Judiciary
Committee.
A bill to improve air cargo security, H.R. 2044, was referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee. A bill, H.R. 2688, to establish a deadline related to
screening for entry into secure areas of airports, was also referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee.
Department Authorization. One measure reported by the Homeland Security
Committee, H.R. 1817, the FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization
bill, was sequentially referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce,
Government Reform, Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways
and Means and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee’s
jurisdiction over “‘customs revenue’ is intended to include those functions
contemplated in section 412(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and
includes those functions as carried out in collection districts and ports of entry and
delivery.”42 Section 412(b)(2) lists these functions as
...functions performed by the following personnel, and associated support staff,
of the United States Customs Service on the day before the effective date of this
Act: Import Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Specialists, National
Import Specialist[s], Fines and Penalties Specialists, attorneys of the Office of
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Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors, International Trade Specialists,
Financial Systems Specialists.43
The Legislative History also contained, as noted above, a memorandum from
the Secretary of the Treasury delegating to the Secretary of Homeland Security
general authority over customs revenue functions.44 This memorandum references
section 415 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,45 in addition to section 412
concerning customs revenue functions, which covers —
Assessing and collecting customs duties.... Processing and denial of entry of
persons, baggage, cargo, and mail.... Detecting and apprehending persons
engaged in fraudulent practices.... Enforcing section 337 of the Tariff Act of
1930.... Collecting accurate import data.... Enforcing reciprocal trade
agreements.... Functions performed by [listed personnel].... Functions performed
by [listed offices]....46
All tariff duty bills were referred solely to the Ways and Means Committee.
Other bills amending the Tariff Act of 1930, the Trade Act of 1974, and other trade
laws and dealing with subject matter such as the marking of an imported good were
also referred solely to the Ways and Means Committee.47
Two measures dealing with relations with Cuba, H.R. 208 and H.R. 579, were
referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The International Relations Committee
was designated as primary in the referral of these two bills, which were referred in
addition to the Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, Financial Services, Government
Reform, and Agriculture Committees.
Measures dealing with relations with Syria (H.R. 1141) and Libya (H.R. 1453)
were referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The International Relations
Committee was designated as primary in the referral of these two bills, which were
referred in addition to the Financial Services and Government Reform Committees.
H.R. 1170, extending permanent normal trade relations treatment to products
of Ukraine, was referred to the Ways and Means Committee and in addition to the
Rules Committee. H.R. 1498, regarding exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s
Republic of China, was referred to the Ways and Means Committee and in addition
to the Armed Services Committee.
43 P.L. 107-296, §412(b)(2); 116 Stat. 2135, 2180.
44 “Delegation from the Secretary of the Treasury,” Congressional Record, Jan. 4, 2005, p.
H26.
45 P.L. 107-296, §415; 116 Stat. 2135, 2180-2181.
46 Ibid.
47 Tax, Social Security, health, and other measures related to noncitizens, first responders,
the armed forces, or terrorist victims were also referred to the Ways and Means Committee,
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Four measures were referred to the Ways and Means and Homeland Security
Committee. The Ways and Means Committee was designated as the primary
committee in the referral of H.R. 98, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act
to restrict employment of unauthorized aliens through use of improved Social
Security cards, which was also referred to the Judiciary and Education and the
Workforce Committees. The Homeland Security Committee was designated as the
primary committee in the referral of H.R. 1324, establishing a U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK, which was
referred in addition to the Judiciary Committee.
The Judiciary Committee was designated as the primary committee in the
referral of two bills that were referred in addition to the Ways and Means and
Homeland Security Committees: H.R. 173, dealing with port security, which was
referred in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; and H.R.
2092, a bill to comprehensively amend immigration law, which was referred in
addition to the Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Financial Services
Committees.
One measure reported by the Homeland Security Committee, H.R. 1817, the
FY2006 Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was sequentially
referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Government Reform,
Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Eight bills were referred to the Homeland Security Committee that were not
referred to the Ways and Means Committee and that dealt with border issues:
! H.R. 58, establishing a Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands;
! H.R. 780, amending the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 to fund additional Border Patrol agents;
! H.R. 1320, pertaining to border security, where the Judiciary
Committee was designated as primary in the referral;
! H.R. 1509, allowing an inspection program using videophone
systems at certain points of entry in Florida;
! H.R. 1805, establishing the position of northern border coordinator
in the Homeland Security Department;
! H.R. 1986, authorizing the Secretary of Defense to assign members
of the military to assist the Homeland Security Department in border
protection functions, where the Armed Services Committee was
designated as primary in the referral;
! H.R. 2044, dealing with air cargo security; and
! H.R. 2672, directing the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security
to establish a program of mutual security and safety between the
United States, Canada, and Mexico, where the International
Relations Committee was designated as primary in the referral and
which was referred in addition to the Armed Services Committee.
H.R. 974, establishing a Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission, was referred
to the Government Reform Committee, which was designated as primary, and in
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Sequential Referral. At the time a bill or resolution is introduced, or later
in the legislative process, such as upon the measure’s being reported from a
committee, a measure might be sequentially referred by the Speaker to one or more
additional committees for their consideration of provisions of the measure within
their jurisdiction. Sequential referrals may include a time limit on these committees’
consideration. The two measures covered in this section were not sequentially
referred at the time of introduction. It is their later legislative history that is helpful
in understanding the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdictional relationship to
other committees.
DHS Authorization Bill. One bill reported from the Homeland Security
Committee was sequentially referred after being reported. H.R. 1817, the FY2006
Department of Homeland Security authorization bill, was reported by the Homeland
Security Committee May 3, 2005 (H.Rept. 109-71, Part I), with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute. It was referred sequentially May 3 to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, Government Reform, Judiciary, Science, Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Ways and Means and to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence. The sequential referral provided the referral was “...for a period ending
not later than May 13, 2005, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and
amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee....”
The bill was reported with amendments May 13 by the Energy and Commerce
Committee (H.Rept. 109-71, Part II) and the Judiciary Committee (H.Rept. 109-71,
Part III). The other committees were discharged May 13 from further consideration
of the measure.
The Rules Committee reported a special rule May 17, 2005 (H.Res. 283,
H.Rept. 109-84), making it in order for the Speaker to declare the House resolved
into the Committee of the Whole to consider H.R. 1817. Under the special rule, one
hour of general debate was divided equally and controlled by the chair and ranking
member of the Homeland Security Committee. In place of the amendments
recommended to the House by the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and
Commerce, and the Judiciary, the special rule made it in order to consider “as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment...the amendment in the nature of a
substitute printed in part A of the report [H.Rept. 109-84] accompanying this
resolution [H.Res. 283].” All points of order against the amendment in the nature of
a substitute were waived. The special rule was a “structured” rule, making in order
only amendments specified in the report and placing additional restrictions on the
consideration of the amendments.48 All points of order against the amendments were
waived.
48 Twenty-four amendments were made in order. The sponsors of the amendments allowed
by the special rule were members of the following committees: Agriculture, 1;
Appropriations, 2; Armed Services, 1; Budget, 1; Education and the Workforce, 4; Energy
and Commerce, 3; Financial Services, 4; Government Reform, 3; Homeland Security, 8;
House Administration, 2; International Relations, 1; Judiciary, 4; Resources, 1; Rules, 3;
Science, 5; Small Business, 1; Transportation and Infrastructure, 6; Veterans’ Affairs, 1; and
Ways and Means, 2. In addition, in its markup of H.Res 283 May 17, 2005, the Committee
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The House debated and agreed to the special-rule resolution 284-124, May 18,
2005, after ordering the previous question 226-199.49 The Speaker pro tempore
subsequently declared the House in the Committee of the Whole to consider H.R.
1817.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Cox concluded general debate on
H.R. 1817 by inserting in the Congressional Record “a series of letters exchanged
between the Committee on Homeland Security and other standing committees,
including the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence...concerning jurisdictional
issues raised by this legislation.”50
In their letters, Agriculture Committee Chairman Goodlatte and Armed Services
Committee Chairman Hunter indicated that their committees would not seek
sequential referral of H.R. 1817, with the understanding that the committees were not
waiving their jurisdiction and that the committees were reserving the right to seek
representation on a House-Senate conference to deal with provisions within the
committees’ jurisdiction. Intelligence Committee Chairman Hoekstra, whose
committee received a sequential referral of H.R. 1817, indicated in his letter that the
Intelligence Committee “waive[d] further consideration of the bill,” with the same
understandings included in the Agriculture and Armed Services letters. Government
Reform Chairman Tom Davis and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Thomas
in their letters included the same understandings, but also indicated that their
committees forwent consideration of H.R. 1817 because of agreements reached
between their committees and the Homeland Security Committee to include changes
in the Homeland Security Committee’s amendment.51
Seventeen amendments were agreed to in the Committee of the Whole, two by
roll-call vote. Three amendments were rejected, all by roll-call vote, in the
Committee of the Whole, including an amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson.
Three amendments were offered and subsequently withdrawn. After the Committee
of the Whole rose and reported, no Member sought a separate vote on an amendment
adopted in the Committee of the Whole, and the amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended, was agreed to. Ranking Member Thompson offered a motion
to recommit with instructions, which was defeated 199-228. The House passed H.R.
1817, as amended, 424-4.
First Responders. A second bill, H.R. 1544, the Faster and Smarter Funding
for First Responders Act of 2005, was not sequentially referred, but again Homeland
Security Committee Chairman Cox inserted in the Congressional Record an
exchange of letters regarding committees’ jurisdiction between himself and the chairs
of other committees.
49 Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151, May 18, 2005, pp. H3443-H3454.
50 Rep. Christopher Cox, remarks in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol.
151, May 18, 2005, pp. H3462-H3465. Due to a printing error, the insertion was
incomplete, and the set of letters was printed in the next day’s Congressional Record, vol.
151, May 19, 2005, pp. H3688-H3691.
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H.R. 1544 was reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute by the
Homeland Security Committee April 28, 2005 (H.Rept. 109-65). The Rules
Committee reported a special rule (H.Res. 269, H.Rept. 109-77) May 10, 2005.
Under the special rule, one hour of general debate was divided equally and controlled
by the chair and ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee. The special
rule made it in order to consider “as an original bill for the purpose of amendment”
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Homeland Security
Committee. All points of order against the committee amendment were waived. The
special rule was a “structured” rule, making in order only amendments specified in
the report and placing additional restrictions on the consideration of the
amendments.52 All points of order against the amendments were waived.
The House debated and agreed to the resolution by voice vote May 12, 2005,
after ordering the previous question by voice vote.53 The Speaker pro tempore
subsequently declared the House in the Committee of the Whole to consider H.R.
1544.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Cox during general debate on H.R.
1544 inserted in the Congressional Record an exchange of letters between the
Committee on Homeland Security and other standing committees regarding
sequential referral and the committees’ jurisdiction. These committees were the
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, Science, and Transportation and
Infrastructure. Each of the letters from the chairs of these committees waived
sequential referral of H.R. 1544 in noting a desire to expedite floor action on the
measure; stated that this waiver did not affect the committee’s jurisdiction; indicated
generally or specifically the jurisdiction of the committee over provisions in H.R.
1544; reserved the right of the committee to seek representation on a House-Senate
conference to deal with provisions within the committee’s jurisdiction; and requested
that the letter and Chairman Cox’s response be included in the Homeland Security
Committee’s report on H.R. 1544 and in the Congressional Record.54
Four amendments were agreed to in the Committee of the Whole. One
amendment was rejected by roll-call vote. After the Committee of the Whole rose
and reported, no Member sought a separate vote on an amendment adopted in the
Committee of the Whole, and the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
amended, was agreed to. No Member made a motion to recommit. The House passed
H.R. 1544, as amended, 409-10.
52 Five amendments were made in order. The sponsors of the amendments allowed by the
special rule were members of the following committees: Appropriations, 1; Education and
the Workforce, 2; Energy and Commerce, 2; Financial Services, 1; Judiciary, 1; and
Transportation and Infrastructure, 1.
53 Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151, May 12, 2005, pp. H3204-H3211.
54 Rep. Christopher Cox, remarks in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol.
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Conclusion
At a news conference August 1, 2005, Homeland Security Department Secretary
Michael Chertoff announced that a unit of DHS, the Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, had arrested 582 suspected gang members and their associates
in the previous two weeks and more than 1,000 such individuals since March. The
Secretary stated that more than ninety percent of those arrested were illegal aliens.55
This kind of announcement is a reminder of how broad is DHS’s mandate.
Congress created the department at President Bush’s request to combat terrorism
directed at the United States, and most Americans probably think of this role
whenever they hear a reference to DHS. As the President explained his proposal for
the department in addressing the nation:
The Department of Homeland Security will be charged with four primary tasks.
This new agency will control our borders and prevent terrorists and explosives
from entering our country. It will work with state and local authorities to respond
quickly and effectively to emergencies. It will bring together our best scientists
to develop technologies that detect biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons,
and to discover the drugs and treatments to best protect our citizens. And this
new department will review intelligence and law enforcement information from
all agencies of government, and produce a single daily picture of threats against
our homeland. Analysts will be responsible for imagining the worst, and planning
to counter it.56
Capturing suspected gang members who are illegal aliens, promoting
recreational boating safety, and investigating counterfeiting are not federal programs
that most Americans would probably think of as DHS responsibilities, but they also
are, in addition to its homeland security responsibilities. The agencies and programs
reorganized to form the department had many more congressionally mandated duties
than homeland security. This situation challenged Congress in creating the
department and, subsequently, in its own realignment of committee jurisdiction over
homeland security.
As indicated earlier in this report, the House created a Select Committee on
Homeland Security in the 108th Congress and superseded its potential continuation
with a standing Committee on Homeland Security in the 109th Congress. The new
committee was given jurisdiction over “overall homeland security policy” and the
“organization and administration” of DHS, but its jurisdiction over specific
homeland-security policy areas was limited to “(f)unctions of the Department of
Homeland Security” relating to those policy areas (Rule X, cl. 1(i)). With the
establishment of the permanent committee, again as indicated, Rules Chairman
Dreier inserted in the Congressional Record an extensive Legislative History to
55 Dan Eggen, “Customs Jails 1,000 Suspected Gang Members,” The Washington Post, Aug.
2, 2005, sec. A, p. A2; Jerry Seper, “Anti-Gang Initiative Leads to 582 Arrests,” The
Washington Times, Aug. 2, 2005, sec. A, p. A1.
56 President Bush, Address to the Nation Proposing a Cabinet-Level Department of
Homeland Security, June 6, 2002, available online at [http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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distinguish the new committee’s legislative jurisdiction from that of existing
committees, providing a guide to the Speaker in the referral of legislation.
Much of the Legislative History served to distinguish strictly homeland security
issues that would be under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction of the Homeland
Security Committee, from both homeland-security-related issues and non-homeland-
security-related issues that would continue to be under the jurisdiction of other
committees of the House.
This section of conclusions analyzes some of the choices the House made in
realigning committee jurisdiction over homeland security and the operation of those
choices related to the referral of legislation early in the 109th Congress.
Delimiting the Jurisdictional Meaning of Homeland Security. In
implementing the Rule X changes, the Legislative History contains three approaches
to the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction. In addition, to understand the
Legislative History’s explanation related to a specific committee or subject-matter,
one must look in more than one place in that document.
First, the Legislative History details grants of exclusive jurisdiction. For
example, the Homeland Security Committee was granted jurisdiction over “overall
homeland security policy” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(1)). The first section of the Legislative
History, explaining the meaning of these and the other words in clause 1(i), states
that the phrase overall homeland security policy is to be “interpreted on a
government-wide or multi-agency basis similar to the Committee on Government
Reform’s jurisdiction over ‘overall economy, efficiency and management of
government operations and activities’.” 57 With regard to government-wide or multi-
agency homeland security activities, the Homeland Security Committee was granted
comprehensive jurisdiction.
Second, the Legislative History details grants of shared jurisdiction. An example
is in the jurisdictional relationship between the Homeland Security Committee and
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. As defined by the “functions”
assigned DHS in the Homeland Security Act of 2002,58 the Homeland Security
Committee was granted jurisdiction over “port security” and “domestic preparedness
for and collective response to terrorism” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(A) and (3)(D)). In the
section of the Legislative History delineating the jurisdictional relationship between
the two committees, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee “retain[ed]
jurisdiction over the Coast Guard.” However, the Legislative History then explains
the nature of shared jurisdiction over the Coast Guard: “...the Homeland Security
Committee has jurisdiction over port security, and some Coast Guard responsibilities
in that area will fall within the jurisdiction of both committees.”59
57 “Legislative History,” p. H25.
58 P.L.107-296; 116 Stat. 2135.
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In this same section of the Legislative History, in the instance of emergency
preparedness, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee retained its “general
jurisdiction” over the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The
Legislative History provides: “Bills addressing FEMA’s general preparation for
disaster from any cause shall be referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.” With regard to emergency preparedness and terrorist acts, however:
“The Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over the Department
of Homeland Security’s responsibilities with regard to emergency preparedness only
as they relate to acts of terrorism.”60
Consequently, one might expect all or most Coast Guard and FEMA legislation
to be referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; the Homeland
Security Committee might seek a sequential referral. If legislation deals with port
security and includes provisions affecting the responsibilities of the Coast Guard, or
if the legislation deals specifically with emergency preparedness and acts of
terrorism, the Homeland Security Committee might be designated the primary
committee in a referral, with the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
possibly seeking a sequential referral.
Third, as explained in the Legislative History, the 10 named committees each
retained jurisdiction in many instances to the exclusion of the Homeland Security
Committee, even when the programs or activities described are among DHS’s
responsibilities. For example, the Homeland Security Committee was granted
jurisdiction over “border...security (except immigration policy and non-border
enforcement)” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(A)). In the section of the Legislative History
delineating the jurisdictional relationship between the Homeland Security Committee
and the Judiciary Committee, the Legislative History amplifies the meaning of this
provision of the Homeland Security Committee’s limited jurisdiction, and the
Judiciary Committee’s relatively broad jurisdiction (Rule X, cl. l(9)), over
immigration policy. The Legislative History explains:
[The Judiciary Committee’s] jurisdiction over immigration policy shall include
matters such as the immigration and naturalization process, numbers of aliens
(including immigrants and non-immigrants) allowed, classifications and lengths
of allowable stay, the adjudication of immigration petitions and the requirements
for the same, the domestic adjudication of immigration petitions and applications
submitted to the Department of Labor or the Department of Homeland Security[,]
and setting policy with regard to visa issuance and acceptance. Its jurisdiction
over non-border enforcement shall be limited to those aspects of immigration
enforcement not associated with the immediate entry of individuals into the
country, including those aspects of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.61
The Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction over specific components of
immigration is carved out of the Judiciary Committee’s continuing broad jurisdiction,
and the explanation in the Legislative History seems clear that the carve-out does not
provide the Homeland Security Committee with shared jurisdiction. Although the
60 Ibid., p. H26.
61 Ibid., p. H25.

