Public Safety & Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today released the following statement after voting for H.R. 2397, the Amash/Conyers amendment to the 2014 Defense Appropriations bill that would limit the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program which collects data on personal phone records:
"The National Security Agency is critical to protecting our country from terrorism, but I strongly believe we can still gather information on terrorists without invading the privacy of innocent Americans.
Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced an amendment at a Transportation Security Subcommittee markup of H.R. 2719, the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, a bill that forces the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to better analyze and plan what is needed for transportation security equipment, justify its purchases and submit all of this information to Congress. Rep. Swalwell's amendment would require TSA to also ensure equipment purchased is secured against cyber theft and threats. The amendment passed by a voice vote.
Pleasanton, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after the announcement that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be stepping down after four years and joining the University of California system as President in September:
Rep. Eric Swalwell served as the top Democrat at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing Tuesday on how the government can use social media and new technologies in disaster relief and recovery.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement after the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) announcement today that it will continue to ban all knives onboard planes. Swalwell, a Member of the Homeland Security Committee, strongly opposed the change in policy and led a bipartisan letter with 133 Members of Congress urging TSA to reverse its decision until meaningful engagement with stakeholders like flight attendants and pilots:
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell is declaring now that the Transportation Security Administration has decided to delay implementing its new policy allowing certain knives and sporting equipment on plans.
PLEASANTON, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) coordinated a letter signed by 39 other Members of Congress calling for sufficient funding for transportation security purposes. The Members specifically requested that the Appropriations Committee allow for robust funding for FEMA's Transit Security Grant Program (TGSP).
"Leaders from the technology industry, homeland security and our military have unequivocally stated that the United States is dangerously at risk of suffering a 'Cyber-Pearl Harbor.' We have a responsibility to protect our country against cyber threats and we have critical weaknesses to address.