United States House Committee on Armed Services

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]

House Armed Services Committee
Standing committee
Active

United States House of Representatives
117th Congress
History
FormedAugust 2, 1946
PrecededCommittee on Military Affairs, Committee on Naval Affairs
Formerly known asCommittee on National Security
Leadership
ChairAdam Smith (D)
Since January 3, 2019
Ranking memberMike Rogers (R)
Since January 3, 2021
Vice chairElaine Luria (D)
Since January 3, 2021
Structure
Seats59
Political partiesMajority (31)
  •   Democratic (31)
Minority (28)
Jurisdiction
Policy areasDefense policy, military operations
Oversight authorityDepartment of Defense, Armed Forces, Department of Energy (partly)
Senate counterpartSenate Armed Services Committee
Subcommittees
  • Intelligence and Special Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Readiness
  • Seapower and Projection Forces
  • Strategic Forces
  • Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
Website
armedservices.house.gov

    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, 117th Congress

    Majority Minority
    • Adam Smith, Washington, Chair
    • James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
    • Rick Larsen, Washington
    • Jim Cooper, Tennessee
    • Joe Courtney, Connecticut
    • John Garamendi, California
    • Jackie Speier, California
    • Donald Norcross, New Jersey
    • Ruben Gallego, Arizona
    • Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
    • Salud Carbajal, California
    • Anthony G. Brown, Maryland
    • Ro Khanna, California
    • Bill Keating, Massachusetts
    • Filemon Vela Jr., Texas
    • Andy Kim, New Jersey
    • Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
    • Jason Crow, Colorado
    • Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
    • Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
    • Veronica Escobar, Texas
    • Jared Golden, Maine
    • Elaine Luria, Virginia, Vice Chair
    • Joe Morelle, New York
    • Sara Jacobs, California
    • Kai Kahele, Hawaii
    • Marilyn Strickland, Washington
    • Pat Ryan, New York (since September 14, 2022)
    • Marc Veasey, Texas
    • Jimmy Panetta, California
    • Stephanie Murphy, Florida
    • Steven Horsford, Nevada (since May 12, 2021)
    • Sylvia Garcia, Texas (since May 11, 2022)
    • Mike Rogers, Alabama, Ranking Member
    • Joe Wilson, South Carolina
    • Mike Turner, Ohio
    • Doug Lamborn, Colorado
    • Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Ranking Member
    • Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
    • Austin Scott, Georgia
    • Mo Brooks, Alabama
    • Sam Graves, Missouri
    • Elise Stefanik, New York
    • Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
    • Trent Kelly, Mississippi
    • Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin
    • Matt Gaetz, Florida
    • Don Bacon, Nebraska
    • Jim Banks, Indiana
    • Liz Cheney, Wyoming
    • Jack Bergman, Michigan
    • Michael Waltz, Florida
    • Mike Johnson, Louisiana
    • Mark E. Green, Tennessee
    • Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma
    • Scott Franklin, Florida
    • Lisa McClain, Michigan
    • Ronny Jackson, Texas
    • Jerry Carl, Alabama
    • Blake Moore, Utah
    • Pat Fallon, Texas

    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[4] Chair Ranking Member
    Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems Jim 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)

    Historical membership rosters

    114th Congress

    Majority[5] Minority[6]
    • Mac Thornberry, Texas, Chair
    • Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
    • Randy Forbes, Virginia
    • Jeff Miller, Florida
    • Joe Wilson, South Carolina
    • Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey
    • Rob Bishop, Utah
    • Mike Turner, Ohio
    • John Kline, Minnesota
    • Mike Rogers, Alabama
    • Trent Franks, Arizona
    • Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania
    • Mike Conaway, Texas
    • Doug Lamborn, Colorado
    • Rob Wittman, Virginia
    • Duncan D. Hunter, California
    • John Fleming, Louisiana
    • Mike Coffman, Colorado
    • Chris Gibson, New York
    • Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
    • Joe Heck, Nevada
    • Austin Scott, Georgia
    • Steven Palazzo, Mississippi
    • Mo Brooks, Alabama
    • Rich Nugent, Florida
    • Paul Cook, California
    • Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma
    • Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
    • Jackie Walorski, Indiana
    • Bradley Byrne, Alabama
    • Sam Graves, Missouri
    • Ryan Zinke, Montana
    • Elise Stefanik, New York
    • Martha McSally, Arizona
    • Steve Knight, California
    • Tom MacArthur, New Jersey
    • Adam Smith, Washington, Ranking Member
    • Loretta Sanchez, California
    • Bob Brady, Pennsylvania
    • Susan Davis, California
    • James Langevin, Rhode Island
    • Rick Larsen, Washington
    • Jim Cooper, Tennessee
    • Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
    • Joe Courtney, Connecticut
    • Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts
    • John Garamendi, California
    • Hank Johnson, Georgia
    • Jackie Speier, California
    • Joaquin Castro, Texas
    • Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
    • Scott Peters, California
    • Marc Veasey, Texas
    • Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
    • Tim Walz, Minnesota
    • Beto O'Rourke, Texas
    • Donald Norcross, New Jersey
    • Mark Takai, Hawaii
    • Gwen Graham, Florida
    • Ruben Gallego, Arizona
    • Brad Ashford, Nebraska
    • Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
    • Pete Aguilar, California

