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House GOP Steering Panel Gathers to Elect New Homeland Security Chair

The Steering Committee’s decision tonight determines who will direct Republican oversight of border enforcement, immigration hearings, cybersecurity

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., is poised to take the Homeland Security Committee gavel.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino attends a House Republican Conference meeting on May 20. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Overview

  • The GOP Steering Committee began voting Monday night to choose a successor to Rep. Mark Green, who stepped down in mid-July.
  • Four Republican lawmakers—Reps. Andrew Garbarino, Michael Guest, Carlos Gimenez and Clay Higgins—are competing for the chairmanship with distinct security portfolios.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson commands four of the committee’s 38 votes and Majority Leader Steve Scalise holds two, giving top leaders outsized influence.
  • Garbarino highlights his cybersecurity credentials, Guest emphasizes border enforcement experience, Gimenez vows to close homeland defense gaps and Higgins draws Freedom Caucus support.
  • The incoming chair will set the agenda for House Republican hearings on southern border security, sanctuary policies and cyber threats under President Trump’s directives.