1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21901August 5, 2004House Select Committee on HomelandSecurity: Possible Questions Raised If thePanel Were to Be Reconstituted as a StandingCommitteename redactedSpecialist on the Con
2、gressGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryOn January 7, 2003, the House created a Select Committee on Homeland Securitywith legislative and oversight jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.The Select Committee is also charged with reviewing the rules of the House, includingRule X, as
3、 they relate to homeland security, and to report to the Committee on Rules anyrecommendations by September 30, 2004. The 9/11 Commission has recommended that Congress create a “permanentstanding committee” in each chamber to serve as a “single, principal point of oversightand review for homeland sec
4、urity.”This report poses a series of questions that the House might want to consider as itdebates the effect on the House generally, and on the Members specifically, ofreconstituting the Select Committee as a standing committee. This report will beupdated if events warrant.JurisdictionThe Select Com