    115th Congress

    Majority[7] Minority[8]
    • Mac Thornberry, Texas, Chair
    • Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
    • Joe Wilson, South Carolina
    • Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey
    • Rob Bishop, Utah
    • Mike Turner, Ohio
    • Mike Rogers, Alabama
    • Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania
    • Mike Conaway, Texas
    • Doug Lamborn, Colorado
    • Rob Wittman, Virginia
    • Duncan D. Hunter, California
    • Mike Coffman, Colorado
    • Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
    • Austin Scott, Georgia
    • Mo Brooks, Alabama
    • Paul Cook, California
    • Bradley Byrne, Alabama
    • Sam Graves, Missouri
    • Elise Stefanik, New York
    • Martha McSally, Arizona
    • Steve Knight, California
    • Steve Russell, Oklahoma
    • Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
    • Ralph Abraham, Louisiana
    • Trent Kelly, Mississippi
    • Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin
    • Matt Gaetz, Florida
    • Don Bacon, Nebraska
    • Jim Banks, Indiana
    • Liz Cheney, Wyoming
    • Jody Hice, Georgia
    • Paul Mitchell, Michigan
    • Vacancy
    • Adam Smith, Washington, Ranking Member
    • Bob Brady, Pennsylvania
    • Susan A. Davis, California
    • James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
    • Rick Larsen, Washington
    • Jim Cooper, Tennessee
    • Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
    • Joe Courtney, Connecticut
    • Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts
    • John Garamendi, California
    • Jackie Speier, California
    • Marc Veasey, Texas
    • Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
    • Beto O'Rourke, Texas, Vice Ranking Member
    • Donald Norcross, New Jersey
    • Ruben Gallego, Arizona
    • Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
    • Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii
    • Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
    • Jacky Rosen, Nevada
    • Donald McEachin, Virginia
    • Salud Carbajal, California
    • Anthony G. Brown, Maryland
    • Stephanie Murphy, Florida
    • Ro Khanna, California
    • Tom O'Halleran, Arizona
    • Thomas Suozzi, New York
    • Jimmy Panetta, California

    116th Congress

    Majority Minority
    • Adam Smith, Washington, Chair
    • Susan Davis, California
    • Jim Langevin, Rhode Island
    • Rick Larsen, Washington
    • Jim Cooper, Tennessee
    • Joe Courtney, Connecticut
    • John Garamendi, California
    • Jackie Speier, California
    • Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
    • Donald Norcross, New Jersey
    • Ruben Gallego, Arizona
    • Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
    • Salud Carbajal, California
    • Anthony G. Brown, Maryland, Vice Chair
    • Ro Khanna, California
    • Bill Keating, Massachusetts
    • Filemon Vela, Jr., Texas
    • Andy Kim, New Jersey
    • Kendra Horn, Oklahoma
    • Gil Cisneros, California
    • Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
    • Jason Crow, Colorado
    • Xochitl Torres Small, New Mexico
    • Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
    • Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
    • Veronica Escobar, Texas
    • Deb Haaland, New Mexico
    • Jared Golden, Maine
    • Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
    • Elaine Luria, Virginia
    • Anthony Brindisi, New York (since November 19, 2019)
    • Mac Thornberry, Texas, Ranking Member
    • Joe Wilson, South Carolina
    • Rob Bishop, Utah
    • Mike Turner, Ohio
    • Mike Rogers, Alabama
    • Michael Conaway, Texas
    • Doug Lamborn, Colorado
    • Rob Wittman, Virginia
    • Vicky Hartzler, Missouri
    • Austin Scott, Georgia
    • Mo Brooks, Alabama
    • Paul Cook, California
    • Bradley Byrne, Alabama
    • Sam Graves, Missouri
    • Elise Stefanik, New York
    • Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
    • Ralph Abraham, Louisiana
    • Trent Kelly, Mississippi
    • Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin
    • Matt Gaetz, Florida
    • Don Bacon, Nebraska
    • Jim Banks, Indiana
    • Liz Cheney, Wyoming
    • Paul Mitchell, Michigan
    • Jack Bergman, Michigan
    • Michael Waltz, Florida

    Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 42 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 712 (D)

    Chairmen since 1947

    ChairmanPartyStateYears
    Walter G. Andrews Republican New York 1947–1949
    Carl Vinson Democratic Georgia 1949–1953
    Dewey J. Short Republican Missouri 1953–1955
    Carl Vinson Democratic Georgia 1955–1965
    L. Mendel Rivers Democratic South Carolina 1965–1970
    Philip J. Philbin Democratic Massachusetts 1970–1971
    F. 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–present

    References

    1. "History of the NDAA". 3 February 2017.
    2. "Jurisdiction and Rules". Armed Services Republicans. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
    3. Chapter 4. Records of the Armed Services Committee and Its Predecessors Guide to the Record of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233)
    4. "Smith, Langevin Announce New Subcommittee for the 117th Congress". 3 February 2021.
    5. H.Res. 6, H.Res. 29
    6. H.Res. 7, H.Res. 30
    7. H.Res. 6, H.Res. 36
    8. H.Res. 7, H.Res. 45, H.Res. 95
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