The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the Senate’s primary oversight committee with broad jurisdiction over government operations generally and the Department of Homeland Security in particular. Its primary responsibilities are to study the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the federal government; evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of government; and study the intergovernmental relationships between the U.S. and states and municipalities, and between the U.S. and international organizations of which the U.S. is a member.


PAC funding by industry vs. Senate average
Auto Manufacturing
MFG · $5K from 1 member
6.3x
Very High
Veterans Organizations
DEF · $30K from 3 members
5.4x
Very High
Renewable Energy
ENR · $21K from 2 members
3.2x
Very High
Livestock & Dairy
AGR · $10K from 1 member
3.2x
Very High
Environmental Advocacy
IDL · $7K from 1 member
3.0x
Very High
Medical Devices & Supplies
HLT · $28K from 3 members
2.8x
High
Industrial & Manufacturing Unions
LAB · $30K from 2 members
2.7x
High
Service & Public Sector Unions
LAB · $124K from 6 members
2.6x
High
Real Estate & Mortgage
FIN · $50K from 5 members
2.2x
High
Nuclear
ENR · $10K from 1 member
2.1x
High
Majority (7)
Business meeting to consider reconciliation recommendations to the Budget Committee.
May 19, 2026
Hearings to examine whistleblower testimony on COVID.
May 13, 2026
Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.
April 29, 2026
Hearings to examine the Second Amendment.
April 15, 2026
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), Congress.gov Committee Meeting API, FEC campaign finance data
Minority (6)
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
March 19, 2026
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
March 18, 2026
An oversight hearing.
February 12, 2026
Hearings to examine fraud and foreign influence in state and federal programs.
February 10, 2026
Business meeting to consider S.J.Res.102, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, and H.J.Res.142, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
February 4, 2026
Hearings to examine one year after disaster, focusing on the Palisades fire.
January 28, 2026
Hearings to examine from high-risk to high reward, focusing on implementing GAO recommendations for a more accountable government.
December 16, 2025
Oversight hearings to examine the Federal Reserve's big bank welfare program, focusing on the IORB regime.
December 11, 2025
Hearings to examine defining our healthcare problem, and principles we should follow to solve it.
December 10, 2025
Business meeting to consider the nominations of John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.
November 20, 2025
Hearings to examine Congress's role in the regulatory landscape.
July 30, 2025
Hearings to examine the nominations of Pedro Allende, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Paul Ingrassia, of New York, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Anthony Lomangino, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2031, John LaValle, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2030, Charles Arrington, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2030, Christopher Fox, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the tern of fifteen years.
July 24, 2025