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Terrorism and Homeland Security

*NOTE: The following Senators served as members of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security in the 111th Congress.  Members of the Subcommittee for the 112th Congress will be listed once the Committee adopts an organizing resolution.

Jurisdiction: (1) Oversight of anti-terrorism enforcement and policy; (2) Oversight of Department of Homeland Security functions as they relate to anti-terrorism enforcement and policy; (3) Oversight of State Department consular operations as they relate to anti-terrorism enforcement and policy; (4) Oversight of encryption policies and export licensing; and (5) Oversight of espionage laws and their enforcement.

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland (Chairman)
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
*Ted Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
John Cornyn, Texas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma

*Member until November 15, 2010.

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Majority Office
Phone: 202-228-3177
Fax: 202-228-0623
Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-6791



noteworthy

Did You Know? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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