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Departments of Justice, Labor, and State all play significant roles in executing
immigration laws, the Homeland Security Department is the parent of the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and other units,
which have large workloads in executing immigration laws. Through its immigration
jurisdiction, the Judiciary Committee continues to have a key legislative and
oversight role affecting the Homeland Security Department.
In addition, in seeking understanding of jurisdiction granted to the Homeland
Security Committee or retained by other committees, it is often necessary to look in
more than one place in the Legislative History. For example, to obtain a fuller
understanding of the distinction of the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdiction
from that of the Energy and Commerce Committee, one would look in the first
section of the Legislative History, where the meaning of the jurisdictional grant to the
Homeland Security Committee in Rule X, cl. 1(i) is set forth. There, it is explained
that, while overall homeland security policy is within the jurisdiction of the
Homeland Security Committee, specific instances of homeland security policy might
be outside the committee’s jurisdiction: “Surgical addresses of homeland security
policy in sundry areas of jurisdiction occupied by other committees would not be
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security on the basis of ‘overall’ homeland
security policy jurisdiction.”
This paragraph of the Legislative History then goes on to cite an example that
is relevant to differentiating the Homeland Security Committee’s and the Energy and
Commerce Committee’s (and other committees’) jurisdictions:
For example, the Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over
a bill coordinating the homeland security efforts by all of the critical
infrastructure protection sectors. Jurisdiction over a bill addressing the protection
of a particular sector would lie with the committee otherwise having jurisdiction
over that sector.62
An additional distinction in the committees’ jurisdictions appears in the section
of the Legislative History delineating the jurisdictional relationship between the
Homeland Security Committee and 10 existing committees. In the case of the Energy
and Commerce Committee, after explaining a conceptual difference between its and
the Homeland Security Committee’s jurisdictions, there is another example of the
distinction in jurisdictions:
The Committee on Energy and Commerce (and other relevant committees) shall
retain their jurisdiction over bills addressing the separate entities that comprise
the first responders. For example, the Committee on Energy and Commerce shall
retain its jurisdiction over a bill directing the Department of Health and Human
Services to train emergency medical personnel.63
The section of the Legislative History distinguishing the jurisdiction of the
Homeland Security Committee from 10 existing committees also contains, in the
62 Ibid., p. H25.
63 Ibid., p. H25.

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explanation of one existing committee’s jurisdiction, distinctions that might be
relevant to one or more of other existing committees. For example, the explanation
of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction contains this information that
is applicable to the distinction between its and other committees’ jurisdiction and that
of the Homeland Security Committee:
The Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over measures that
address the Department of Homeland Security’s activities for domestic
preparedness and collective response to terrorism [in Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(D)]. The
words ‘to terrorism’ require a direct relation to terrorism. The Committee on
Homeland Security’s jurisdiction over ‘collective response to terrorism’ means
that it shall receive referrals of bills addressing the Department of Homeland
Security’s responsibilities for, and assistance to, first responders as a whole. The
Committee on Energy and Commerce (and other relevant committees) shall
retain their jurisdiction over bills addressing the separate entities that comprise
the first responders.64
A related statement explaining the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s
jurisdiction is short and is made more understandable, in reading the lengthier
distinction contained in the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdictional
explanation, where the larger framework is apparent. The brief Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee statement reads: “The Committee on Homeland Security
shall have jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security’s responsibilities
with regard to emergency preparedness only as they relate to acts of terrorism.”65
Yet another instance in which an understanding of the jurisdictional distinctions
between the Homeland Security Committee and the existing committees requires
looking in more than one place are the references to the Homeland Security Act of
2002.66 For example, the Ways and Means Committee’s jurisdiction was amended
to “customs revenue” from “customs” (Rule X, cl. 1(t)(1)), consistent with the grant
of jurisdiction to the Homeland Security Committee over “customs (except customs
revenue)” (Rule X, cl. 1(i)(3)(B)). The explanation of the Ways and Means
Committee’s jurisdiction in the Legislative History states that the committee’s
jurisdiction —
...over ‘customs revenue’ is intended to include those functions contemplated in
section 412(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and includes those
functions as carried out in collection districts and ports of entry and delivery.67
The cited section of the Homeland Security Act provides:
FUNCTIONS. — The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are those functions
performed by the following personnel, and associated support staff, of the United
States Customs Service on the day before the effective date of this Act: Import
64 Ibid., p. H25.
65 Ibid., p. H26.
66 P.L. 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135.
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Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Specialists, National Import
Specialist[s], Fines and Penalties Specialists, attorneys of the Office of
Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors, International Trade Specialists,
Financial Systems Specialists.68
When the provision of the Homeland Security Act and the attachment to the
Legislative History, “Delegation from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary
of Homeland Security of general authority over Customs revenue functions vested
in the Secretary of the Treasury as set forth in the Homeland Security Act of 2002,”69
are read with the explanation, it seems clear that a specific and limited carving out
of the Ways and Means Committee’s jurisdiction over customs policy occurred.
Similar to the Judiciary Committee retaining jurisdiction over important components
of immigration policy, the Ways and Means Committee retained jurisdiction over
important components of customs policy.
Other Subject Matter. Not all legislative references to the words homeland
security or terrorism are covered by the Legislative History. For example, benefits
proposed in legislation to be made available to the victims of terrorist attacks, such
as the victims of the 9/11 attacks, are not mentioned in the Legislative History. Such
legislation introduced in the 109th Congress was not referred to the Homeland
Security Committee, but to the committee or committees with jurisdiction over the
benefit proposed to be bestowed. Another example of the use of the word terrorism
that is absent from the Legislative History is terrorism insurance. Legislation
introduced in the 109th Congress amending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of
200270 was referred to the Financial Services Committee.
Drafting choices, including the U.S. Code or statutory provisions that might be
amended; popular title options; and other considerations can influence the referral
of legislation under the specific language of Rule X, cl. 1 and relevant interpretive
materials, such as the Legislative History in this instance. The terms homeland
security or terrorism included in legislation do not alone provide much guidance of
how a bill might be referred, just as their absence does not.71
Implementation of the Rules Changes. The parliamentarian, acting for
the Speaker, referred many and perhaps all measures included in this study pursuant
to the changes to Rule X and the Legislative History that interprets those changes.
The parliamentarian might also have referred to the Rule X changes and the
Legislative History in considering how to refer measures that were not included in
this study. The criteria set out in the section Selection of Measures for Study attempts
to provide an objective basis for reading legislative and digest text so that a reader
of this report could have an impartial explanation of how measures had been referred.
68 P.L. 107-296, §412(b)(2); 116 Stat. 2135, 2180.
69 “Legislative History,” p. H26.
70 P.L. 107-297; 116 Stat. 2322.
71 See CRS Report 98-175, House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral: Rules and Practice,
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A number of measures included in this study were introduced and referred to
one or more of 10 existing committees but not the Homeland Security Committee.
Other measures in the study were referred both to one or more of the 10 committees
and to the Homeland Security Committee. Still other measures were referred solely
to the Homeland Security Committee.
No Referral to the Homeland Security Committee. There were a
sufficient number of referrals to five of the existing committees, where no referral
was also made to the Homeland Security Committee, to discern that referrals seemed
consistent with the rules changes and the Legislative History. The Armed Services
Committee was referred 25 measures that were not referred to the Homeland Security
Committee. As noted in the committee-by-committee analysis above, and as can be
observed from the list of legislation in Appendix A, these measures dealt with
warfighting, military defense, and military activities.
Seventy measures were referred to the Government Reform Committee that
were not also referred to the Homeland Security Committee. As noted above, and
as can be observed in Appendix A, these measures dealt with the federal civil service,
the overall economy, efficiency, and management of government operations and
activities, federal procurement, the Freedom of Information Act, and other subject
matter described in the Legislative History.
The Judiciary Committee was referred 71 measures that were not referred to the
Homeland Security Committee. Nearly all of the measures dealt with immigration
policy; several dealt with changes to the criminal code or affected criminal law
enforcement, as the analysis above and Appendix A show.
Thirty-six measures were referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee but not to the Homeland Security Committee. These measures dealt with
the Coast Guard, FEMA, first responders, and transportation safety, as shown in the
analysis above and in Appendix A. The Legislative History explained the
committee’s claim to measures on the Coast Guard and FEMA, and the measures
referred to the committee but not to the Homeland Security Committee seemed to
match the criteria. First-responder legislation, pursuant to the Legislative History,
was to be referred to one or more of the existing committees if the legislation dealt
with specific first-responder entities, and the referrals to the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee but not to Homeland Security Committee seemed
consistent with this criterion. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
retained jurisdiction over transportation safety; such measures were referred to it.
The Ways and Means Committee was referred 496 measures that were not
referred to the Homeland Security Committee, most of which dealt with customs
revenue functions, as the analysis above and in Appendix A show.
Measures referred to the other five committees seemed consistent with the
explanation of jurisdictions in the Legislative History, but too few measures were
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be able to comment on the referrals. These committees, the number of referrals, and
the general subject matter are as follows:
! Agriculture Committee — six referrals — animal disease policy,
Animal Health Protection Act;
! Energy and Commerce Committee — nine referrals —
communications, critical infrastructure, bioterrorism;
! Financial Services — five referrals — national flood insurance
program, terrorist financing;
! Intelligence — three referrals — Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act, intelligence authorization; and
! Science — one referral — hazardous materials.
Referral to an Existing Committee and the Homeland Security
Committee. Numerous measures were referred to the Homeland Security
Committee and to one or more of the 10 existing committees, with one of those
committees designated in the referral as primary. (Not all measures that were
referred to one of the existing committees and also to the Homeland Security
Committee are listed here. One of the existing committees or the Homeland Security
Committee was designated as primary in the referral of most of the measures
appearing here. See the committee-by-committee analysis above for a complete
record.)
Armed Services Committee. The potential use of military personnel in
border protection (H.R. 1986 and H.R. 2672) triggered the jurisdiction of both the
Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. The Armed Services
Committee was designated as the primary committee in the referral of H.R. 1986; a
related bill introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to the
Armed Services Committee, which was designated as the primary committee, and to
the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The International Relations Committee
was designated as primary in the referral of H.R. 2672 in the 109th Congress, which
was referred in addition to the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees.
Energy and Commerce Committee. The jurisdictional relationship between
the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees affected a number
of referrals. With regard to communications issues, the Energy and Commerce
Committee was designated as the primary committee in two referrals to it and the
Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 1251 and H.R. 2101). Related measures
introduced by the same sponsors in the 108th Congress were referred to the Energy
and Commerce Committee, which was designated as the primary committee, and to
the Select Committee on Homeland Security. Four other public-safety
communications bills in the 109th Congress (H.R. 733, H.R. 998, H.R. 1323, and
H.R. 2418) were referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee, but not to the
Homeland Security Committee.
The Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as primary in the referral
of two critical infrastructure measures (H.R. 895 and H.R. 2237) to it and to the
Homeland Security Committee in the 109th Congress. In the 108th Congress, related
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Committee; the 108th Congress bill related to H.R. 895 was referred in addition to the
Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary Committees.
In the 109th Congress, the Homeland Security Committee was designated as
primary in the referral to it and the Energy and Commerce Committee of one critical
infrastructure bill (H.R. 1562). A related bill in the 108th Congress was referred solely
to the Energy and Commerce Committee. Two other critical infrastructure bills in
the 109th Congress (H.R. 966 and H.R. 2689) were referred solely to the Energy and
Commerce Committee.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as primary in the referral of
two first-responder bills (H.R. 91 and H.R. 2041) that were referred to it and the
Energy and Commerce Committee in the 109th Congress. H.R. 91 was referred in
addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure, Judiciary, and Energy and
Commerce Committees. In the 108th Congress, a bill related to H.R. 91 introduced
by the same sponsor was referred to the Select Committee on Homeland Security,
which was designated as primary, and also to the Transportation and Infrastructure,
Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees. (The Energy and Commerce
Committee had sole jurisdiction in the 109th Congress over two first-responder bills
(H.R. 1794 and H.R. 1987). Four such measures were referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 228, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544).)
The Energy and Commerce Committee was designated as primary in the referral
of one medical research bill (H.R. 1291).
Government Reform Committee. While a large number of measures referred
to the Government Reform Committee met the criteria in the Legislative History,
there were only two bills that were referred to it and the Homeland Security
Committee, where the Government Reform Committee was designated as primary
in the referral: H.R. 1310, pertaining to the independence of the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board, and H.R. 2331, dealing with the classification of certain
government information. A bill related to H.R. 2331 that was introduced by the same
sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to the Government Reform Committee,
which was designated as the primary committee, and in addition to the Select
Committee on Homeland Security.
Four bills introduced in the 109th Congress dealing with DHS organization were
referred to the Homeland Security Committee and not to the Government Reform
Committee (H.R. 58, H.R. 285, H.R. 1324, and H.R. 1805). Three measures relating
to homeland-security strategy (H.R. 44, H.R. 1383, and H.R. 2035) were referred
solely to the Homeland Security Committee in the 109th Congress.
Judiciary Committee. The jurisdictional relationship between the Judiciary
Committee and the Homeland Security Committee also affected a number of
referrals. The Judiciary Committee was designated as primary in the referral of bills
to it and the Homeland Security Committee where immigration policy appeared to
be the dominant purpose of the legislation (H.R. 418, H.R. 688, H..R. 1320, H.R.
1502, H.R. 2092, and H.R. 2330). A bill related to H.R. 688 introduced by the same
sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred solely to the Judiciary Committee. A bill
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referred to the Judiciary Committee, which was designated as the primary committee,
and to the Intelligence Committee; H.R. 1502 was also referred in addition to the
Intelligence Committee.
The Judiciary Committee was also designated in the 109th Congress as primary
in the referral of a port security bill (H.R. 173), where changes to the criminal code
seemed to dominate; the measure was referred in addition to the Homeland Security,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means Committees. A related bill
in the 108th Congress introduced by the same sponsor was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, which was designated as primary, and in addition to the Transportation
and Infrastructure and Ways and Means Committees.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as primary in the 109th
Congress in the referral of bills to it and the Judiciary Committee where border
functions rather than immigration policy appeared to dominate (H.R. 1196 and H.R.
2628). Five bills dealing with border issues were referred to the Homeland Security
Committee but not to the Judiciary Committee (H.R. 58, H.R. 780, H.R. 1509, H.R.
1805, and H.R. 1986).
The Homeland Security Committee was also designated as primary in the 109th
Congress in the referral of bills that dealt with first responders as a whole (H.R. 91
and H.R. 2041). H.R. 91 was referred in addition to the Transportation and
Infrastructure, Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees. In the 108th
Congress, as mentioned above, a bill related to H.R. 91 introduced by the same
sponsor was referred to the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which was
designated as the primary committee, and in addition to the Transportation and
Infrastructure, Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees. Four first-
responder measures were referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee (H.R.
228, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544) in the 109th Congress.
Also in the 109th Congress, the Homeland Security Committee was designated
as the primary committee in the referral of an aviation security bill (H.R. 2649) and
a DHS organization bill affecting border security (H.R. 1324). H.R. 1324 was
referred in addition to the Ways and Means Committee as well as the Judiciary
Committee. In the 108th Congress, a bill related to H.R. 1324 introduced by the same
sponsor was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which was designated as the
primary committee, and in addition to the Ways and Means Committee.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. A third committee where the
jurisdictional relationship with the Homeland Security Committee affected a number
of referrals was the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee was designated as primary in the referral of a bill
dealing with the security of federal buildings and other federal property (H.R. 1525).
Six bills related to FEMA or emergency preparedness, or both, were referred solely
to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (H.R. 88, H.R. 1137, H.R. 1552,
H.R. 1795, H.R. 1870, and H.R. 2338).
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was also designated as
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and the Secretary of Transportation (H.R. 2351). A related bill introduced in the
108th Congress by the same sponsor was referred solely to the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated in the 109th Congress as
primary in the referral of bills to it and the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee that dealt with transportation security (H.R. 153, H.R. 1109, H.R. 1116,
H.R. 1414, H.R. 1818, and H.R. 2649). Bills related to H.R. 153, H.R. 1109, H.R.
1116, H.R. 1414, and H.R. 2649 introduced by the same sponsors in the 108th
Congress were referred solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The Homeland Security Committee was referred solely two transportation security
bills (H.R. 2044 and H.R. 2688) in the 109th Congress.
The Homeland Security Committee was also designated as primary in the 109th
Congress in the referral of bills that dealt with first responders as a whole (H.R. 91
and H.R. 2041). H.R. 91, as mentioned above, was referred in addition to the
Transportation and Infrastructure, Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees.
In the 108th Congress, a bill related to H.R. 91 introduced by the same sponsor was
referred to the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which was designated as the
primary committee, and in addition to the Transportation and Infrastructure,
Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Committees. Five first-responder measures
were referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 228, H.R. 796, H.R.
1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544) in the 109th Congress. Two first-responder bills
were referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and not to the
Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 154 and H.R. 2724).
Three bills related to the Coast Guard were referred solely to the Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee (H.R. 889, H.R. 1412, and H.R. 1448) in the 109th
Congress, while three bills related to port security were referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 163, H.R. 478, and H.R. 1731). In the 108th
Congress, bills related to H.R. 163 and H.R. 478 introduced by the same sponsors
were referred solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee and the
Homeland Security Committee were referred two bills. The Ways and Means
Committee was designated as primary for a bill dealing with the security of Social
Security cards (H.R. 98), which was referred in addition to the Judiciary and
Education and the Workforce Committees as well as the Homeland Security
Committee. A related bill introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was
referred to the Ways and Means Committee, which was designated as the primary
committee, and in addition to the Education and the Workforce and Judiciary
Committees.
The Homeland Security Committee was designated as primary in the referral in
the 109th Congress of a bill to create a new local office for a Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement unit (H.R. 1324). H.R. 1324 was referred in addition to
the Judiciary Committee as well as the Ways and Means Committee. In the 108th
Congress, a related bill introduced by the same sponsor was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, which was designated as primary, and in addition to the Ways and Means
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Committee was referred eight bills in the 109th Congress dealing with border issues
(H.R. 58, H.R. 780, H.R. 1320, H.R. 1509, H.R. 1805, H.R. 1986, H.R. 2044, and
H.R. 2672).
Measures Referred Solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
Measures were referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee that relied on the
rules changes and the criteria of the Legislative History pertinent to six of the existing
committees: Energy and Commerce, Government Reform, Judiciary, Science,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. No measures seemed to be
referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee that related expressly to the
rules changes and the criteria of the Legislative History pertinent to the Committees
on Agriculture, Armed Services, or Financial Services, or the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence.
First Responders. Five bills that dealt with first responders as a whole (H.R.
228, H.R. 796, H.R. 1093, H.R. 1419, and H.R. 1544) were referred solely to the
Homeland Security Committee. A bill related to H.R. 228 introduced by the same
sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill related
to H.R. 796 introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which was designated as primary, and
in addition to the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees. H.R. 1544 is
discussed below under Sequential Referral.
DHS Organization. Three bills referred solely to the Homeland Security
Committee pertained to DHS’s organization (H.R. 58, H.R. 285, and H.R. 1805).
H.R. 58 requires the establishment of a specific office in specific location. A related
bill to H.R. 58 introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to establish a National Cybersecurity Office in DHS and assign duties to
the office (H.R. 285) was also referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee.
A related bill introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to
the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which was designated as primary, and
in addition to the Science Committee.
H.R. 1805, creating a northern border coordinator in DHS, was referred solely
to the Homeland Security Committee. A related bill introduced by the same sponsor
in the 108th Congress was referred to the Select Committee on Homeland Security,
which was designated as the primary committee, and in addition to the Judiciary,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means Committees.
Homeland Security Strategy. The Homeland Security Committee also
received the exclusive referral of a bill related to domestic terrorism preparedness of
the national capital area (H.R. 44) and to national homeland-security strategy and
spending (H.R. 1383 and H.R. 2035, respectively). In the 108th Congress, a related
bill to H.R. 44 introduced by the same sponsor was referred to the Select Committee
on Homeland Security.
Border Security. The Homeland Security Committee received sole referral of
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a related bill to H.R. 58 introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
As also described above, H.R. 1805, creating a northern border coordinator in
DHS, was referred solely to the Homeland Security Committee in the 109th Congress.
A related bill introduced by the same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to
the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which was designated as the primary
committee, and in addition to the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Ways and Means Committees.
Port Security. Three port security bills were referred solely to the Homeland
Security Committee (H.R. 163, H.R. 478, and H.R. 1731). In the 108th Congress,
bills related to H.R. 163 and H.R. 478 introduced by the same sponsors were referred
solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Transportation Security. Two measures pertaining to transportation security
were referred to the Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 2044 and H.R. 2688). Bills
related to these bills introduced by the same sponsors in the 108th Congress were
referred solely to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Sequential Referral. As discussed earlier in this report, two bills reported
from the Homeland Security Committee could have been the subject of a sequential
referral. The DHS authorization bill (H.R. 1817) was sequentially referred to seven
of the 10 existing committees named in the Legislative History. No referral was
made to the Agriculture, Armed Services, or Financial Services Committee; however,
the Agriculture and Armed Services Committees had for one time waived their right
to a sequential referral.
The first-responder bill reported from the Homeland Security Committee (H.R.
1544) was not sequentially referred to another committee since the Homeland
Security Committee was successful in obtaining one-time waivers of referral. The
committees agreeing to waivers were the Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, Science,
and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. A related bill introduced by the
same sponsor in the 108th Congress was referred to the Select Committee on
Homeland Security, which was designated as primary, and in addition to the
Transportation and Infrastructure, Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science
Committees.
Oversight. As noted in the Introduction, committees’ oversight jurisdiction
may have more frequent overlaps than their legislative jurisdiction.
Appendix B lists all committee meetings expressly relevant to the subject matter
of the House rules changes and the Legislative History that were held by the
Homeland Security Committee and the 10 existing committees, through May 26,
2005. Many of these meetings are hearings and markups related to specific
legislation; others are oversight hearings on an issue, which, of course, could result
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The committees held more meetings than are listed in Appendix B. Other
meetings did not expressly relate to the subject matter of the rules changes or the
Legislative History.
The subject matter of the Homeland Security Committee’s meetings seemed
targeted and closely related to the specific aspects of its legislative jurisdiction.
Other committees’ meetings also seemed to be focused on discrete subject matter
within their jurisdiction. Comparing the list of topics on which the committees held
hearings, there were few hearings where the topic of a hearing in one committee was
the same topic in another hearing, although a hearing by one committee on an agency
budget or a specific program could well have contained testimony of interest to
another committee.
Concluding Observations. Realignment of committee jurisdiction —
whether accomplished legislatively through amendments to chamber rules, or
changed through precedent created by bill referrals and memoranda of understanding,
or negotiated in a legislative history — traditionally causes concern, if not outright
conflict, among committees. As jurisdictional realignment is discussed initially as a
possibility in Congress, committees begin to explain why such a change would
disadvantage them and congressional policymaking. And, once changes are made,
committees do not always adhere to the new arrangements without complaint —
whether in public or through less public forums. What is rare, therefore, is the
response of affected House committees to the changes made to accommodate the
creation of a Homeland Security Committee with legislative authority.
Debate on the Rule X changes and the Legislative History related to the
Homeland Security Committee’s creation cannot be considered extensive, detailed,
contentious, or overt. Even the minority party’s alternative House rules package did
not include a different approach to homeland security jurisdiction, and debate on the
minority-party package did not engender much discussion on the creation of the new
committee and the related jurisdictional changes.
Existing committees’ concerns with a standing Homeland Security Committee
were voiced, or at least could have been voiced, at the time changes were being
designed during the second session of the 108th Congress. In fact, both the Select
Committee on Homeland Security and the House Rules Committee held hearings in
the 108th Congress on the creation of a homeland security committee and on possible
jurisdictional changes that creation of a committee might necessitate.72 Some
committee chairs and ranking members objected to the creation of a standing
Homeland Security Committee, arguing and documenting that their panels had
conducted oversight and considered appropriate legislation. In addition, some argued
that a new committee would exacerbate, rather than solve, the jurisdictional problem
that advocates of a new committee hoped to ameliorate. By the time the 109th
Congress convened, it is possible that no chair of an existing committee wanted to
object to jurisdictional realignment related to homeland security for fear of being
72 See CRS Report RL32711, Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations
Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House,
by Michael L. Koempel.

