United States House Committee on Armed Services
Standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives
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The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Armed Forces, as well as substantial portions of the Department of Energy. Its regular legislative product is the National Defense Authorization Act, which has been passed by Congress and signed into law each year since 1962.[1]
FormedAugust 2, 1946
PrecededCommittee on Military Affairs, Committee on Naval Affairs
Formerly known asCommittee on National Security
ChairMike Rogers (R)
Since January 3, 2023
Since January 3, 2023
| Standing committee | |
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| Active United States House of Representatives 119th Congress | |
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| History | |
| Formed | August 2, 1946 |
| Preceded | Committee on Military Affairs, Committee on Naval Affairs |
| Formerly known as | Committee on National Security |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Mike Rogers (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
| Ranking Member | Adam Smith (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 |
| Political parties | Majority (31)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Policy areas | Defense policy, military operations |
| Oversight authority | Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Department of Energy (partly) |
| Senate counterpart | Senate Armed Services Committee |
| Subcommittees | |
| Website | |
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Jurisdiction
The Armed Services Committee has jurisdiction over defense policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint interoperability, the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, Department of Energy nonproliferation programs, and detainee affairs and policy.[2]
History
The Armed Services Committee was created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, which consolidated the functions of two predecessor committees: the Committee on Military Affairs and the Committee on Naval Affairs, which were established as standing committees in 1822. Another predecessor, the Committee on the Militia, was created in 1835 and existed until 1911 when it was abolished and its jurisdiction transferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.[3] When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994, the committee was renamed the Committee on National Security. It was later renamed the Committee on Armed Services.
Members, 119th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 13 (Chair), H.Res. 14 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 31 (R), H.Res. 40 (D), H.Res. 887 (Conaway)
Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair[5] | Ranking Member[5] |
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| Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation | Don Bacon (R-NE) | Ro Khanna (D-CA) |
| Intelligence and Special Operations | Ronny Jackson (R-TX) | Jason Crow (D-CO) |
| Military Personnel | Pat Fallon (R-TX) | Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) |
| Readiness | Jack Bergman (R-MI) | John Garamendi (D-CA) |
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Trent Kelly (R-MS) | Joe Courtney (D-CT) |
| Strategic Forces | Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) | Seth Moulton (D-MA) |
| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Rob Wittman (R-VA) | Donald Norcross (D-NJ) |
Historical membership rosters
114th Congress
115th Congress
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116th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 42 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 712 (D)
117th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 384 (D), H.Res. 1347 (D)
- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee[10] | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems | James Langevin (D-RI) | Elise Stefanik (R-NY) |
| Intelligence and Special Operations | Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) | Trent Kelly (R-MS) |
| Military Personnel | Jackie Speier (D-CA) | Jim Banks (R-IN) |
| Readiness | John Garamendi (D-CA) | Mike Waltz (R-FL) |
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Joe Courtney (D-CT) | Rob Wittman (R-VA) |
| Strategic Forces | Jim Cooper (D-TN) | Doug Lamborn (R-CO) |
| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Donald Norcross (D-NJ) | Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) |
118th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 79 (D), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 164 (D), H.Res. 205 (D), H.Res. 913 (R)
- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair[11] | Ranking Member[12] |
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| Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems | Don Bacon (R-NE) | Ro Khanna (D-CA) |
| Intelligence and Special Operations | Jack Bergman (R-MI) | Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) |
| Military Personnel | Jim Banks (R-IN) | Andy Kim (D-NJ) |
| Readiness | Mike Waltz (R-FL) | John Garamendi (D-CA) |
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Trent Kelly (R-MS) | Joe Courtney (D-CT) |
| Strategic Forces | Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | Seth Moulton (D-MA) |
| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Rob Wittman (R-VA) | Donald Norcross (D-NJ) |
Leadership since 1947
| Name | Party | State | Start | End |
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| Walter Andrews | Republican | New York | 1947 | 1949 |
| Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | 1949 | 1953 |
| Dewey Short | Republican | Missouri | 1953 | 1955 |
| Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | 1955 | 1965 |
| Mendel Rivers | Democratic | South Carolina | 1965 | 1970 |
| Philip Philbin | Democratic | Massachusetts | 1970 | 1971 |
| Edward Hébert | Democratic | Louisiana | 1971 | 1975 |
| Melvin Price | Democratic | Illinois | 1975 | 1985 |
| Les Aspin | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1985 | 1993 |
| Ron Dellums | Democratic | California | 1993 | 1995 |
| Floyd Spence | Republican | South Carolina | 1995 | 2001 |
| Bob Stump | Republican | Arizona | 2001 | 2003 |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | California | 2003 | 2007 |
| Ike Skelton | Democratic | Missouri | 2007 | 2011 |
| Buck McKeon | Republican | California | 2011 | 2015 |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | Texas | 2015 | 2019 |
| Adam Smith | Democratic | Washington | 2019 | 2023 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | Alabama | 2023 | present |
| Name | Party | State | Start | End |
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| Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | 1947 | 1949 |
| Dewey Short | Republican | Missouri | 1949 | 1953 |
| Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | 1953 | 1955 |
| Dewey Short | Republican | Missouri | 1955 | 1957 |
| Leslie Arends | Republican | Illinois | 1957 | 1965 |
| William Bates | Republican | Massachusetts | 1965 | 1969 |
| Leslie Arends | Republican | Illinois | 1969 | 1973 |
| William Bray | Republican | Indiana | 1973 | 1975 |
| Bob Wilson | Republican | California | 1975 | 1981 |
| William Dickinson | Republican | Alabama | 1981 | 1993 |
| Floyd Spence | Republican | South Carolina | 1993 | 1995 |
| Ron Dellums | Democratic | California | 1995 | 1998 |
| Ike Skelton | Democratic | Missouri | 1998 | 2007 |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | California | 2007 | 2009 |
| John McHugh | Republican | New York | 2009 | |
| Buck McKeon | Republican | California | 2009 | 2011 |
| Adam Smith | Democratic | Washington | 2011 | 2019 |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | Texas | 2019 | 2021 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | Alabama | 2021 | 2023 |
| Adam Smith | Democratic | Washington | 2023 | present |
