The House Republican Steering Committee on Monday night selected Republican New York Rep. Andrew Garbarino to chair the lower chamber’s Homeland Security Committee and spearhead much of House Republicans’ border security and immigration agenda.
The election was held to replace Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who announced his resignation from Congress in early July. Garbarino, a moderate, was chosen to lead the committee over fellow GOP Reps. Michael Guest of Mississippi, Carlos Gimenez of Florida and Clay Higgins of Louisiana.
Garbarino, at the time of his election, chaired the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee. His knowledge surrounding cybersecurity platformed his push for chairman.
The moderate New York Republican also had an immigration win earlier this year after the original language from his Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act was included in the Laken Riley Act. Garbarino first introduced his POLICE Act in 2021, and reintroduced it once the 119th Congress convened in January.
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