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thought to be opposed to homeland security, rather than to a new House structure to
deal with the issue.
As legislation began to be introduced and referred pursuant to the Rule X
changes, there was no public indication that committees sought referrals of
legislation where they thought a referral was incorrectly made. In some instances,
the referral of a particular bill, when compared to a related bill introduced in the 108th
Congress, was simplified, as advocates of the new committee expected. In other
instances, the referral of a particular bill, when compared to a related bill introduced
in the 108th Congress, was referred to yet another committee, as opponents of a new
committee predicted. In fact, as the preceding analysis seems to attest, referral of
legislation that could have been made differently — in the designation of a primary
committee or in the failure of a committee to receive a referral at all — was not
questioned on the floor. There were also no additional memoranda of understanding
included in the Congressional Record. Whether this denouement erodes through
time remains to be seen.
It should be noted, however, and could be argued, that committees with
jurisdiction over aspects of homeland security — such as first responders,
immigration, and transportation security, among others — that were most affected
by the creation of a new committee on homeland security with legislative jurisdiction
were busy, some might say consumed, with work on other pressing issues in the first
quarter of the 109th Congress. For example, the Energy and Commerce Committee
reported out a comprehensive energy bill (H.R. 6, P.L. 109-58); the Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee completed work on a highway bill after a number of
temporary extensions of programs authorized by the legislation (H.R. 3, P.L. 109-59);
and the Judiciary Committee finished work on reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act
(H.R. 3199). Other committees were also involved with major legislation, such as
the Ways and Means Committee’s consideration of the Dominican Republic-Central
America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) (H.R. 3045, P.L. 109-53) and Social
Security reform, and the Government Reform Committee held extensive hearings on
steroids use in professional sports. This observation is not to imply that committees
cannot consider several important issues at a time, but to indicate the workload of
Congress to-date.
It also remains to be seen how a change in the chair of the Homeland Security
Committee might affect bill referrals. On June 30, 2005, President Bush nominated
Representative Christopher Cox of California, the first chair of the new committee,
to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Senate confirmed
the nomination July 29, 2005. In addition to chairing the standing committee in the
109th Congress, Representative Cox also chaired the Select Committee on Homeland
Security in the 108th Congress. The select committee issued a report under Chairman
Cox’s leadership that recommended the creation of a standing committee with
jurisdiction broader than that granted the standing committee in the Rule X changes
in the 109th Congress.73 Chairman Cox also indicated his views on the role of a
73 House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Recommendations of the Select
Committee on Homeland Security on Changes to the Rules of the House of Representatives
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standing committee in statements and testimony at hearings in the 108th Congress.74
Potential candidates to chair the Homeland Security Committee might have a
different view from Chairman Cox’s of the committee’s role within the House’s
committee system. One of the potential candidates for chair expressed his opposition
in hearings in 2004 to the committee’s creation; the Member currently chairs one of
the panels, the jurisdiction of which was changed in Rule X to accommodate the new
committee. Two potential candidates serve on two other committees with jurisdiction
over homeland security issues and other subject matter that is covered in the
Legislative History. A fourth potential candidate was an advocate of creating the
Homeland Security Committee and giving it defined jurisdiction.
As has already been noted, Rules Committee Chairman Dreier stated the Rule
X changes reflected a “delicately crafted architecture,” a “system of purposeful
redundancy,” and an “atmosphere in which the competition of ideas is encouraged.”75
These concepts seem to indicate a flexible arrangement operating within the Rule X
changes and the guidance of the Legislative History. It is too early to tell whether the
patterns observed in this study will continue. Congress is always an evolving
institution, and the Homeland Security Committee and its jurisdictional relationship
with other committees are likely to evolve within the flexible arrangement put in
place by the House. A new Secretary of Homeland Security since February 15, 2005;
a new chair of the Homeland Security Committee to be selected following the August
2005 recess; the absence since 9/11 but potential for another terrorist attack on the
homeland; and other factors endogenous and exogenous to Congress may all
influence the evolution of the House’s management of homeland security.
73 (...continued)
with Respect to Homeland Security Issues, 108th Cong., 2nd sess., Sep. 30, 2004. The select
committee also issued Supplementary Materials and Summary of Activities of the Select
C o m m i t t e e o n H o m e l a n d S e c u r i t y . ( A v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t
[http://hsc.house.gov/files/mini_report_sigs.pdf], visited Aug. 19, 2004.)
74 CRS Report RL32711, Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant
to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House.
75 Rep. David Dreier, remarks in the House, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 151,
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Appendix 1
Bills and Joint Resolutions
Included in Study
This appendix lists bills and joint resolutions introduced and referred to
committee in the 109th Congress, through May 26, 2005. The measures listed here
relate to the subject matter contained in the jurisdictional changes made in House
rules and the jurisdictional explanations contained in the Legislative History.76 All
research on bills and joint resolutions was conducted using the Legislative
Information Service.
Agriculture Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.J.Res. 23
Disapproving the rule submitted by the
Agriculture
Rep. Herseth
Department of Agriculture relating to the
2/17/05
establishment of minimal-risk regions for
the introduction of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy into the United States
H.R. 187
To prohibit the operation during a
Agriculture
Rep. Pomeroy
calendar year of the final rule issued by
1/4/05
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
standards for the designation of minimal-
risk regions for the introduction of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy into the
United States, including designation of
Canada as a minimal-risk region, unless
United States access to major markets for
United States exports of cattle and beef
products is equivalent or better than the
access status accorded such exports as of
January 1, 2003
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H.R. 384
To prohibit the operation during a
Agriculture
Rep. Herseth
calendar year of the final rule issued by
1/26/05
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
standards for the designation of minimal-
risk regions for the introduction of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy into the
United States, including designation of
Canada as a minimal-risk region, and the
importation into the United States from
Canada of certain bovine ruminant
products during that calendar year, unless
country of origin labeling is required for
the retail sale of a covered commodity
during that calendar year.
H.R. 1254
To amend the Animal Health Protection
Agriculture
Rep. C. Peterson
Act to require the establishment of an
(MN)
electronic nationwide livestock
3/10/05
identification system, to prevent the
unauthorized release of information
collected under the system, to promote an
objective review of Department of
Agriculture responses to livestock disease
outbreaks, and for other purposes
H.R. 1256
To amend the Animal Health Protection
Agriculture
Rep. C. Peterson
Act to exempt certain animal
(MN)
identification information from
3/10/05
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act
H.R. 1740
To require labeling of raw agricultural
Agriculture
Rep. Obey
forms of ginseng, including the country
4/20/05
of harvest, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
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Armed Services Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 112
To require the videotaping of
Armed Services
Rep. Holt
interrogations and other pertinent actions
1/4/05
between a detainee or prisoner in the
custody or under the effective control of
the Armed Forces of the United States
pursuant to an interrogation, or other
pertinent interaction, for the purpose of
gathering intelligence and a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States, an
intelligence operative of the United
States, or a contractor of the United
States
H.R. 304
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Crenshaw
require the naval forces of the Navy to
1/25/05
include not less than 12 operational
aircraft carriers
H.R. 375
To declare, under the authority of
Armed Services
Rep. J. Davis
Congress under Article I, section 8 of the
(VA)
Constitution to “provide and maintain a
1/26/05
Navy”, a national policy for the naval
force structure required in order to
“provide for the common defense” of the
United States throughout the 21st century
H.R. 416
To prohibit the use of Department of
Armed Services
Rep. Salazar
Defense funds for any study related to the
1/26/05
transportation of chemical munitions
across State lines
H.R. 514
To prohibit the Department of Defense
Armed Services
Rep. Shays
from requiring members of the Armed
Veterans’ Affairs
2/2/05
Forces to receive the anthrax and
smallpox immunizations without their
consent, to correct the records of service
members previously punished for
refusing to take these vaccines, and for
other purposes
H.R. 730
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Tauscher
provide a temporary increase in the
2/9/05
minimum end strength level for active
duty personnel for the Army, the Marine
Corps, and the Air Force, and for other
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H.R. 871
To establish reporting requirements
Armed Services
Rep. M.
relating to funds made available for
International
Thompson (CA)
military operations in Iraq or the
Relations
2/16/05
reconstruction of Iraq and for military
operations in Afghanistan or the
reconstruction of Afghanistan, and for
other purposes
H.R. 1059
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Meehan
enhance the readiness of the Armed
3/2/05
Forces by replacing the current policy
concerning homosexuality in the Armed
Forces, referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell”, with a policy of nondiscrimination
on the basis of sexual orientation
H.R. 1076
To authorize the President to detain an
Judiciary
Rep. Schiff
enemy combatant who is a United States
Armed Services
3/3/05
person or resident who is a member of al
Qaeda or knowingly cooperated with
members of al Qaeda, to guarantee timely
access to judicial review to challenge the
basis for a detention, to permit the
detainee access to counsel, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1194
To protect public health and safety,
Armed Services
Rep. Matheson
should the testing of nuclear weapons by
Energy and
3/9/05
the United States be resumed
Commerce
Resources
H.R. 1291
To require the Secretaries of Health and
Energy and
Rep. Issa
Human Services, Defense, and Homeland
Commerce
3/15/05
Security to carry out activities toward
Armed Services
bringing to market effective medical
Homeland Security
countermeasures to radiation from a
nuclear or radiological attack
H.R. 1314
To amend the Defense Base Closure and
Armed Services
Rep. Ortiz
Realignment Act of 1990 to require the
3/15/05
2005 base closure and realignment
process to adhere to certain requirements
regarding the preservation of military
depot capabilities
H.R. 1348
To provide for nuclear disarmament and
Armed Services
Del. Norton
economic conversion in accordance with
International
3/16/05
District of Columbia Initiative Measure
Relations
Number 37 of 1992
H.R. 1495
To amend the Military Selective Service
Armed Services
Rep. Owens
Act to terminate the registration
4/6/05
requirement and the activities of civilian
local boards, civilian appeal boards, and
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H.R. 1666
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Tauscher
provide a temporary five-year increase in
4/14/05
the minimum end-strength levels for
active-duty personnel for the Armed
Forces, to increase the number of Special
Operations Forces, and for other purposes
H.R. 1815
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Armed Services
Rep. Hunter
year 2006 for military activities of the
4/26/05
Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for fiscal
year 2006, and for other purposes
H.R. 1986
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Goode
authorize the Secretary of Defense to
Homeland Security
4/28/05
assign members of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, under certain
circumstances and subject to certain
conditions, to assist the Department of
Homeland Security in the performance of
border protection functions
H.R. 2011
To require accountability for personnel
International
Rep. D. Price
performing private security functions
Relations
(NC)
under Federal contracts
Armed Services
4/28/05
H.R. 2067
To provide for an improved acquisition
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
system
Armed Services
(VA)
5/4/05
H.R. 2420
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful
Science
Rep. Kucinich
uses of space for the benefit of all
Armed Services
5/18/05
humankind by prohibiting the basing of
International
weapons in space and the use of weapons
Relations
to destroy or damage objects in space that
are in orbit, and for other purposes
H.R. 2427
To postpone the 2005 round of defense
Armed Services
Rep. Herseth
base closure and realignment
5/18/05
H.R. 2455
To repeal the Military Selective Service
Armed Services
Rep. Paul
Act
5/18/05
H.R. 2511
To postpone the 2005 round of defense
Armed Services
Rep. Paul
base closure and realignment until the
5/19/05
completion of certain specified activities
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H.R. 2641
To require the Defense Base Closure and
Armed Services
Rep. Slaughter
Realignment Commission to take into
5/25/05
consideration the homeland security
contributions and value of military
installations when the Commission
conducts its review and analysis of the
list of military installations recommended
for closure or realignment by the
Secretary of Defense
H.R. 2667
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Armed Services
Rep. Fitzpatrick
Security to prepare a report on the
5/26/05
homeland security consequences of the
base closure and realignment
recommendations made by the Secretary
of Defense and to require the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment
Commission to consider the report during
their review of such recommendations
H.R. 2672
To direct the Secretary of State and the
International
Rep. Harris
Secretary of Homeland Security to
Relations
5/26/05
establish a program to enhance the
Armed Services
mutual security and safety of the United
Homeland Security
States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other
purposes
H.R. 2723
To provide for the common defense by
Armed Services
Rep. Rangel
requiring that all young persons in the
5/26/05
United States, including women, perform
a period of military service or a period of
civilian service in furtherance of the
national defense and homeland security,
and for other purposes
H.R. 2733
To prohibit the closure or adverse
Armed Services
Rep. Slaughter
realignment of facilities of the reserve
5/26/05
components that the Secretary of
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Energy and Commerce Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 91
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep.
Security to make grants to first
Transportation and
Frelinghuysen
responders, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Judiciary
Energy and
Commerce
H.R. 154
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Transportation and
Rep. Menendez
Security to make grants to reimburse
Infrastructure
1/4/05
State and local governments and Indian
Energy and
tribes for certain costs relating to the
Commerce
mobilization of Reserves who are first
Judiciary
responder personnel of such governments
or tribes
H.R. 733
To require providers of wireless
Energy and
Rep. Weiner
telephone services to provide access to
Commerce
2/9/05
the universal emergency telephone
number in subterranean subway stations
located within their area of coverage
H.R. 895
To provide for interagency planning for
Energy and
Rep. Berkley
preparing for, defending against, and
Commerce
2/17/05
responding to the consequences of
Homeland Security
terrorist attacks against the Yucca
Mountain Project, and for other purposes
H.R. 966
To require the Nuclear Regulatory
Energy and
Rep. Saxton
Commission to consider certain criteria in
Commerce
2/17/05
relicensing nuclear facilities, and to
provide for an independent assessment of
the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station by the National Academy of
Sciences prior to any relicensing of that
facility
H.R. 998
To preserve local radio broadcast
Energy and
Rep. Pickering
emergency and other services and to
Commerce
3/1/05
require the Federal Communications
Commission to conduct a rulemaking for
that purpose
H.R. 1251
To provide grants and other support to
Energy and
Rep. Lowey
achieve communications interoperability
Commerce
3/10/05
in the United States, and for other
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H.R. 1291
To require the Secretaries of Health and
Energy and
Rep. Issa
Human Services, Defense, and Homeland
Commerce
3/15/05
Security to carry out activities toward
Armed Services
bringing to market effective medical
Homeland Security
countermeasures to radiation from a
nuclear or radiological attack
H.R. 1323
To establish a permanent grant program
Energy and
Rep. Stupak
to improve public safety communications
Commerce
3/15/05
and the interoperability of emergency
communications equipment
H.R. 1562
To protect human health and the
Homeland Security
Rep. Fossella
environment from the release of
Energy and
4/12/05
hazardous substances by acts of terrorism
Commerce
H.R. 1794
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Energy and
Rep. Maloney
Security to procure the development and
Commerce
4/21/05
provision of improved and up-to-date
communications equipment for the New
York City Fire Department, including
radios
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1987
To amend the Public Health Service Act
Energy and
Rep. G. Green
to provide for an increase in the number
Commerce
(TX)
of political subdivisions directly
4/28/05
receiving awards under the program for
improving State and local preparedness
for bioterrorism and other public health
emergencies
H.R. 2041
To provide homeland security grant
Homeland Security
Rep. Castle
coordination and simplification, and for
Energy and
5/2/05
other purposes
Commerce
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Judiciary

