US EditionAndrew Garbarino selected to chair House Homeland Security Committee
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Rep. Andrew Garbarino will lead efforts on immigration and border security legislation, including drafting a new immigration crackdown bill, following Rep. Mark Green's retirement.
- Late Monday night, Rep. Andrew Garbarino was chosen to lead the Homeland Security Committee, taking over from Mark Green.
- This selection follows Green's June resignation from Congress after serving as chairman from 2023 to 2025, requiring GOP conference ratification of Garbarino's appointment.
- Garbarino, a 40-year-old centrist Republican from Long Island and former cybersecurity subcommittee chair, will oversee immigration enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.
- He will be responsible for creating an updated draft of H.R. 2, a stringent immigration enforcement measure that previously cleared the House but was not brought up for a vote in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, last year.
- Garbarino's leadership signals a continuation of Republican immigration and border security priorities and represents a win for centrists amid House committee realignments.
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Garbarino Poised to Lead House Homeland Security Panel After Green’s Exit
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) will likely take the helm of the House Homeland Security Committee, replacing Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) after he retired over the weekend. Garbarino won the approval of the House Steering Committee, an important panel that oversees committee assignments. While the committee’s vote will still need to be approved by the full House in a vote on Tuesday, the panel’s endorsement means Garbarino is likely to succeed. Law…
Steering Committee taps Garbarino to serve as Homeland Security chair
The House Republican Steering Committee late Monday recommended Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York to succeed Mark E. Green to chair the House Homeland Security Committee. Garbarino, who currently chairs the committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, beat three other candidates who sought the gavel: Michael Guest of Mississippi, Carlos Gimenez of Florida and Clay Higgins of Louisiana. Though seventh in line in GOP senio…
House Republicans tap Garbarino as Homeland Security chair
The House Republican Steering Committee selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York as its pick to chair the Homeland Security Committee Monday after former Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee resigned for a job in the private sector. Garbarino, who serves on the steering committee himself and currently chairs the Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity panel, beat out three other lawmakers for the gavel — Reps. Michael Guest of Mississippi, Carlos …
Andrew Garbarino selected as Homeland Security Committee chairman to succeed Mark Green
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) will serve as the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee after the House Republican Steering Committee selected him over three other contenders late Monday night. Garbarino, the co-chair of the SALT Caucus, defeated Reps. Michael…
Andrew Garbarino selected to chair House Homeland Security Committee
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) is slated to be the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee after winning the nod from a panel of leaders in the House GOP on Monday night. Garbarino beat out four other contenders for the chairmanship in a vote by the House Steering Committee — a panel that includes…
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