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House Chairs Agree To Work More Closely With Homeland Security Committee On DHS Oversight

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 25th, 2021

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House Chairs Agree To Work More Closely With Homeland Security Committee On DHS Oversight

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

Attempting to resolve a long-standing issue of widely distributed jurisdiction over policy matters related to the Department of Homeland Security, 10 House committee chairs on Monday agreed to regular authorization bills for the department and its components, and that they will work with the Homeland Security Committee as best they can on comprehensive legislation for the department. The Memorandum of Understanding among the committee chairs doesn’t consolidate oversight of DHS in the House within the Homeland Security panel but it…

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