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H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
Financial Services
H.R. 2101
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
Energy and
Rep. Meek (FL)
2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland
Commerce
5/4/05
Security to develop and implement the
Homeland Security
READICall emergency alert system
H.R. 2237
To help protect the public against the
Energy and
Rep. Pallone
threat of chemical attacks
Commerce
5/10/05
Homeland Security
H.R. 2330
To improve border security and
Judiciary
Rep. Kolbe
immigration
Homeland Security
5/12/05
International
Relations
Energy and
Commerce
Education and the
Workforce
H.R. 2418
To promote and enhance public safety
Energy and
Rep. Gordon
and to encourage the rapid deployment of
Commerce
5/18/05
IP-enabled voice services
H.R. 2689
To increase the security of radiation
Energy and
Rep. Markey
sources, and for other purposes
Commerce
5/26/05
Financial Services Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 103
To amend the National Flood
Financial Services
Rep. G. Green
Insurance Act of 1968 to provide a 50
(TX)
percent discount in flood insurance
1/4/05
rates for the first 5 years that certain
low-cost properties are included in
flood hazard zones
H.R. 804
To exclude from consideration as income
Financial Services
Rep. Baker
certain payments under the national flood
2/15/05
insurance program

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H.R. 815
To amend section 5318 to prohibit the
Financial Services
Rep. Garrett
use of identification issued by foreign
2/15/05
governments, other than passports, for
purposes of verifying the identity of a
person who opens an account at a
financial institution, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1952
To require that certain measures be taken
Financial Services
Rep. Kelly
with respect to countries of concern
International
4/28/05
regarding terrorist financing
Relations
H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
Financial Services
H.R. 2715
To establish reasonable procedural
Judiciary
Rep. Nadler
protections for the use of national
Financial Services
5/26/05
security letters, and for other purposes
Government Reform Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 55
To make the Federal employees health
Government Reform
Rep. Dreier
benefits program available to individuals
1/4/05
age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise
have health insurance
H.R. 185
To require the review of Government
Government Reform
Rep. Platts
programs at least once every 5 years for
1/4/05
purposes of evaluating their performance
H.R. 220
To amend title II of the Social Security
Ways and Means
Rep. Paul
Act and the Internal Revenue Code of
Government Reform
1/4/05
1986 to protect the integrity and
confidentiality of Social Security account
numbers issued under such title, to
prohibit the establishment in the Federal
Government of any uniform national
identifying number, and to prohibit
Federal agencies from imposing
standards for identification of individuals
on other agencies or persons

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H.R. 279
To amend the Family and Medical Leave
Education and the
Rep. Millender-
Act of 1993 to include nurse practitioners
Workforce
McDonald
and domestic partners within the scope of
House
1/6/05
coverage of the Act and to extend the
Administration
period of family or medical leave for
Government Reform
spouses employed by the same employer
H.R. 368
To establish and rapidly implement
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
regulations for State driver’s license and
Judiciary
(VA)
identification document security
1/26/05
standards
H.R. 373
To require notification to Congress of
Government Reform
Rep. DeLauro
certain contracts, and to amend title 31,
1/26/05
United States Code, to prohibit the
unauthorized expenditure of funds for
publicity or propaganda purposes
H.R. 408
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Pombo
provide for portal-to-portal compensation
1/26/05
for wildland firefighters, and for other
purposes
H.R. 418
To establish and rapidly implement
Judiciary
Rep.
regulations for State driver’s license and
Homeland Security
Sensenbrenner
identification document security
Government Reform
1/26/05
standards, to prevent terrorists from
abusing the asylum laws of the United
States, to unify terrorism-related grounds
for inadmissibility and removal, and to
ensure expeditious construction of the
San Diego border fence
H.R. 475
To amend the Family and Medical Leave
Education and the
Rep. Maloney
Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a
Workforce
2/1/05
same-sex spouse, domestic partner,
Government Reform
parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or
House
grandparent if the same-sex spouse,
Administration
domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult
child, sibling, or grandparent has a
serious health condition, and for other
purposes
H.R. 476
To amend the Family and Medical Leave
Education and the
Rep. Maloney
Act of 1993 to allow employees to take,
Workforce
2/1/05
as additional leave, parental involvement
Government Reform
leave to participate in or attend their
House
children’s and grandchildren’s
Administration
educational and extracurricular activities
and to clarify that leave may be taken for
routine family medical needs and to assist
elderly relatives, and for other purposes

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H.R. 480
To amend section 8339(p) of title 5,
Government Reform
Rep. Moran
United States Code, to clarify the method
2/1/05
for computing certain annuities under the
Civil Service Retirement System which
are based on part-time service, and for
other purposes
H.R. 556
To amend the Federal Law Enforcement
Government Reform
Rep. P. King
Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the
(NY)
percentage differentials payable to
2/2/05
Federal law enforcement officers in
certain high-cost areas, and for other
purposes
H.R. 582
To protect employees from invasion of
Education and the
Rep. Petri
privacy by employers by prohibiting
Workforce
2/2/05
certain video monitoring and audio
Government Reform
monitoring of employees by their
employers, and for other purposes
H.R. 620
To require the Comptroller General of the
Transportation and
Rep. Jackson-
United States to conduct a study on the
Infrastructure
Lee
development and implementation by
Government Reform
2/8/05
States of security measures for driver’s
licenses and identification cards and a
study on the consequences of denying
driver’s licenses to aliens unlawfully
present in the United States, and for other
purposes
H.R. 633
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Hoyer
increase the level of Government
2/8/05
contributions under the Federal
employees health benefits program
H.R. 692
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Budget
Rep. Bilirakis
provide that the Civil Service Retirement
Government Reform
2/9/05
and Disability Fund be excluded from the
Federal budget
H.R. 705
To amend title 49, United States Code, to
Energy and
Rep. Gilchrest
require phased increases in the fuel
Commerce
2/9/05
efficiency standards applicable to light
Government Reform
trucks; to require fuel economy standards
for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds
gross vehicle weight; to increase the fuel
economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles,
and for other purposes
H.R. 725
To amend the Paperwork Reduction Act
Government Reform
Rep. M. Rogers
and titles 5 and 31, United States Code,
(MI)
to reform Federal paperwork and
2/9/05
regulatory processes

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H.R. 735
To amend the Public Health Service Act,
Energy and
Rep. Weiner
the Employee Retirement Income
Commerce
2/9/05
Security Act of 1974, chapter 89 of title
Ways and Means
5, United States Code, and title 10,
Education and the
United States Code, to require coverage
Workforce
for the treatment of infertility
Government Reform
Armed Services
H.R. 818
To amend title XVIII of the Social
Energy and
Rep. Hinchey
Security Act to provide for coverage of
Commerce
2/15/05
qualified acupuncturist services under
Ways and Means
part B of the Medicare Program, and to
Government Reform
amend title 5, United States Code, to
provide coverage of such services under
th Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program
H.R. 829
To make certain companies that have
Government Reform
Rep. Waters
outsourced jobs during the previous five
2/15/05
years ineligible for the receipt of Federal
grants, Federal contracts, Federal loan
guarantees, and other Federal funding,
and for other purposes
H.R. 839
To protect scientific integrity in Federal
Government Reform
Rep. Waxman
research and policymaking
Science
2/16/05
H.R. 867
To promote openness in Government by
Government Reform
Rep. L. Smith
strengthening section 552 of title 5,
(TX)
United States Code (commonly referred
2/16/05
to as the Freedom of Information Act),
and for other purposes
H.R. 925
To prohibit a Federal agency from
Government Reform
Rep. Gallegly
accepting a form of individual
Judiciary
2/17/05
identification issued by a foreign
House
government, except a passport that is
Administration
accepted on the date of enactment
Armed Services
H.R. 942
To require government agencies carrying
Transportation and
Rep. Kilpatrick
out surface transportation projects to
Infrastructure
2/17/05
conduct a cost-benefit analysis before
Government Reform
procuring architectural, engineering, and
related services from a private contractor,
and of other purposes

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CRS-63
H.R. 960
To amend the Law Enforcement Pay
Government Reform
Rep. Platts
Equity Act of 2000 to permit certain
2/17/05
annuitants of the retirement programs of
the United States Park Police and United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division
to receive the adjustments in pension
benefits to which such annuitants would
otherwise be entitled as a result of the
conversion of members of the United
States Park Policy and United States
Secret Service Uniformed Division to a
new salary schedule under the
amendments made by such Act
H.R. 974
To establish the Corporate Subsidy
Government Reform
Rep. A. Smith
Reform Commission to review
Ways and Means
(WA)
inequitable Federal subsidies and make
2/17/05
recommendations for termination,
modification, or retention of such
subsidies, and to state the sense of the
Congress that the Congress should
promptly consider legislation that would
make the changes in law necessary to
implement the recommendations
H.R. 994
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
Ways and Means
Rep. T. Davis
1986 to allow Federal civilian and
Government Reform
(VA)
military retirees to pay health insurance
Armed Services
3/1/05
premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a
deduction for TRICARE supplemental
premiums
H.R. 1002
To amend the definition of a law
Government Reform
Rep. Filner
enforcement officer under subchapter III
3/1/05
of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, respectively, to
ensure the inclusion of certain positions
H.R. 1069
To require Federal agencies, and persons
Energy and
Rep. Bean
engaged in interstate commerce, in
Commerce
3/3/05
possession of electronic data containing
Government Reform
personal information, to disclose any
Financial Services
unauthorized acquisition of such
information, to amend the Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act to require financial institutions
to disclose to customers and consumer
reporting agencies any unauthorized
access to personal information, to amend
the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require
consumer reporting agencies to
implement a fraud alert with respect to
any consumer when the agency is notified
of any such unauthorized access, and for
other purposes

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CRS-64
H.R. 1167
To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to
Government Reform
Rep. Kelly
make permanent the pilot project for the
3/8/05
report on rules
H.R. 1200
To provide for health care for every
Energy and
Rep. McDermott
American and to control the cost and
Commerce
3/9/05
enhance the quality of the health care
Ways and Means
system
Government Reform
Armed Services
H.R. 1256
To amend the Animal Health Protection
Agriculture
Rep. C. Peterson
Act to exempt certain animal
Government Reform
(MN)
identification information from
3/10/05
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act
H.R. 1271
To repeal a provision relating to privacy
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
officers in the Consolidated
(VA)
Appropriations Act, 2005
3/14/05
H.R. 1276
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Berkley
make creditable for civil service
3/14/05
retirement purposes certain periods of
service performed with Air America,
Incorporated, Air Asia Company Limited,
or the Pacific Division of Southern Air
Transport, Incorporated, while those
entities were owned or controlled by the
Government of the United States and
operated or managed by the Central
Intelligence Agency
H.R. 1283
To provide that transit pass transportation
Government Reform
Rep. J. Moran
fringe benefits be made available to all
(VA)
qualified Federal employees in the
3/14/05
National Capital Region; to allow
passenger carriers which are owned or
leased by the Government to be used to
transport Government employees
between their place of employment and
mass transit facilities, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1310
To amend the Intelligence Reform and
Government Reform
Rep. Maloney
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with
Judiciary
3/15/05
respect to the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Homeland Security
Oversight Board, and for other purposes
Intelligence

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CRS-65
H.R. 1317
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Platts
clarify which disclosures of information
3/15/05
are protected from prohibited personnel
practices; to require a statement in
nondisclosure policies, forms, and
agreements to the effect that such
policies, forms, and agreements are
consistent with certain disclosure
protections; and for other purposes
H.R. 1335
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
House
Rep. Burton
increase the mandatory retirement age for
Administration
3/16/05
members of the Capitol Police from 57 to
Government Reform
60 years of age
H.R. 1410
To provide for coverage of hormone
Energy and
Rep. Lee
replacement therapy for treatment of
Commerce
3/17/05
menopausal symptoms, and for coverage
Ways and means
of an alternative therapy for hormone
Education and the
replacement therapy for such symptoms,
Workforce
under the Medicare and Medicaid
Government Reform
Programs, group health plans and
Veterans’ Affairs
individual health insurance coverage, and
other Federal health insurance programs
H.R. 1418
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United
Government Reform
Rep. Meehan
States Code, and chapter 55 of title 10,
Armed Services
3/17/05
United States Code, to provide that any
health benefits plan which provides
obstetrical benefits shall be required also
to provide coverage for the diagnosis and
treatment of infertility
H.R. 1449
To preserve open competition and
Government Reform
Rep. Sullivan
Federal Government neutrality towards
3/17/05
the labor relations of Federal Government
contractors on Federal and federally
funded construction projects
H.R. 1455
To amend title 5 and title 3, United States
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
Code, to include the Department of
Judiciary
(VA)
Homeland Security and the Secretary of
4/5/05
Homeland Security in lists of executive
departments and officers
H.R. 1474
To designate certain functions performed
Government Reform
Rep. Sanders
at flight service stations of the Federal
4/5/05
Aviation Administration as inherently
governmental functions, and for other
purposes

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CRS-66
H.R. 1480
To require that a conversion to contractor
Government Reform
Rep. Van Hollen
performance of an activity or function of
4/5/05
the Federal Government may not result in
the loss of employment of any Federal
worker with a severe disability employed
in that activity or function
H.R. 1513
To exempt from the Freedom of
Government Reform
Rep.
Information Act certain photographic
Frelinghuysen
images of deceased persons that are taken
4/6/05
by or for medical examiners
H.R. 1578
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Porter
provide for a real estate stock index
4/12/05
investment option under the Thrift
Savings Plan
H.R. 1589
To improve the lives of working families
Education and the
Rep. Woolsey
by providing family and medical need
Workforce
4/13/05
assistance, child care assistance, in-
House
school and afterschool assistance, family
Administration
care assistance, and encouraging the
Government Reform
establishment of family-friendly
Financial Services
workplaces
H.R. 1612
To establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel
Government Reform
Rep. Kaptur
requirements for the Federal fleet
4/13/05
H.R. 1620
To establish the Commission on Freedom
Government Reform
Rep. Sherman
of Information Act Processing Delays
4/13/05
H.R. 1642
To prohibit Federal agencies from
Government Reform
Rep. Flake
obligating funds for appropriations
Rules
4/14/05
earmarks included only in congressional
reports, and for other purposes
H.R. 1667
To amend the Family and Medical Leave
Education and the
Rep. T. Udall
Act of 1993 and title 5, United States
Workforce
(NM)
Code, to provide entitlement to leave to
Government Reform
4/14/05
eligible employees whose spouse, son,
House
daughter, or parent is a member of the
Administration
Armed Forces who is serving on active
duty in support of a contingency
operation or who is notified of an
impending call or order to active duty in
support of a contingency operation, and
for other purposes

