United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management

The Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management is one of the four subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It was known in previous Congresses as the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

Jurisdiction

• Examining the federal rulemaking process including regulatory review, and evaluating the effectiveness, efficiency, economic impact, legal authority, and federal role for past and proposed regulations;
• Reviewing federal contracting and procurement, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and the acquisition functions of the General Services Administration and the Office of the Federal Procurement Policy;
• Assessing the management, efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of agencies and departments of the government, including oversight of issues related to energy and national security;
• Examining and assessing the federal workforce and federal employee issues, including employees’ classification, compensation and benefits, and federal benefits and retirement programs;
• Evaluating and addressing the federal government's roles and responsibilities in America's economic competitiveness and cooperation with private industry;
• Reviewing and assessing border management and operations;
• Conducting oversight of:
  • United States Postal Service modernization and solvency;
  • United States Census Bureau; and
  • The District of Columbia, excluding appropriations, but including the judicial system.^[1]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona, Chair[2] Tom Carper, Delaware Alex Padilla, California (until October 17, 2023) Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Laphonza Butler, California (from October 17, 2023)	James Lankford, Oklahoma, Ranking Member Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Mitt Romney, Utah
Ex officio
Gary Peters, Michigan	Rand Paul, Kentucky

References

1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Full Committee and Subcommittee Jurisdictions for the 117th Congress (Page 8)
2. Sen. Sinema is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.

External links

• Official Subcommittee Website