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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Created in the wake of the September 11 attacks, this House committee focuses on legislation and oversight tied to protecting the United States. Its work spans major homeland security issues, from border and transportation security to cybersecurity, emergency management, and counterterrorism.
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Homeland Security Act of 2002 Updated Through October 14, 2008
by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
About the author
The House Committee on Homeland Security began as a select committee in the 107th Congress after the September 11, 2001, attacks, when lawmakers moved to strengthen congressional oversight of the new homeland security effort. It became a permanent standing committee on January 4, 2005.
Today, the committee handles legislation and oversight related to the security of the United States, including policy oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. It also holds hearings, conducts investigations, and reviews issues such as border security, cybersecurity, emergency management, transportation and maritime security, and counterterrorism.
Because it is a congressional committee rather than an individual author, there is no personal life story in the usual sense. Still, its history reflects a major shift in how Congress organized itself after 9/11 to address national security and preparedness in a more focused way.