Overall homeland security policy and the organization and management of the Department of Homeland Security, including border and port security, customs other than customs revenue, transportation security, cybersecurity, and domestic preparedness for and response to terrorism.
House Committee on Homeland Security has 33 members, made up of 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. Andrew R. Garbarino chairs it. Bennie G. Thompson is the ranking member, which is the senior post held by the minority party. House committee assignments are made at the start of each 2-year Congress, so membership can change substantially after every general election. The membership below is generated from the roster this site maintains against clerk.house.gov and senate.gov.
Jurisdiction source: House Rule X
How business reaches this committee
House Rule X gives this committee the subjects above. Each bill introduced in the House is referred to the committee whose Rule X jurisdiction covers its primary subject, and a bill that spans several subjects can go to more than one committee at once. This committee then decides whether to hold hearings, amend the text and report it to the floor.
Subcommittees
The committee divides its work among 6 subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
- Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Who serves on it
33 members sit on the committee: 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. That gives the majority 18 of the 33 seats. Andrew R. Garbarino is the chair. Michael T. McCaul is the vice chair. Bennie G. Thompson is the ranking member. They hold 32 district seats and 1 delegate seat, and each seat has its own page on this site.
Following its work
Hearing notices, markup schedules, witness lists and published reports live on the committee’s own site, linked at the top of this page. The full member list below links to each member’s page here, with contact details and the seat they hold. For background on how seats and chairs are handed out, read How congressional committees work. For what happens to a bill after a committee reports it, read How a bill becomes law. To look up who represents a particular place, start at Browse all 435 districts.
Members
- Andrew R. GarbarinoRNew York 2Chair
- Michael T. McCaulRTexas 10Vice Chair
- Bennie G. ThompsonDMississippi 2Ranking Member
- Al GreenDTexas 9
- Analilia MejiaDNew Jersey 11
- Andrew OglesRTennessee 5
- August PflugerRTexas 11
- Brad KnottRNorth Carolina 13
- Carlos A. GimenezRFlorida 28
- Dale W. StrongRAlabama 5
- Daniel S. GoldmanDNew York 10
- David P. JoyceROhio 14
- Delia C. RamirezDIllinois 3
- Elijah CraneRArizona 2
- Gabe EvansRColorado 8
- J. Luis CorreaDCalifornia 46
- James R. WalkinshawDVirginia 11
- Josh BrecheenROklahoma 2
- Julie JohnsonDTexas 32
- LaMonica McIverDNew Jersey 10
- Matt Van EppsRTennessee 7
- Michael GuestRMississippi 3
- Morgan LuttrellRTexas 8
- Nellie PouDNew Jersey 9
- Nick LaLotaRNew York 1
- Pablo José HernándezDPuerto Rico resident commissioner
- Ryan MackenzieRPennsylvania 7
- Seth MagazinerDRhode Island 2
- Sheri BiggsRSouth Carolina 3
- Shri ThanedarDMichigan 13
- Timothy M. KennedyDNew York 26
- Troy A. CarterDLouisiana 2
- Vince FongRCalifornia 20
33 members. Generated from the roster this site holds, checked against the Clerk of the House and the Senate committee lists on September 26, 2026.