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H.R. 1739
To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United
Government Reform
Rep. J. Moran
States Code, to allow individuals who
(VA)
return to Government service after
4/20/05
receiving a refund of retirement
contributions to recapture credit for the
service covered by that refund by
repaying the amount that was so received,
with interest
H.R. 1765
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
Ways and Means
Rep. T. Davis
1986 to exclude from gross income
Government Reform
(VA)
amounts paid on behalf of Federal
4/21/05
employees under Federal student loan
repayment programs, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1864
To provide for enhanced retirement
Government Reform
Rep. Wynn
benefits for administrative law judges
4/26/05
H.R. 1902
To provide for paid sick leave to ensure
Education and the
Rep. DeLauro
that Americans can address their own
Workforce
4/27/05
health needs and the health needs of their
Government Reform
families
House
Administration
H.R. 1993
To amend the Family and Medical Leave
Education and the
Rep. Hinojosa
Act of 1993 and title 5, United States
Workforce
4/28/05
Code, to allow leave for individuals who
Government Reform
provide living organ donations
House
Administration
H.R. 2066
To amend title 40, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
establish a Federal Acquisition Service,
(VA)
to replace the General Supply Fund and
5/4/05
the Information Technology Fund with an
Acquisition Services Fund, and for other
purposes
H.R. 2067
To provide for an improved acquisition
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
system
Armed Services
(VA)
5/4/05

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H.R. 2187
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Langevin
provide for a corporate responsibility
5/5/05
investment option under the thrift
Savings Plan
H.R. 2197
To provide health benefits for workers
Education and the
Rep. Pallone
and their families
Workforce
5/5/05
Energy and
Commerce
Ways and Means
Government Reform
Armed Services
H.R. 2205
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Tiberi
extend the veterans’ preference
5/5/05
provisions of such title to individuals
who served on active duty in the armed
forces for a period of more than 180
consecutive days any part of which
occurred after September 11, 2001, and
before January 1, 2006, and separated
from the armed forces under honorable
conditions
H.R. 2290
To reform Federal budget procedures, to
Budget
Rep. Hensarling
impose spending safeguards, to combat
Rules
5/11/05
waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for
Ways and Means
accurate Government agency costs, and
Appropriations
for other purposes
Government Reform
H.R. 2331
To restore and strengthen the laws that
Government Reform
Rep. Waxman
provide for an open and transparent
Homeland Security
5/12/05
Federal Government
H.R. 2385
To make permanent the authority of the
Government Reform
Rep. Turner
Secretary of Commerce to conduct the
5/17/05
quarterly financial report program
H.R. 2390
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
Ways and Means
Rep. McGovern
1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross
Government Reform
5/17/05
income of parking and transportation
fringe benefits and to provide for a
common cost-of-living adjustment, and
for other purposes
H.R. 2470
To establish a commission to conduct a
Government Reform
Rep. Tiahrt
comprehensive review of Federal
Rules
5/18/05
agencies and programs and to recommend
the elimination or realignment of
duplicative, wasteful, or outdated
functions, and for other purposes

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H.R. 2489
To amend the Inspector General Act of
Government Reform
Rep. Cooper
1978 to enhance the independence of the
5/19/05
Inspectors General, to create a Council of
the Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency, and for other purposes
H.R. 2517
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5,
Government Reform
Rep. Velázquez
United States Code, to provide for the
House
5/19/05
indexation of deferred annuities; to
Administration
provide that a survivor annuity be
provided to the widow or widower of a
former employee who dies after
separating from Government service with
title to a deferred annuity under the Civil
Service Retirement System but before
establishing a valid claim therefor, and
for other purposes
H.R. 2521
To establish a program to transfer surplus
Government Reform
Rep. Ferguson
computers of Federal agencies to schools
5/23/05
and nonprofit community-based
educational organizations, and for other
purposes
H.R. 2554
To provide for the expeditious disclosure
Government Reform
Rep. McKinney
of records relevant to the life and
5/23/05
assassination of Reverend Martin Luther
King Jr.
H.R. 2664
To provide a biennial budget for the
Budget
Rep. Dreier
United States Government
Rules
5/26/05
Government Reform
H.R. 2740
To amend title 31, United States Code, to
Government Reform
Rep. Wynn
require the provision of a written prompt
5/26/05
payment policy to each subcontractor
under a Federal contract and to require a
clause in each subcontract under a
Federal contract that outlines the
provisions of the prompt payment statute
and other related information

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Homeland Security Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 44
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Bartlett
Security to establish an independent
1/4/05
panel to assess the homeland security
needs of the National Capital Region
H.R. 58
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Del. Christensen
Security to establish at least one Border
1/4/05
Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands of the
United States
H.R. 91
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep.
Security to make grants to first
Transportation and
Frelinghuysen
responders, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Judiciary
Energy and
Commerce
H.R. 98
To amend the Immigration and
Ways and Means
Rep. Dreier
Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on
Judiciary
1/4/05
employment in the United States of
Homeland Security
unauthorized aliens through the use of
Education and the
improved Social Security cards and an
Workforce
Employment Eligibility Database, and for
other purposes
H.R. 153
To provide increased rail and public
Homeland Security
Rep. Menendez
transportation security
Transportation and
1/4/05
Infrastructure
H.R. 163
To amend title 46, United States Code, to
Homeland Security
Rep. Millender-
direct the Secretary of Homeland
McDonald
Security to carry out an empty shipping
1/4/05
container sealing pilot program to
encourage shipping container handlers to
seal empty shipping containers after they
have unpacked them, and for other
purposes
H.R. 173
To prevent and respond to terrorism and
Judiciary
Rep. Millender-
crime at or through ports
Transportation and
McDonald
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Ways and Means
Homeland Security
H.R. 228
To establish a realistic, threat-based
Homeland Security
Rep. Sweeney
allocation of grant funds for first
1/4/05
responders

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CRS-71
H.R. 285
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
Homeland Security
Rep. Thornberry
2002 to enhance cybersecurity, and for
1/6/05
other purposes
H.R. 418
To establish and rapidly implement
Judiciary
Rep.
regulations for State driver’s license and
Homeland Security
Sensenbrenner
identification document security
Government Reform
1/26/05
standards, to prevent terrorists from
abusing the asylum laws of the United
States, to unify terrorism-related grounds
for inadmissibility and removal, and to
ensure expeditious construction of the
San Diego border fence
H.R. 478
To improve seaport security
Homeland Security
Rep. Millender-
McDonald
2/1/05
H.R. 688
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Barrett
Nationality Act to bar the admission, and
Homeland Security
2/9/05
facilitate the removal, of alien terrorists
and their supporters and fundraisers, to
secure our borders against terrorists, drug
traffickers, and other illegal aliens, to
facilitate the removal of illegal aliens and
aliens who are criminals or human rights
abusers, to reduce visa, document, and
employment fraud, to temporarily
suspend processing of certain visas and
immigration benefits, to reform the legal
immigration system, and for other
purposes
H.R. 780
To amend section 5202 of the
Homeland Security
Rep.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Ruppersberger
Prevention Act of 2004 to provide for
2/10/05
assured funding for more Border Patrol
agents
H.R. 796
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. McCarthy
Security to make grants to address
2/14/05
homeland security preparedness
shortcomings of units of municipal and
county government
H.R. 895
To provide for interagency planning for
Energy and
Rep. Berkley
preparing for, defending against, and
Commerce
2/17/05
responding to the consequences of
Homeland Security
terrorist attacks against the Yucca
Mountain Project, and for other purposes
H.R. 1093
To amend the USA PATRIOT Act of
Homeland Security
Rep. Fossella
2001 to change the manner of allocation
3/3/05
of first responder grant funds

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CRS-72
H.R. 1109
To provide for the security and safety of
Homeland Security
Rep. Lynch
rail and rail transit transportation
Transportation and
3/3/05
systems, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
H.R. 1116
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Millender-
Security to carry out activities to assess
Transportation and
McDonald
and reduce the vulnerabilities of public
Infrastructure
3/3/05
transportation systems
H.R. 1196
To improve the security clearance
Homeland Security
Rep. Ortiz
process along the United States-Mexico
Judiciary
3/9/05
border, to increase the number of
detention beds, and for other purposes
H.R. 1251
To provide grants and other support to
Energy and
Rep. Lowey
achieve communications interoperability
Commerce
3/10/05
in the United States, and for other
Homeland Security
purposes
H.R. 1291
To require the Secretaries of Health and
Energy and
Rep. Issa
Human Services, Defense, and Homeland
Commerce
3/15/05
Security to carry out activities toward
Armed Services
bringing to market effective medical
Homeland Security
countermeasures to radiation from a
nuclear or radiological attack
H.R. 1310
To amend the Intelligence Reform and
Government Reform
Rep. Maloney
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with
Judiciary
3/15/05
respect to the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Homeland Security
Oversight Board, and for other purposes
Intelligence
H.R. 1320
To secure the borders of the United
Judiciary
Rep. Reyes
States, and for other purposes
Homeland Security
3/15/05
H.R. 1324
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Sullivan
Security to establish a U.S. Immigration
Judiciary
3/15/05
and Customs Enforcement Office of
Ways and Means
Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK
H.R. 1383
To direct the President to transmit to the
Homeland Security
Rep. Ford
Congress each year a comprehensive
3/17/05
report on the national homeland security
strategy of the United States
H.R. 1414
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
Security to issue regulations concerning
Transportation and
3/17/05
the shipping of extremely hazardous
Infrastructure
materials, and for other purposes
H.R. 1419
To require that Homeland Security grants
Homeland Security
Rep. Menendez
related to terrorism preparedness and
3/17/05
prevention be awarded based strictly on
an assessment of risk, threat, and
vulnerabilities

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CRS-73
H.R. 1502
To restore civil liberties under the First
Judiciary
Rep. Berman
Amendment, the Immigration and
Intelligence
4/6/05
Nationality Act, and the Foreign
Homeland Security
Intelligence Surveillance Act
H.R. 1509
To create an inspection program that uses
Homeland Security
Rep. Foley
videophone systems at certain points of
4/6/05
entry in Florida to satisfy customs and
immigration reporting requirements
H.R. 1525
To establish the United States
Transportation and
Del. Norton
Commission on an Open Society with
Infrastructure
4/6/05
Security
Homeland Security
H.R. 1544
To provide faster and smarter funding for
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
first responders, and for other purposes
4/12/05
H.R. 1562
To protect human health and the
Homeland Security
Rep. Fossella
environment from the release of
Energy and
4/12/05
hazardous substances by acts of terrorism
Commerce
H.R. 1731
To improve the security of the Nation’s
Homeland Security
Rep. Harman
ports by providing Federal grants to
4/20/05
support Area Maritime Transportation
Security Plans and to address
vulnerabilities in port areas identified in
approved vulnerability assessments or by
the Secretary of Homeland Security
H.R. 1805
To establish the position of Northern
Homeland Security
Rep. Slaughter
Border Coordinator in the Department of
4/21/05
Homeland Security
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1818
To amend title 49, United States Code, to
Homeland Security
Rep. Oberstar
make funds available for the Aviation
Transportation and
4/26/05
Security Capital Fund, to establish a
Infrastructure
Checkpoint Screening Security Fund, and
for other purposes

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CRS-74
H.R. 1986
To amend title 10, United States Code, to
Armed Services
Rep. Goode
authorize the Secretary of Defense to
Homeland Security
4/28/05
assign members of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, under certain
circumstances and subject to certain
conditions, to assist the Department of
Homeland Security in the performance of
border protection functions
H.R. 2035
To direct the President to submit a report
Homeland Security
Rep. B.
to Congress explaining the President’s
Thompson (MS)
funding requests for certain homeland
4/28/05
security programs authorized by Public
Law 108-458, which implemented the
recommendations of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon
the United States
H.R. 2041
To provide for homeland security grant
Homeland Security
Rep. Castle
coordination and simplification, and for
Energy and
5/2/05
other purposes
Commerce
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Judiciary
H.R. 2044
To improve air cargo security
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
5/3/05
H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
Financial Services
H.R. 2101
To amend the Homeland Security Act of
Energy and
Rep. K. Meek
2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland
Commerce
(FL)
Security to develop and implement the
Homeland Security
5/4/05
READICall emergency alert system
H.R. 2237
To protect the public against the threat of
Energy and
Rep. Pallone
chemical attacks
Commerce
5/10/05
Homeland Security
H.R. 2330
To improve border security and
Judiciary
Rep. Kolbe
immigration
Homeland Security
5/12/05
International
Relations
Energy and
Commerce
Education and the
Workforce

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CRS-75
H.R. 2331
To restore and strengthen the laws that
Government Reform
Rep. Waxman
provide for an open and transparent
Homeland Security
5/12/05
Federal Government
H.R. 2351
To provide for the safety and security of
Transportation and
Rep. Oberstar
United States railroads, passengers,
Infrastructure
5/12/05
workers, and communities, and to
Homeland Security
establish an assistance program for
families of passengers involved in rail
accidents
H.R. 2628
To modify certain deadlines pertaining to
Homeland Security
Rep. Flake
machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry
Judiciary
5/25/05
and exit documents
H.R. 2649
To strengthen aviation security
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
Judiciary
5/26/05
Transportation and
Infrastructure
H.R. 2672
To direct the Secretary of State and the
International
Rep. Harris
Secretary of Homeland Security to
Relations
5/26/05
establish a program to enhance the
Armed Services
mutual security and safety of the United
Homeland Security
States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other
purposes
H.R. 2688
To amend title 49, United States Code, to
Homeland Security
Rep. Lowey
establish a deadline for the screening of
5/26/05
all individuals, goods, property, vehicles,
and other equipment entering a secure
area of an airport, and for other purposes
Intelligence Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 1157
To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Judiciary
Rep. Sanders
Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores
Intelligence
3/8/05
and libraries from orders requiring the
production of any tangible things for
certain foreign intelligence
investigations, and for other purposes
H.R. 1310
To amend the Intelligence Reform and
Government Reform
Rep. Maloney
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with
Judiciary
3/15/05
respect to the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Homeland Security
Oversight Board, and for other purposes
Intelligence

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CRS-76
H.R. 1502
To restore civil liberties under the First
Judiciary
Rep. Berman
Amendment, the Immigration and
Intelligence
4/6/05
Nationality Act, and the Foreign
Homeland Security
Intelligence Surveillance Act
H.R. 1526
To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Judiciary
Rep. Otter
Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18,
Intelligence
4/6/05
United States Code, to strengthen
protections of civil liberties in the
exercise of the foreign intelligence
surveillance authorities under Federal
law, and for other purposes
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 2475
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Intelligence
Rep. Hoekstra
year 2006 for intelligence and
5/19/05
intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the
Community Management Account, and
the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and
for other purposes
Judiciary Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 19
To require employers to conduct
Judiciary
Rep. Calvert
employment eligibility verification
Education and the
1/4/05
Workforce
H.R. 52
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
Judiciary
Rep. Capito
further protect rail and mass
1/4/05
transportation, and for other purposes

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CRS-77
H.R. 60
To designate Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia,
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia,
Lee
Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles,
1/4/05
Bangladesh, and Kenya under section 244
of the Immigration and Nationality Act in
order to render nationals of such foreign
states eligible for temporary protected
status under such section
H.R. 91
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep.
Security to make grants to first
Transportation and
Frelinghuysen
responders, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Judiciary
Energy and
Commerce
H.R. 98
To amend the Immigration and
Ways and Means
Rep. Dreier
Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on
Judiciary
1/4/05
employment in the United States of
Homeland Security
unauthorized aliens through the use of
Education and the
improved Social Security cards and an
Workforce
Employment Eligibility Database, and for
other purposes
H.R. 100
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Dreier
Nationality Act to modify provisions
1/4/05
relating to judicial review of orders of
removal
H.R. 105
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. G. Green
Nationality Act to exempt elementary and
(TX)
secondary schools from the fee imposed
1/4/05
on employers filing petitions with respect
to non-immigrant workers under the H-
1B program
H.R. 139
To provide for the recapture of unused
Judiciary
Rep. Lantos
employment-based immigrant visa
1/4/05
numbers in order to facilitate improved
health care for all persons in the United
States
H.R. 154
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Transportation and
Rep. Menendez
Security to make grants to reimburse
Infrastructure
1/4/05
State and local governments and Indian
Energy and
tribes for certain costs relating to the
Commerce
mobilization of Reserves who are first
Judiciary
responder personnel of such governments
or tribes
H.R. 173
To prevent and respond to terrorism and
Judiciary
Rep. Millender-
crime at or through ports
Transportation and
McDonald
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Ways and Means
Homeland Security

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CRS-78
H.R. 193
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Linda
Nationality Act to provide for
Sánchez
compensation to States incarcerating
1/4/05
undocumented aliens charged with a
felony or two or more misdemeanors
H.R. 209
To waive certain prohibitions with
International
Rep. Serrano
respect to nationals of Cuba coming to
Relations
1/4/05
the United States to play organized
Judiciary
professional baseball
H.R. 245
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act with respect to the record
Lee
of admission for permanent residence in
1/6/05
the case of certain aliens
H.R. 247
To increase the numerical limitation on
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
the number of asylees whose status may
Lee
be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully
1/6/05
admitted for permanent residence
H.R. 248
To modify the requirements applicable to
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
the admission into the United States of H-
Lee
1C nonimmigrant registered nurses, and
1/6/05
for other purposes
H.R. 251
To assist aliens who were transplanted to
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
the United States as children in
Lee
continuing their education and otherwise
1/6/05
integrating into American society
H.R. 255
To prevent commercial alien smuggling,
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
and for other purposes
Lee
1/6/05
H.R. 257
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to reunify families,
Lee
permit earned access to permanent
1/6/05
resident status, provide protection against
unfair immigration-related employment
practices, reform the diversity visa
program, provide adjustment of status for
Haitians and Liberian nationals, and for
other purposes
H.R. 260
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to modify the
Lee
requirements for a child born abroad and
1/6/05
out of wedlock to acquire citizenship
based on the citizenship of the child’s
father, and for other purposes

