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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


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Did You Know?  The longest serving members in the history of the Senate have served on the Judiciary Committee: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served as Senator from Jan. 3, 1959, until June 28, 2010, and served on the Committee from Jan. 14, 2969, until Jan. 3, 1980; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served as Senator from Dec. 24, 1954, until April 4, 1956, and from Nov. 7, 1956, until Jan. 3, 2003, and served on the Committee from Jan. 16, 1967, until Jan. 3, 2003; and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts served as Senator From Nov. 7, 1962, until Aug. 25., 2009, and served on the Committee from Feb. 15, 1963, until Jan. 21, 2009.

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