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Andrew Garbarino selected to chair House Homeland Security Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 21 – Garbarino replaces Mark Green as Homeland Security chair and will oversee immigration enforcement and border security amid $170 billion funding boost for enforcement priorities.
- On Monday night, the House Republican Steering Committee elected Rep. Andrew Garbarino as chairman, replacing former Rep. Mark Green following his July 21 resignation.
- With Green’s resignation, Garbarino’s GOP seniority, House leadership ties, and chairmanship of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee positioned him for the Homeland Security chair.
- On the second ballot, Garbarino clinched the chairmanship, defeating Michael Guest, Carlos Giménez, and Clay Higgins who vied for the role.
- Under his authority, he will implement the GOP and presidential border security agenda, and outline priorities including border security, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and national defense.
- Looking ahead, he will draft a new version of H.R. 2 and oversee immigration enforcement and border security legislation.
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New Yorker To Succeed Green As Chairman Of House Homeland Security Committee
By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal | July 22, 2025 Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York was selected late Monday evening as the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee by the House Republican Steering Committee. The New York Republican is set to replace Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., who resigned from Congress to take a job in the private sector. Green stepped down Sunday.Garbarino won out over three other candidates for the panel’s chairman…
Louisiana's Clay Higgins misses out on becoming chair of House Homeland Security Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins lost out on a chance to become chair of the House Homeland Security committee when Republicans Tuesday instead chose Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New York.
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…
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