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CRS-79
H.R. 261
To expand the class of beneficiaries who
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
may apply for adjustment of status under
Lee
section 245(i) of the Immigration and
1/6/05
Nationality Act by extending the deadline
for classification petition and labor
certification filings
H.R. 334
To designate Angola under section 244 of
Judiciary
Rep. Lynch
the Immigration and Nationality Act in
1/25/05
order to make nationals of Angola
eligible for temporary protected status
under such section
H.R. 342
To provide for adjustment of immigration
Judiciary
Rep. Owens
status for certain aliens granted
1/25/05
temporary protected status in the United
States because of conditions in
Montserrat
H.R. 354
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime
Judiciary
Rep. Ramstad
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
1/25/05
provide standards and procedures to
guide both State and local law
enforcement agencies and law
enforcement officers during internal
investigations, interrogation of law
enforcement officers, and administrative
disciplinary hearings, to ensure
accountability of law enforcement
officers, to guarantee the due process
rights of law enforcement officers, and to
require States to enact law enforcement
discipline, accountability, and due
process laws
H.R. 368
To establish and rapidly implement
Government Reform
Rep. T. Davis
regulations for State driver’s license and
Judiciary
(VA)
identification document security
1/26/05
standards
H.R. 418
To establish and rapidly implement
Judiciary
Rep.
regulations for State driver’s license and
Homeland Security
Sensenbrenner
identification document security
Government Reform
1/26/05
standards, to prevent terrorists from
abusing the asylum laws of the United
States, to unify terrorism-related grounds
for inadmissibility and removal, and to
ensure expeditious construction of the
San Diego border fence
H.R. 557
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Kolbe
Nationality Act to authorize
2/2/05
appropriations for fiscal years 2005
through 2011 to carry out the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program

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CRS-80
H.R. 604
To halt the issuance of visas to citizens of
Judiciary
Rep. Weiner
Saudi Arabia until the President certifies
2/2/05
that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does
not discriminate in the issuance of visas
on the basis of religious affiliation or
heritage
H.R. 634
To designate Poland as a program
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
country under the visa waiver program
Lee
established under section 217 of the
2/8/05
Immigration and Nationality Act, subject
to special conditions
H.R. 635
To designate Poland as a program
Judiciary
Rep. N. Johnson
country under the visa waiver program
(CT)
established under section 217 of the
2/8/05
Immigration and Nationality Act
H.R. 661
To provide for naturalization through
Judiciary
Rep. Rangel
service in a combat zone designated in
2/8/05
connection with Operation Iraqi
Freedom, and for other purposes
H.R. 688
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Barrett
Nationality Act to bar the admission, and
Homeland Security
2/9/05
facilitate the removal, of alien terrorists
and their supporters and fundraisers, to
secure our borders against terrorists, drug
traffickers, and other illegal aliens, to
facilitate the removal of illegal aliens and
aliens who are criminals or human rights
abusers, to reduce visa, document, and
employment fraud, to temporarily
suspend processing of certain visas and
immigration benefits, to reform the legal
immigration system, and for other
purposes
H.R. 698
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Deal
Nationality Act to deny citizenship at
2/9/05
birth to children born in the United States
of parents who are not citizens or
permanent resident aliens
H.R. 793
To revise certain requirements for H-2B
Judiciary
Rep. Gilchrest
employers and require submission of
2/14/05
information regarding H-2B
nonimmigrants, and for other purposes
H.R. 814
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Evans
Nationality Act to provide for the
2/15/05
automatic acquisition of citizenship by
certain individuals born in Korea,
Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand

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CRS-81
H.R. 820
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. P. King
Nationality Act to reauthorize the State
(NY)
Criminal Alien Assistance Program
2/15/05
H.R. 884
To provide for the adjustment of status of
Judiciary
Rep. Cannon
certain foreign agricultural workers, to
2/17/05
amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to reform the H-2A worker program
under that Act, to provide a stable, legal
agricultural workforce, to extend basic
legal protections and better working
conditions to more workers, and for other
purposes
H.R. 900
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Case
Nationality Act to remove from an alien
2/17/05
the initial burden of establishing that he
or she is entitled to nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act,
in the case of certain aliens seeking to
enter the United States for a temporary
stay occasioned by the serious illness or
death of a United States citizen or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, and for other purposes
H.R. 901
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Case
Nationality Act to give priority in the
2/17/05
issuance of immigrant visas to the sons
and daughters of Filipino World War II
veterans who are or were naturalized
citizens of the United States, and for
other purposes
H.R. 925
To prohibit a Federal agency from
Government Reform
Rep. Gallegly
accepting a form of individual
Judiciary
2/17/05
identification issued by a foreign
House
government, except a passport that is
Administration
accepted on the date of enactment
Armed Services
H.R. 926
To amend title 38, United States Code, to
Veterans’ Affairs
Rep. Gerlach
authorize Department of Veterans Affairs
Judiciary
2/17/05
police officers to execute on Department
property arrest warrants of a State or
local government within the jurisdiction
of which such Department property is
located
H.R. 936
To provide for immigration relief in the
Judiciary
Rep. Honda
case of certain immigrants who are
2/17/05
innocent victims of immigration fraud

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CRS-82
H.R. 970
To increase and enhance law enforcement
Judiciary
Rep. Schiff
resources committed to investigation and
2/17/05
prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and
punish violent gang crime, to protect law-
abiding citizens and communities from
violent criminals, to revise and enhance
criminal penalties for violent crimes, to
reform and facilitate prosecution of
juvenile gang members who commit
violent crimes, to expand and improve
gang prevention programs, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1076
To authorize the President to detain an
Judiciary
Rep. Schiff
enemy combatant who is a United States
Armed Services
3/3/05
person or resident who is a member of al
Qaeda or knowingly cooperated with
members of al Qaeda, to guarantee timely
access to judicial review to challenge the
basis for a detention, to permit the
detainee access to counsel, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1147
To provide benefits to public safety
Judiciary
Rep. Baca
officers who die or become disabled as a
3/8/05
result of certain injuries
H.R. 1157
To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Judiciary
Rep. Sanders
Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores
Intelligence
3/8/05
and libraries from orders requiring the
production of any tangible things for
certain foreign intelligence
investigations, and for other purposes
H.R. 1168
To ensure that the national instant
Judiciary
Rep. P. King
criminal background check system
(NY)
provides the Federal Bureau of
3/8/05
Investigation with information on
approved firearms transfers to persons
named in the Violent Gang and Terrorist
Organization File
H.R. 1172
To provide for the protection of
Judiciary
Rep. Lofgren
unaccompanied alien children, and for
3/8/05
other purposes
H.R. 1195
To increase public safety and reduce the
Judiciary
Rep. McCarthy
threat to domestic security by including
3/9/05
persons who may be prevented from
boarding an aircraft in the National
Instant Criminal Background Check
System, and for other purposes

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CRS-83
H.R. 1196
To improve the security clearance
Homeland Security
Rep. Ortiz
process along the United States-Mexico
Judiciary
3/9/05
border, to increase the number of
detention beds, and for other purposes
H.R. 1219
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Goodlatte
Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
3/10/05
immigrant program
H.R. 1225
To better manage the national instant
Judiciary
Rep. Conyers
criminal background check system and
3/10/05
terrorism matches
H.R. 1310
To amend the Intelligence Reform and
Government Reform
Rep. Maloney
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with
Judiciary
3/15/05
respect to the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Homeland Security
Oversight Board, and for other purposes
Intelligence
H.R. 1320
To secure the borders of the United
Judiciary
Rep. Reyes
States, and for other purposes
Homeland Security
3/15/05
H.R. 1324
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Sullivan
Security to establish a U.S. Immigration
Judiciary
3/15/05
and Customs Enforcement Office of
Ways and Means
Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK
H.R. 1325
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Tancredo
Nationality Act to repeal authorities
3/15/05
relating to H1-B visas for temporary
workers
H.R. 1374
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Cooper
Nationality Act to permit aliens who are
3/17/05
independent living assistants to be
accorded status as J nonimmigrants to
provide in-home living and home support
services to adults with disabilities
H.R. 1389
To prohibit the importation, manufacture,
Judiciary
Rep. Hinchey
distribution, or storage of ammonium
3/17/05
nitrate compound without a license, to
prohibit the receipt of ammonium nitrate
compound without a license or permit,
and for other purposes
H.R. 1400
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
Judiciary
Rep. Keller
provide penalties for aiming laser
3/17/05
pointers at airplanes, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1415
To improve the National Instant Criminal
Judiciary
Rep. McCarthy
Background Check System, and for other
3/17/05
purposes

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CRS-84
H.R. 1502
To restore civil liberties under the First
Judiciary
Rep. Berman
Amendment, the Immigration and
Intelligence
4/6/05
Nationality Act, and the Foreign
Homeland Security
Intelligence Surveillance Act
H.R. 1526
To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Judiciary
Rep. Otter
Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18,
Intelligence
4/6/05
United States Code, to strengthen
protections of civil liberties in the
exercise of the foreign intelligence
surveillance authorities under Federal
law, and for other purposes
H.R. 1587
To match willing United States workers
Judiciary
Rep. Tancredo
with employers, to increase and fairly
4/13/05
apportion H-2B visas, and to ensure that
H-2B visas serve their intended purpose
H.R. 1737
To amend the Haitian Refugee
Judiciary
Rep. K. Meek
Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to
(FL)
benefit individuals who were children
4/20/05
when such Act was enacted
H.R. 1763
To increase criminal penalties relating to
Judiciary
Rep. Carter
terrorist murders, deny Federal benefits
4/21/05
to terrorists, and for other purposes
H.R. 1770
To require employers at critical
Judiciary
Rep. Gallegly
infrastructure sites to participate in the
4/21/05
pilot program for employment eligibility
verification, and for other purposes
H.R. 1804
To prescribe the oath of renunciation and
Judiciary
Rep. J. Ryun
allegiance for purposes of the
(KS)
Immigration and Nationality Act
4/21/05
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1823
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Andrews
Nationality Act to extend the provisions
4/26/05
governing nonimmigrant status for
spouses and children of permanent
resident aliens awaiting the availability of
an immigrant visa, and for other purposes

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CRS-85
H.R. 1912
To suspend certain nonessential visas, in
Judiciary
Rep. Graves
order to provide temporary workload
4/27/05
relief critical to the successful
reorganization of the immigration and
naturalization functions of the
Department of Homeland Security, to
ensure that the screening and monitoring
of arriving immigrants and
nonimmigrants, and the deterrence of
entry and settlement by illegal or
unauthorized aliens, is sufficient to
maintain the integrity of the sovereign
borders of the United States, and for
other purposes
H.R. 2041
To provide for homeland security grant
Homeland Security
Rep. Castle
coordination and simplification, and for
Energy and
5/2/05
other purposes
Commerce
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Judiciary
H.R. 2049
To require certain Federal service
Judiciary
Rep. Blackburn
contractors to participate in a pilot
Education and the
5/3/05
program for employment eligibility
Workforce
confirmation
H.R. 2055
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. B. Frank
Nationality Act to permit certain long-
(MA)
term permanent resident aliens to seek
5/3/05
cancellation of removal under such Act,
and for other purposes
H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
Financial Services
H.R. 2194
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
Judiciary
Rep. Lungren
provide additional protections for law
5/5/05
enforcement officers, and for other
purposes
H.R. 2219
To ensure that, during time of war and in
Judiciary
Rep. Gerlach
another country, the United States does
5/10/05
not detain a United States citizen unless
the United States first ensures that the
citizen’s fundamental rights to
information, counsel, and communication
are protected

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CRS-86
H.R. 2293
To provide special immigrant status for
Judiciary
Rep. Hostettler
aliens serving as translators with the
5/11/05
United States Armed Forces
H.R. 2330
To improve border security and
Judiciary
Rep. Kolbe
immigration
Homeland Security
5/12/05
International
Relations
Energy and
Commerce
Education and the
Workforce
H.R. 2363
To amend title 18, United States Code, to
Judiciary
Rep. Dreier
increase the penalty on persons convicted
5/16/05
of killing peace officers and who flee the
country
H.R. 2367
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Filner
Nationality Act to permit certain Mexican
5/16/05
children, and accompanying adults, to
obtain a waiver of the documentation
requirements otherwise required to enter
the United States as a temporary visitor
H.R. 2513
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. J. Ryun
Nationality Act to prescribe the oath or
(KS)
affirmation of renunciation and
5/19/05
allegiance required to be naturalized as a
citizen of the United States
H.R. 2592
To designate Haiti under section 244 of
Judiciary
Rep. A. Hastings
the Immigration and Nationality Act in
(FL)
order to render nationals of Haiti eligible
5/24/05
for temporary protected status under such
section
H.R. 2628
To modify certain deadlines pertaining to
Homeland Security
Rep. Flake
machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry
Judiciary
5/25/05
and exit documents
H.R. 2649
To strengthen aviation security
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
Judiciary
5/26/05
Transportation and
Infrastructure
H.R. 2651
To reduce crime and terrorism at
Judiciary
Rep. Schiff
America’s seaports, and for other
5/26/05
purposes
H.R. 2687
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Lofgren
Naturalization Act to provide for the
5/26/05
automatic acquisition of citizenship by
certain Amerasians

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CRS-87
H.R. 2715
To establish reasonable procedural
Judiciary
Rep. Nadler
protections for the use of national
Financial Services
5/26/05
security letters, and for other purposes
S. 188
A bill to amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Sen. Feinstein
Nationality Act to authorize
1/26/05
appropriations for fiscal years 2005
through 2011 to carry out the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program
Science Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 909
To provide for the establishment of a
Science
Rep. Cummings
hazardous materials cooperative research
Transportation and
2/17/05
program
Infrastructure
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 3
To authorize funds for Federal-aid
Transportation and
Rep. D. Young
highways, highway safety programs, and
Infrastructure
(AK)
transit programs, and for other purposes
2/9/05

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CRS-88
H.R. 35
To authorize the Secretary of
Transportation and
Rep. Burgess
Transportation to carry out a project to
Infrastructure
1/4/05
widen Interstate Route 35 East in Denton
County, Texas
H.R. 65
To amend the age restrictions for pilots
Transportation and
Rep. Gibbons
Infrastructure
1/4/05
H.R. 88
To direct the Director of the Federal
Transportation and
Rep.
Emergency Management Agency to
Infrastructure
Frelinghuysen
designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as
1/4/05
part of the National Urban Search and
Rescue System
H.R. 91
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep.
Security to make grants to first
Transportation and
Frelinghuysen
responders, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Judiciary
Energy and
Commerce
H.R. 129
To allow a waiver or exemption of
Transportation and
Rep. S. Jones
certain requirements for restricted
Infrastructure
(OH)
airspace if security is not reduced
1/4/05
H.R. 153
To provide increased rail and public
Homeland Security
Rep. Menendez
transportation security
Transportation and
1/4/05
Infrastructure
H.R. 154
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Transportation and
Rep. Menendez
Security to make grants to reimburse
Infrastructure
1/4/05
State and local governments and Indian
Energy and
tribes for certain costs relating to the
Commerce
mobilization of Reserves who are first
Judiciary
responder personnel of such governments
or tribes
H.R. 168
To amend title 23, United States Code, to
Transportation and
Rep. Millender-
establish a goods movement program to
Infrastructure
McDonald
improve the productivity, security, and
1/4/05
safety of freight transportation gateways
H.R. 173
To prevent and respond to terrorism and
Judiciary
Rep. Millender-
crime at or through ports
Transportation and
McDonald
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Ways and Means
Homeland Security
H.R. 242
To authorize appropriations to the
Science
Rep. Ehlers
Department of Transportation for surface
Transportation and
1/6/05
transportation research and development,
Infrastructure
and for other purposes

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CRS-89
H.R. 494
To amend the Water Resources
Transportation and
Rep.
Development Act of 1986 to expand the
Infrastructure
Rohrabacher
authority of non-Federal interests to levy
2/1/05
harbor fees
H.R. 566
To provide protections and services to
Energy and
Rep. Maloney
certain individuals after the terrorist
Commerce
2/2/05
attack on September 11, 2001, in New
Transportation and
York City, in the State of New York, and
Infrastructure
for other purposes
H.R. 572
To amend the National Highway System
Transportation and
Rep. J. Moran
Designation Act of 1995 concerning the
Infrastructure
(KS)
applicability of hours of service
2/2/05
requirements to drivers operating
commercial motor vehicles transporting
agricultural commodities and farm
supplies
H.R. 587
To improve the safe operation of aircraft
Transportation and
Rep. Weiner
Infrastructure
2/2/05
H.R. 603
To improve safety and reduce traffic
Transportation and
Rep. Watson
congestion at grade crossings
Infrastructure
2/2/05
H.R. 618
To amend title 49, United States Code, to
Transportation and
Rep. Beauprez
ensure that the National Driver Registry
Infrastructure
2/8/05
includes certain information
H.R. 620
To require the Comptroller General of the
Transportation and
Rep. Jackson-
United States to conduct a study on the
Infrastructure
Lee
development and implementation by
Government Reform
2/8/05
States of security measures for driver’s
licenses and identification cards and a
study on the consequences of denying
driver’s licenses to aliens unlawfully
present in the United States, and for other
purposes
HR. 623
To allow an operator of a commercial
Transportation and
Rep. Boozman
motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of
Infrastructure
2/8/05
duty
H.R. 734
To improve the safe operation of aircraft
Transportation and
Rep. Weiner
Infrastructure
2/9/05
H.R. 889
To authorize appropriations for the Coast
Transportation and
Rep. D. Young
Guard for fiscal year 2006, to make
Infrastructure
(AK)
technical corrections to various laws
2/17/05
administered by the Coast Guard, and for
other purposes

