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 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.
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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.

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. 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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Historical membership rosters

116th Congress

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117th Congress

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SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information SystemsJames Langevin Elise Stefanik
Intelligence and Special OperationsRuben Gallego Trent Kelly
Military PersonnelJackie Speier Jim Banks
ReadinessJohn Garamendi Mike Waltz
Seapower and Projection ForcesJoe Courtney Rob Wittman
Strategic ForcesJim Cooper Doug Lamborn
Tactical Air and Land ForcesDonald Norcross Vicky Hartzler

118th Congress

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;Subcommittees
SubcommitteeChairRanking Member
Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information SystemsDon Bacon Ro Khanna
Intelligence and Special OperationsJack Bergman Ruben Gallego
Military PersonnelJim Banks Andy Kim
ReadinessMike Waltz John Garamendi
Seapower and Projection ForcesTrent Kelly Joe Courtney
Strategic ForcesDoug Lamborn Seth Moulton
Tactical Air and Land ForcesRob Wittman Donald Norcross

Leadership since 1947


NamePartyStateStartEnd
RepublicanNew York19471949
DemocraticGeorgia19491953
RepublicanMissouri19531955
DemocraticGeorgia19551965
DemocraticSouth Carolina19651970
DemocraticMassachusetts19701971
DemocraticLouisiana19711975
DemocraticIllinois19751985
DemocraticWisconsin19851993
DemocraticCalifornia19931995
RepublicanSouth Carolina19952001
RepublicanArizona20012003
RepublicanCalifornia20032007
DemocraticMissouri20072011
RepublicanCalifornia20112015
RepublicanTexas20152019
DemocraticWashington20192023
RepublicanAlabama2023present