GOP picks Green for Homeland Security chair; House rules package includes committee reviews of department programs

The House Republican Steering Committee has selected Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) to chair the Homeland Security Committee, while the GOP’s rules package for the 118^th Congress addresses the panel’s cyber jurisdiction and will require committee examinations of DHS’ cyber and other programs.

The Steering Committee chose Green over Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) in a vote today. Green and Crenshaw both supported Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in his marathon quest to win the Speaker’s gavel. The Steering Committee selections for the...