United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate.

The Committee is responsible for monitoring the work of the Ministry of Internal Security ( Department of Homeland Security) and the functioning of government itself. These include the National Archives, the budget, provided it does not involve investments ( Appropriations ) is that censuses, the employees of the federal government, the District of Columbia and the United States Postal Service.

History

The Committee was originally established to make the internal work of the Intergovernmental better for the Senate and monitored to give the Senate the opportunity to investigate eventual misconduct efficiently. With the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security this task was added in 2005.

Members in the 112th Senate

Is chaired by Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware; Ranking Minority Member is Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.

Subcommittees

There are six sub-committees, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has existed since 1952. The Subcommittee called changing frequently, but works only sporadically. Since he has a broad mandate and full rights to investigate the government and government institutions, he was always a valuable tool in the hands of individual Chairman: who was best known Joseph McCarthy, who conducted his research within this committee. The current chairman is Democrat Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member Tom Coburn.

Former Chairman

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, 1921-1952

Joseph M. McCormick (R -IL), 1921-1925
David A. Reed ( R -PA), 1925-1927
Frederic M. Sackett (R- KY), 1927-1930
Guy D. Goff (R- WV), 1930-1931
Frederick Steiwer (R- OR), 1931-1933
J. Hamilton Lewis ( D -IL), 1933-1939
Frederick Van Nuys (D -IN), 1939-1942
J. Lister Hill ( D- AL), 1942-1947
George Aiken (R- VT), 1947-1949
John L. McClellan (D -AR), 1949-1952

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, 1952-1977

John L. McClellan (D -AR), 1952-1953
Joseph McCarthy (R- WI), 1953-1955
John L. McClellan (D -AR), 1955-1972
Sam Ervin (D -NC), 1972-1974
Abraham A. Ribicoff (D - CT), 1974-1977

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

Abraham A. Ribicoff (D - CT), 1977-1981
William V. Roth Jr. ( R -DE), 1981-1987
John Glenn (D -OH), 1987-1995
William V. Roth Jr. (R- DE ), 1995
Ted Stevens (R- AK), 1995-1997
Fred Thompson (R- TN), 1997-2001
Joe Lieberman (D - CT ), 2001
Fred Thompson (R -TN ), 2001
Joe Lieberman (D - CT), 2001-2003
Susan Collins ( R -ME), 2003-2005

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Susan Collins ( R -ME), 2005-2007
Joe Lieberman (I / D- CT), 2007-2013

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