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.
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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!Minority
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- Mike Rogers, Alabama, Chair
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Mike Turner, Ohio
- Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair
- Austin Scott, Georgia
- Sam Graves, Missouri
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
- Trent Kelly, Mississippi
- Don Bacon, Nebraska
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Lisa McClain, Michigan
- Ronny Jackson, Texas
- Pat Fallon, Texas
- Carlos A. Giménez, Florida
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Brad Finstad, Minnesota
- Morgan Luttrell, Texas
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
- James Moylan, Guam
- Cory Mills, Florida
- Rich McCormick, Georgia
- Lance Gooden, Texas
- