Homeland Security : Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Presents and analyzes recommendations of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S. (9/11 Commission), and other entities relevant to Hous...

Presents and analyzes recommendations of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S. (9/11 Commission), and other entities relevant to House Committee reorganization and the issue of homeland security. Reviews House Committees with homeland security jurisdiction in the 107th and 108th Congresses, synthesizes 108th Congress hearings on homeland security and Committee organization, provides brief history of House Committees and department creation, and analyzes considerations relevant to the creation of a homeland security Committee. Includes epilogue on the creation of a standing House Committee on Homeland Security in the 109th Congress.

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