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CRS-90
H.R. 909
To provide for the establishment of a
Science
Rep. Cummings
hazardous materials cooperative research
Transportation and
2/17/05
program
Infrastructure
H.R. 911
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Transportation and
Rep. T. Davis
Security to develop and implement
Infrastructure
(VA)
standards for the operation of non-
2/17/05
scheduled, commercial air carrier (air
charter) and general aviation operations
at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport
H.R. 954
To improve the safety of rural roads
Transportation and
Rep. Ney
Infrastructure
2/17/05
H.R. 1012
To establish a commercial truck highway
Transportation and
Rep. Michaud
safety demonstration program in the State
Infrastructure
3/1/05
of Maine, and for other purposes
H.R. 1109
To provide for the security and safety of
Homeland Security
Rep. Lynch
rail and rail transit transportation
Transportation and
3/3/05
systems, and for other purposes
Infrastructure
H.R. 1116
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Millender-
Security to carry out activities to assess
Transportation and
McDonald
and reduce the vulnerabilities of public
Infrastructure
3/3/05
transportation systems
H.R. 1137
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Transportation and
Rep. A. Hastings
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
Infrastructure
(FL)
improve Federal response to disasters,
3/7/05
and for other purposes
H.R. 1218
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States
Transportation and
Rep. McGovern
Code, concerning length and weight
Infrastructure
3/10/05
limitations for vehicles operating on
Federal-aid highways, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1296
To amend title 49, United States Code,
Transportation and
Rep. H. Brown
relating to responsibility for intermodal
Infrastructure
(SC)
equipment compliance with commercial
3/15/05
motor vehicle safety requirements, and
for other purposes
H.R. 1386
To establish a National Drought Council
Agriculture
Rep. A. Hastings
within the Department of Agriculture, to
Resources
(FL)
improve national drought preparedness,
Transportation and
3/17/05
mitigation, and response efforts, and for
Infrastructure
other purposes
H.R. 1412
To amend the Ports and Waterways
Transportation and
Rep. LoBiondo
Safety Act to require notification of the
Infrastructure
3/17/05
Coast Guard regarding obstructions to
navigation, and for other purposes

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CRS-91
H.R. 1414
To direct the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
Security to issue regulations concerning
Transportation and
3/17/05
the shipping of extremely hazardous
Infrastructure
materials, and for other purposes
H.R. 1448
To direct the Commandant of the Coast
Transportation and
Rep. Stupak
Guard to convey the Coast Guard Cutter
Infrastructure
3/17/05
Mackinaw, upon its scheduled
decommissioning, to the City and County
of Cheboygan, Michigan, to use for
purposes of a museum
H.R. 1496
To return general aviation to Ronald
Transportation and
Rep. D. Young
Reagan Washington National Airport
Infrastructure
(AK)
4/6/05
H.R. 1525
To establish the United States
Transportation and
Del. Norton
Commission on an Open Society with
Infrastructure
4/6/05
Security
Homeland Security
H.R. 1552
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Transportation and
Rep. Jindal
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
Infrastructure
4/12/05
clarify that the religious status of a
private nonprofit facility does not
preclude the facility from receiving
assistance under the Act
H.R. 1795
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Transportation and
Rep. Maloney
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
Infrastructure
4/21/05
modify the terms of the community
disaster loan program, to authorize
assistance under that program for losses
related to the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1818
To amend title 49, United States Code, to
Homeland Security
Rep. Oberstar
make funds available for the Aviation
Transportation and
4/26/05
Security Capital Fund, to establish a
Infrastructure
Checkpoint Screening Security Fund, and
for other purpose

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CRS-92
H.R. 1870
To expedite payments of certain Federal
Transportation and
Rep. Foley
emergency assistance authorized pursuant
Infrastructure
4/27/05
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, and to
direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security to exercise certain authority
provided under such Act
H.R. 1874
To improve national pier inspections and
Transportation and
Rep. Andrews
safety standards
Infrastructure
4/27/05
H.R. 2041
To provide for homeland security grant
Homeland Security
Rep. Castle
coordination and simplification, and for
Energy and
5/2/05
other purposes
Commerce
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Judiciary
H.R. 2105
To amend title 23, United States Code,
Transportation and
Rep. Pallone
relating to the use of safety belts and
Infrastructure
5/4/05
child restraint systems by children, and
for other purposes
H.R. 2210
To require combination 3-point safety
Transportation and
Rep. Baca
belts on certain school buses, and for
Infrastructure
5/10/05
other purposes
H.R. 2338
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Transportation and
Rep. Cubin
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
Infrastructure
5/12/05
direct the President to designate a Small
State Advocate in the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
H.R. 2351
To provide for the safety and security of
Transportation and
Rep. Oberstar
United States railroads, passengers,
Infrastructure
5/12/05
workers, and communities, and to
Homeland Security
establish an assistance program for
families of passengers involved in rail
accidents
H.R. 2566
To provide an extension of highway,
Transportation and
Rep. D. Young
highway safety, motor carrier safety,
Infrastructure
(AK)
transit, and other programs funded out of
Ways and Means
5/24/05
the Highway Trust Fund pending
Science
enactment of a law reauthorizing the
Resources
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century
H.R. 2649
To strengthen aviation security
Homeland Security
Rep. Markey
Judiciary
5/26/05
Transportation and
Infrastructure

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CRS-93
H.R. 2724
To establish a national Civilian Volunteer
Transportation and
Rep. Rangel
Service Reserve program, a national
Infrastructure
5/26/05
volunteer service corps ready for service
in response to domestic or international
emergencies
Ways and Means Committee
Measure
Official Title
Committee
Number,
Referral
Sponsor,
Date of
Introduction
H.R. 98
To amend the Immigration and
Ways and Means
Rep. Dreier
Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on
Judiciary
1/4/05
employment in the United States of
Homeland Security
unauthorized aliens through the use of
Education and the
improved Social Security cards and an
Workforce
Employment Eligibility Database, and for
other purposes
H.R. 173
To prevent and respond to terrorism and
Judiciary
Rep. Millender-
crime at or through ports
Transportation and
McDonald
Infrastructure
1/4/05
Ways and Means
Homeland Security
H.R. 208
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and
International
Rep. Serrano
for other purposes
Relations
1/4/05
Ways and Means
Energy and
Commerce
Judiciary
Financial Services
Government Reform
Agriculture
H.R. 445
To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of
Ways and Means
Rep. Ehlers
1930 with respect to the marking of
2/1/05
imported home furniture
H.R. 521
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain
Ways and Means
Rep. Sherwood
casein and milk protein concentrates
2/2/05

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CRS-94
H.R. 579
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and
International
Rep. Paul
for other purposes
Relations
2/2/05
Ways and Means
Energy and
Commerce
Judiciary
Financial Services
Government Reform
Agriculture
H.R. 707
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep. Israel
Schedule of the United States with
2/9/05
respect to rattan webbing
H.R. 728
To withdraw normal trade relations
Ways and Means
Rep. Sanders
treatment from the products of the
2/9/05
People’s Republic of China
H.R. 746
To require Congress to impose limits on
Ways and Means
Rep. Cardin
United States foreign debt
2/10/05
H.R. 885
To authorize the extension of
Ways and Means
Rep. Hyde
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal
2/17/05
trade relations treatment) to the products
of Ukraine
H.R. 886
To extend certain trade preferences to
Ways and Means
Rep. Kolbe
certain least-developed countries, and for
2/17/05
other purposes
H.R. 915
To authorize the President to take certain
Ways and Means
Rep. English
actions to protect archaeological or
2/17/05
ethnological materials of Afghanistan
H.R. 967
To provide that normal trade relations
Ways and Means
Rep. Saxton
treatment may not be extended to the
2/17/05
products of any country the government
of which engages in certain violations of
human rights
H.R. 974
To establish the Corporate Subsidy
Government Reform
Rep. A. Smith
Reform Commission to review
Ways and Means
(WA)
inequitable Federal subsidies and make
2/17/05
recommendations for termination,
modification, or retention of such
subsidies, and to state the sense of the
Congress that the Congress should
promptly consider legislation that would
make the changes in law necessary to
implement the recommendations
H.R. 1039
To suspend temporarily new shipper
Ways and Means
Rep. Pickering
bonding privileges
3/2/05

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CRS-95
H.R. 1053
To authorize the extension of
Ways and Means
Rep. Gerlach
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal
3/2/05
trade relations treatment) to the products
of Ukraine
H.R. 1068
To maintain and expand the steel import
Ways and Means
Rep. English
licensing and monitoring program
3/3/05
H.R. 1115
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep. McKeon
Schedule of the United States to clarify
3/3/05
the tariff rate for certain mechanics’
gloves
H.R. 1121
To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of
Ways and Means
Rep. Ramstad
1930
3/3/05
H.R. 1141
To strengthen sanctions against the
International
Rep. Ros-
Government of Syria, to establish a
Relations
Lehtinen
program to support a transition to a
Financial Services
3/8/05
democratically elected government in
Ways and means
Syria and the restoration of sovereignty
Government Reform
and democratic rule in Lebanon, and for
other purposes
H.R. 1170
To authorize the extension of
Ways and Means
Rep. Levin
unconditional and permanent
Rules
3/8/05
nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent
normal trade relations treatment) to the
products of Ukraine, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1216
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of
Ways and Means
Rep. English
1930 to provide that the provisions
3/10/05
relating to countervailing duties apply to
nonmarket economy countries
H.R. 1230
To extend trade benefits to certain tents
Ways and Means
Rep. Blunt
imported into the United States
3/10/05
H.R. 1324
To require the Secretary of Homeland
Homeland Security
Rep. Sullivan
Security to establish a U.S. Immigration
Judiciary
3/15/05
and Customs Enforcement Office of
Ways and Means
Investigations field office in Tulsa, OK
H.R. 1336
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep.
Schedule of the United States to clarify
Cunningham
the classification of laser light sources for
3/16/05
semiconductor manufacturing
H.R. 1407
To provide that certain wire rods shall
Ways and Means
Rep. LaTourette
not be subject to any antidumping duty or
3/17/05
countervailing duty order

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CRS-96
H.R. 1450
To require additional tariffs be imposed
Ways and Means
Rep. Tancredo
on products of any nonmarket economy
3/1/7/05
country until the President certifies to the
Congress that that country is a market
economy country, and to direct the
Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the
amounts generated from those tariffs into
the Social Security trust funds
H.R. 1453
To strengthen United States relations
International
Rep. Lantos
with Libya, to facilitate the integration of
Relations
3/20/05
Libya into the international community,
Financial Services
and to encourage positive change in
Ways and Means
Libyan society, and for other purposes
Government Reform
H.R. 1498
To clarify that exchange-rate
Ways and Means
Rep. T. Ryan
manipulation by the People’s Republic of
Armed Services
(OH)
China is actionable under the
4/6/05
countervailing duty provisions and the
product-specific safeguard mechanisms
of the trade laws of the United States, and
for other purposes
H.R. 1575
To authorize appropriate action if the
Ways and Means
Rep. Myrick
negotiations with the People’s Republic
4/12/05
of China regarding China’s undervalued
currency and currency manipulation are
not successful
H.R. 1609
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the
Ways and Means
Rep. Holt
duty on potassium sorbate
4/13/05
H.R. 1610
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the
Ways and Means
Rep. Holt
duty on sorbic acid
4/13/05
H.R. 1715
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the
Ways and Means
Rep. McIntyre
duty on PDCB (p-Dichlorobenzene)
4/20/05
H.R. 1802
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with
Ways and Means
Rep. Rehberg
respect to the marking of imported live
4/21/05
bovine animals
H.R. 1813
To require the payment of interest on
Ways and Means
Rep. Rangel
amounts owed by the United States
4/26/05
pursuant to the reliquidation of certain
entries under the Tariff Suspension and
Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous
Trade and Technical Corrections Act of
2004

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CRS-97
H.R. 1817
To authorize appropriations for fiscal
Homeland Security
Rep. Cox
year 2006 for the Department of
Referred
4/26/05
Homeland Security, and for other
sequentially:
purposes
Energy and
Commerce
Government Reform
Judiciary
Science
Transportation and
Infrastructure
Ways and Means
Intelligence
H.R. 1824
To provide for the duty-free entry of
Ways and Means
Rep. Blumenauer
certain tramway cars and associated spare
4/26/05
parts for use by the city of Portland, OR
H.R. 1914
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep. Honda
Schedule of the United States to provide
4/27/05
that the calculation of the duty imposed
on imported cherries that are
provisionally preserved does not include
the weight of the preservative materials
of the cherries
H.R. 1997
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep. Manzullo
Schedule of the United States to clarify
4/28/05
the article description relating to certain
monochrome glass envelopes, and for
other purposes
H.R. 2003
To amend the Harmonized Tariff
Ways and Means
Rep. Otter
Schedule of the United States to remove
4/28/05
the 100 percent tariff imposed on
Roquefort cheese
H.R. 2092
To amend the Immigration and
Judiciary
Rep. Jackson-
Nationality Act to comprehensively
Ways and Means
Lee
reform immigration law and to better
Energy and
5/4/05
protect immigrant victims of violence,
Commerce
and for other purposes
Agriculture
Homeland Security
Financial Services
H.R. 2414
To require the Secretary of the Treasury
Ways and Means
Rep. M. Rogers
to analyze and report on the exchange
(MI)
rate policies of the People Republic of
5/17/05
China, and to require that measures
consistent with the obligations of the
United States under the World Trade
Organization be taken to offset any
disadvantage to United States producers
resulting from China’s exchange rate
policies

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H.R. 2473
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating
Ways and Means
Rep. Shaw
to determining the all-others rate in
5/19/05
antidumping cases
H.R. 2691
To amend the Bipartisan Trade
Ways and Means
Rep. Melancon
Promotion Authority Act of 2002 to
5/26/05
require the President to submit to the
Congress, within 90 days after entering
into a trade agreement, the implementing
legislation, the statement of
administrative action, and supporting
information, with respect to that trade
agreement
In addition, a number of bills were referred solely to the Ways and Means
Committee related to the temporary suspension or reduction of duties on various
items, many of which are chemical compounds. The official title of these bills closely
followed one of these formats: (1) “To suspend temporarily the duty on [ ]”, (2)
“To extend the temporary suspension of the duty on [ ]”, or (3) “To reduce
temporarily the duty on [ ]”.77 These bills are listed in the following table:
77 Rep. Clay Shaw, chair of the Trade Subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, notified
the House on March 10, 2005, that Members planning to introduce tariff legislation or
miscellaneous corrections to the trade laws should do so by April 28, 2005, so that the
subcommittee would have sufficient time to review the measures in preparation of a
“miscellaneous trade bill.” See [http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Special.asp?section=1718],
visited June 17, 2005. The time frame to introduce these bills was subsequently extended
by an e-mail notification. Some bills in the previous Ways and Means Committee table are
similar in purpose to the bills in the following table, but had official titles in a different
format.

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Temporary Duty Suspension or Reduction Bills Referred to
Ways and Means Committee
H.R. 53
H.R. 1783
H.R. 1896
H.R. 1990
H.R. 2138
H.R. 2226
H.R. 178
H.R. 1784
H.R. 1897
H.R. 1991
H.R. 2139
H.R. 2227
H.R. 617
H.R. 1785
H.R. 1899
H.R. 1992
H.R. 2140
H.R. 2228
H.R. 636
H.R. 1786
H.R. 1900
H.R. 2009
H.R. 2141
H.R. 2241
H.R. 637
H.R. 1787
H.R. 1901
H.R. 2010
H.R. 2142
H.R. 2242
H.R. 638
H.R. 1788
H.R. 1903
H.R. 2015
H.R. 2143
H.R. 2243
H.R. 639
H.R. 1799
H.R. 1904
H.R. 2016
H.R. 2144
H.R. 2244
H.R. 640
H.R. 1826
H.R. 1906
H.R. 2019
H.R. 2145
H.R. 2245
H.R. 641
H.R. 1827
H.R. 1907
H.R. 2020
H.R. 2146
H.R. 2246
H.R. 642
H.R. 1828
H.R. 1908
H.R. 2021
H.R. 2147
H.R. 2252
H.R. 643
H.R. 1829
H.R. 1909
H.R. 2022
H.R. 2148
H.R. 2253
H.R. 644
H.R. 1830
H.R. 1910
H.R. 2023
H.R. 2149
H.R. 2254
H.R. 645
H.R. 1831
H.R. 1911
H.R. 2024
H.R. 2150
H.R. 2255
H.R. 646
H.R. 1832
H.R. 1913
H.R. 2025
H.R. 2151
H.R. 2256
H.R. 647
H.R. 1833
H.R. 1915
H.R. 2026
H.R. 2152
H.R. 2260
H.R. 648
H.R. 1838
H.R. 1916
H.R. 2027
H.R. 2153
H.R. 2261
H.R. 1202
H.R. 1839
H.R. 1917
H.R. 2028
H.R. 2154
H.R. 2262
H.R. 1221
H.R. 1840
H.R. 1918
H.R. 2029
H.R. 2155
H.R. 2263
H.R. 1274
H.R. 1841
H.R. 1919
H.R. 2030
H.R. 2156
H.R. 2264
H.R. 1391
H.R. 1842
H.R. 1920
H.R. 2031
H.R. 2157
H.R. 2265
H.R. 1392
H.R. 1843
H.R. 1921
H.R. 2032
H.R. 2158
H.R. 2266
H.R. 1444
H.R. 1844
H.R. 1922
H.R. 2033
H.R. 2159
H.R. 2267
H.R. 1464
H.R. 1845
H.R. 1923
H.R. 2056
H.R. 2160
H.R. 2268
H.R. 1465
H.R. 1846
H.R. 1924
H.R. 2077
H.R. 2161
H.R. 2269
H.R. 1466
H.R. 1848
H.R. 1925
H.R. 2078
H.R. 2162
H.R. 2270
H.R. 1534
H.R. 1851
H.R. 1926
H.R. 2079
H.R. 2163
H.R. 2271
H.R. 1535
H.R. 1854
H.R. 1927
H.R. 2080
H.R. 2164
H.R. 2272
H.R. 1536
H.R. 1855
H.R. 1934
H.R. 2081
H.R. 2165
H.R. 2273
H.R. 1537
H.R. 1856
H.R. 1935
H.R. 2082
H.R. 2166
H.R. 2274
H.R. 1698
H.R. 1857
H.R. 1936
H.R. 2083
H.R. 2167
H.R. 2275
H.R. 1699
H.R. 1858
H.R. 1937
H.R. 2084
H.R. 2168
H.R. 2276
H.R. 1700
H.R. 1877
H.R. 1938
H.R. 2085
H.R. 2169
H.R. 2277
H.R. 1701
H.R. 1878
H.R. 1941
H.R. 2086
H.R. 2170
H.R. 2278
H.R. 1702
H.R. 1880
H.R. 1944
H.R. 2091
H.R. 2171
H.R. 2279
H.R. 1724
H.R. 1881
H.R. 1945
H.R. 2093
H.R. 2172
H.R. 2280
H.R. 1725
H.R. 1882
H.R. 1959
H.R. 2094
H.R. 2173
H.R. 2281
H.R. 1726
H.R. 1883
H.R. 1962
H.R. 2095
H.R. 2175
H.R. 2282
H.R. 1727
H.R. 1884
H.R. 1963
H.R. 2096
H.R. 2179
H.R. 2285
H.R. 1732
H.R. 1885
H.R. 1964
H.R. 2114
H.R. 2198
H.R. 2286
H.R. 1733
H.R. 1886
H.R. 1965
H.R. 2115
H.R. 2212
H.R. 2287
H.R. 1734
H.R. 1887
H.R. 1966
H.R. 2116
H.R. 2213
H.R. 2288
H.R. 1752
H.R. 1888
H.R. 1967
H.R. 2117
H.R. 2214
H.R. 2289
H.R. 1775
H.R. 1889
H.R. 1968
H.R. 2118
H.R. 2215
H.R. 2302
H.R. 1777
H.R. 1890
H.R. 1969
H.R. 2119
H.R. 2220
H.R. 2303
H.R. 1778
H.R. 1891
H.R. 1970
H.R. 2120
H.R. 2221
H.R. 2309
H.R. 1779
H.R. 1892
H.R. 1971
H.R. 2128
H.R. 2222
H.R. 2310
H.R. 1780
H.R. 1893
H.R. 1976
H.R. 2135
H.R. 2223
H.R. 2311
H.R. 1781
H.R. 1894
H.R. 1978
H.R. 2136
H.R. 2224
H.R. 2312
H.R. 1782
H.R. 1895
H.R. 1979
H.R. 2137
H.R. 2225
H.R. 2313

