 In 2002, Lieberman sponsored a pro-Israel U.S. Senate Resolution (S. Res.247) regarding the Middle East Conflict, "expressing solidarity with Israel in its constant efforts to fight against terror".As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (formerly the Governmental Affairs Committee) in 2001, Lieberman proposed forming the Department of Homeland Security, a proposal that passed into law in 2002.