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H.R. 2314
H.R. 2434
H.R. 2465
H.R. 2524
H.R. 2580
H.R. 2615
H.R. 2315
H.R. 2435
H.R. 2466
H.R. 2532
H.R. 2581
H.R. 2624
H.R. 2316
H.R. 2436
H.R. 2467
H.R. 2535
H.R. 2582
H.R. 2632
H.R. 2336
H.R. 2437
H.R. 2468
H.R. 2536
H.R. 2583
H.R. 2675
H.R. 2371
H.R. 2438
H.R. 2469
H.R. 2537
H.R. 2584
H.R. 2676
H.R. 2372
H.R. 2439
H.R. 2477
H.R. 2538
H.R. 2585
H.R. 2677
H.R. 2373
H.R. 2440
H.R. 2478
H.R. 2539
H.R. 2586
H.R. 2678
H.R. 2374
H.R. 2441
H.R. 2479
H.R. 2540
H.R. 2589
H.R. 2696
H.R. 2375
H.R. 2442
H.R. 2480
H.R. 2542
H.R. 2590
H.R. 2697
H.R. 2377
H.R. 2443
H.R. 2481
H.R. 2543
H.R. 2591
H.R. 2698
H.R. 2380
H.R. 2444
H.R. 2482
H.R. 2544
H.R. 2596
H.R. 2699
H.R. 2381
H.R. 2445
H.R. 2483
H.R. 2545
H.R. 2597
H.R. 2700
H.R. 2382
H.R. 2446
H.R. 2492
H.R. 2546
H.R. 2598
H.R. 2701
H.R. 2394
H.R. 2447
H.R. 2493
H.R. 2547
H.R. 2602
H.R. 2702
H.R. 2395
H.R. 2448
H.R. 2494
H.R. 2548
H.R. 2603
H.R. 2703
H.R. 2396
H.R. 2449
H.R. 2495
H.R. 2549
H.R. 2604
H.R. 2704
H.R. 2397
H.R. 2450
H.R. 2496
H.R. 2550
H.R. 2605
H.R. 2705
H.R. 2402
H.R. 2451
H.R. 2497
H.R. 2551
H.R. 2606
H.R. 2706
H.R. 2403
H.R. 2452
H.R. 2501
H.R. 2552
H.R. 2607
H.R. 2707
H.R. 2404
H.R. 2453
H.R. 2502
H.R. 2556
H.R. 2608
H.R. 2708
H.R. 2405
H.R. 2454
H.R. 2503
H.R. 2557
H.R. 2609
H.R. 2709
H.R. 2406
H.R. 2459
H.R. 2504
H.R. 2573
H.R. 2610
H.R. 2710
H.R. 2424
H.R. 2460
H.R. 2505
H.R. 2575
H.R. 2611
H.R. 2711
H.R. 2430
H.R. 2461
H.R. 2506
H.R. 2576
H.R. 2612
H.R. 2712
H.R. 2431
H.R. 2462
H.R. 2507
H.R. 2577
H.R. 2613
H.R. 2713
H.R. 2432
H.R. 2463
H.R. 2522
H.R. 2578
H.R. 2614
H.R. 2714
H.R. 2433
H.R. 2464
H.R. 2523
H.R. 2579

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Appendix 2
Hearings and Markups Related to the Study
This appendix lists hearings and markups held in the 109th Congress, through
May 26, 2005. Hearings, including oversight hearings, and markups listed here relate
to the subject matter contained in the jurisdictional changes made in House rules and
the jurisdictional explanations contained in the Legislative History.78 All Homeland
Security Committee meetings are listed. Each committee’s hearings and markups are
listed in reverse chronological order.79
Agriculture Committee
Full Committee, USDA’s Rule Providing for Canadian Beef and Cattle Imports,
hearing, March 1, 2005.
Armed Services Committee
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006,
markup of H.R. 1815, May18, 2005.
Subcommittee on Readiness, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May 11, 2005.
Subcommittee on Projection Forces, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May 11, 2005.
78 H.Res. 5, agreed to in the House Jan. 4, 2005; and “Legislative History,” pp. H25-H26.
79 Research on committee meetings was conducted using the U.S. Congressional Committee
Meetings Index compiled by the North Carolina State University Libraries. This index is
a digest of congressional committee meeting listings contained in the Daily Digest of the
C o n g r e s s i o n a l R e c o r d . A v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t
[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/senatebibs/govBackground.html], visited June 2, 2005.
Additional information was obtained from the House committees’ web sites, available at
[http://www.house.gov], and the Congressional Record, available at
[http://www.congress.gov/].

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Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1815, May
11, 2005.
Full Committee, Operation Iraqi Freedom/Vehicle Armoring, hearing, May 5,
2005.
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, DOD Rotorcraft Programs,
hearing, April 14, 2005.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006, hearing, April 7, 2005.
Full Committee, Iraq’s Past, Present, and Future, hearing, April 6, 2005.
Subcommittee on Readiness, National Defense Authorization Budget Request
for Fiscal Year 2006 — Reconstitution of Equipment, hearing, April 6, 2005.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Chemical
Weapons Stockpile, hearing, April 6, 2005.
Full Committee, Iraq — Current Operations and Political Transition, hearing,
March 17, 2005.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Special
Operations Command, hearing, March 17, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006 — Department of the Air Force, hearing, March 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Recruiting/Personnel Needs,
hearing, March 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, National Defense Authorization
Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Future Combat Systems, Modularity, and
Force Protection Initiatives, hearing, March 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Projection Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Navy Critical Enablers, hearing, March 15, 2005.
Subcommittee on Readiness, National Defense Authorization Budget Request
for Fiscal Year 2006, hearing, March 15, 2005.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Missile Defense Programs, hearing, March 15,
2005.

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Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — DOD
Responsibilities in Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Missions, hearing,
March 15, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006, hearing, March 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Defense
Science and Technology in Support of the War on Terrorism, hearing, March 10,
2005.
Subcommittee on Projection Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Navy’s Future Fleet, hearing, March 10, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006, hearing, March 9, 2005.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Space Activities, hearing, March 9, 2005.
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, DOD — Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle and Joint Unmanned Combat Air System Investment Programs Budget
Request, hearing, March 9, 2005.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Care of Injured and Wounded Service
Members, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Subcommittee on Readiness, National Defense Authorization Budget Request
for Fiscal Year 2006, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, National Defense Authorization
Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Department of the Navy and Department of
the Air Force Aviation Acquisition Programs, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities,
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Tactical C-4
Systems, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Subcommittee on Projection Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Navy R&D Programs in Support of the War on
Terrorism, Naval Transformation, and Future Naval Capabilities, hearing, March
2, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Fiscal Year 2006 — Department of Energy on Atomic Energy Defense
Activities, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006 — Department of the Navy, hearing, February 17, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006, hearing, February 16, 2005.
Full Committee, National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Fiscal
Year 2006 — Department of the Army, hearing, February 9, 2005.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Armed Forces Adequacy, hearing,
February 2, 2005.
Energy and Commerce Committee
Subcommittee on Health, Pandemic Flu Threat, hearing, May 26, 2005
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Nuclear Terrorism Threat
Reduction, hearing, May 24, 2005.
Full Committee, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006, markup of H.R. 1817, May 11, 2005.
Full Committee, Flu Season Readiness, hearing, May 4, 2005.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, DOE Nuclear Facilities —
Security Initiatives, hearing, March 18, 2005.
Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Yucca Mountain Repository, hearing,
March 10, 2005.
Full Committee, Health Care Priorities for Fiscal Year 2006, hearing, February
17, 2005.
Financial Services Committee
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Financial Institutions Detecting
Financial Crimes, hearing, May 26, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Committee on International
Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, Terrorist
Financing/Middle Eastern Financial Institutions, joint hearing, May 4, 2005.
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, National Flood
Insurance Program, hearing, April 14, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 804, amending the
national flood insurance program), markup of H.R. 804, March 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Terrorist Responses to
Improved U.S. Financial Defenses, hearing, February 16, 2005.
Government Reform Committee
Full Committee, Federal Student Loan Program, hearing, May 26, 2005.
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Taxpayer Paperwork Burden, hearing,
May 25, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Bringing Community
Development Block Grant Program Spending in the 21st Century, hearing, May 24,
2005.
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Committee
Business (several bills affecting federal employees), markup of H.R. 994, H.R. 1283,
and H.R. 1765, and Federal Food Inspection Program, hearing, May 17, 2005.
Full Committee, Securing Our Borders, hearing, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability,
Freedom of Information Act Implementation, hearing, May 11, 2005.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International
Relations, Overseas Security, hearing, May 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, DOD
Counternarcotics Budget, hearing, May 10, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 2066, General
Services Administration Modernization Act), markup of H.R. 2066, and Roles of
FDA and Pharmaceutical Companies in Ensuring the Safety of Approved Drugs,
hearing, May 5, 2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability,
Department of Justice Financial Management Challenges, hearing, May 4, 2005.
Full Committee, Re-examination — Federal Agencies’ Continuity of Operations
Plans, hearing, April 28, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Community Development Block
Grant Formula, hearing, April 26, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, Drug
Prevention Programs and the Fiscal Year 2006 Drug Control Budget, hearing, April
26, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, The
National Parks: Will They Survive for Future Generations?, hearing, April 22, 2005.
Full Committee, OMB Management Watch List, hearing, April 21, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Thrift Savings
Plan/Real Estate Trusts, hearing, April 19, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources,
Federal Health Programs, hearing, April 19, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including two government operations
bills), markup of H.R. 22 and H.R. 1533, April 13, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, National
Security Personnel System, hearing, April 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Impact of Regulation on U.S.
Manufacturing, hearing, April 12, 2005.
Full Committee, Government Information Security, hearing, April 7, 2005.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International
Relations, Assessing Anthrax Detection Methods, hearing, April 5, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Yucca
Mountain Project: Have Federal Employees Falsified Documents?, hearing, April
5, 2005.
Full Committee, Rethinking the Way GSA Does Business, hearing, March 16,
2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, Army
National Guard Travel Reimbursement Procedures, hearing, March 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International
Relations, Iraqi Security Forces, hearing, March 14, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 185, Program
Assessment and Results Act), markup of H.R. 185, March 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, Drug
Control Budget, hearing, March 10, 2005.

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Full Committee, Burden of Unfunded Mandates on State, County, and City
Governments, hearing, March 8, 2005.
Full Committee, Making Networx Work, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Security
Personnel System Implementation — Department of Homeland Security, hearing,
March 2, 2005.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emergency Threats, and International
Relations, Emerging Threats — Overclassification and Pseudo-classification of
Information, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability,
Protecting Pensions and Ensuring the Solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Strengthening Our Communities,
hearing, March 1, 2005.
Full Committee, Wounded Army Guard Reserve Forces, hearing, February 17,
2005.
Full Committee, OMB Management, hearing, February 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability,
Improving Internal Controls — A Review of Changes to OMB Circular A-123,
hearing, February 16, 2005.
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, Fiscal
Year 2006 Drug Budget, hearing, February 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, U.S.
Government Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2004, hearing, February 9, 2005.
Homeland Security Committee
Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Terrorist
Activities — Nuclear Bomb Building, hearing, May 26, 2005.
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, Agro-Terrorism Threat, hearing, May 25, 2005.
Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Border Patrol Agent
Training, hearing, May 24, 2005.
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and
Cybersecurity, Recreational Boaters Streamlined Inspection Act, hearing, May 19,
2005.

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Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and
Cybersecurity, TSA’s Screening of Airline Pilots, hearing, May 13, 2005.
Full Committee, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006, markup, April 27, 2005.
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, Homeland Security Information Sharing and Enhancement Act of 2005,
markup, April 26, 2005.
Full Committee, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, markup,
April 21, 2005.
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and
Cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act,
hearing and markup, April 20, 2005.
Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Homeland Security
Department Management Challenges, hearing, April 20, 2005.
Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Homeland
Security Department Nuclear Detection, hearing, April 20, 2005.
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, Faster
and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, markup, April 19, 2005.
Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Homeland
Security Department Nuclear Detection, hearing, April 19, 2005.
Full Committee, First Responder Funding, hearing, April 14, 2005.
Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Department of
Homeland Security — Strengthen Information Security, hearing, April 14, 2005.
Full Committee, Department of Homeland Security — Promoting Risk-Based
Prioritization and Management, hearing, April 13, 2005.
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, First
Responders Funding, April 12, 2005.
Full Committee, Port and Waterways Security, hearing, March 22, 2005.
Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Customs and Border
Protection Organizational Structure, hearing, March 9, 2005.
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and
Cybersecurity, Proposed FY2006 Budget — Integrating Homeland Security
Screening Operations, March 2, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk
Assessment, DHS — Building Information Analysis Capability, hearing, February 16,
2005.
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, FY2006
Budget Proposal — Enhancing Terrorism Preparedness for First Responders,
hearing, February 10, 2005.
Intelligence Committee
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis, and Counter-
Intelligence, Briefing — CIA Humint Training Needs, hearing, May 25, 2005.
Full Committee, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, markup,
May 24, 2005.
Full Committee, Patriot Act, hearing, May 19, 2005.
Full Committee, Patriot Act, hearing, May 11, 2005.
Full Committee, General Defense Intelligence Program Budget, hearing, April
14, 2005.
Full Committee, FBI Budget, hearing, April 13, 2005.
Full Committee, CIA Budget, hearing, April 12, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 17, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 16, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 15, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 10, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 9, 2005.
Full Committee, FY2006 Budget, hearing, March 2, 2005.
Full Committee, Security Clearance Process, hearing, February 10, 2005.
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, May 26, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Diversity Visa
Program, hearing, May 25, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 2293, providing a
special immigrant status to alien translators for the U.S. armed forces), markup, May
18, 2005.
Full Committee, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006, markup, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Illegal
Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act, hearing, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, May 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, May 5, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, New “Dual
Missions” of the Immigration Enforcement Agencies, hearing, May 5, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, New Jobs in
Recession and Recovery: Who Are Getting Them and Who Are Not?, hearing, May
4, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, May 3, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, April 28, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, April 26, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, April 21, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Visa Waiver
Program, hearing, April 21, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, April 19, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, USA Patriot Act
Implementation, hearing, April 14, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Immigration and
Alien Gang Epidemic, hearing, April 13, 2005.

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Full Committee, Reauthorization of USA Patriot Act, hearing, April 6, 2005.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Department of
Homeland Security and the Security of the Nation’s Seaports and Cargo Entering
Those Ports, hearing, March 15, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Interior
Immigration Enforcement Resources, hearing, and in addition requesting ICE reports
on two private immigration bills, March 10, 2005.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Immigration
Enforcement Resources, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Science Committee
Full Committee, Federal R&D Budget Overview, hearing February 16, 2005.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 889, Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act), markup, May 18, 2005.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard
Amendments, hearing, May 12, 2005.
Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, Hazardous Materials
Endorsement Background Checks, hearing, May 11, 2005.
Subcommittee on Aviation, Financial Condition of Aviation Trust Fund,
hearing, May 4, 2005.
Subcommittee on Railroads, New Technologies for Rail Safety and Security,
hearing, April 28, 2005.
Full Committee, Miscellaneous Measures (including H.R. 1496, returning
general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport), markup of H.R.
1496, April 27, 2005.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Deepwater
Implementation, hearing, April 20, 2005.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency
Management, National Preparedness System, hearing, April 14, 2005.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act, markup, April 13, 2005.

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Subcommittee on Aviation, Lasers — A Hazard to Aviation Safety and
Security?, hearing, March 15, 2005.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, FY2006 Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation Budget, hearing, March 3, 2005.
Full Committee, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, markup of
H.R. 3, March 2, 2005.
Ways and Means Committee
Full Committee, World Trade Organization Withdrawal, markup of H.J.Res. 27,
May 24, 2005.
Subcommittee on Trade, World Trade Organization’s Future, hearing, May 17,
2005.
Full Committee, Implementation of the Dominican Republic-Central America
Free Trade Agreement, hearing, April 21, 2005.
Full Committee, Highway-Related Taxes and Trust Funds Amendments,
markup, March 3, 2005.

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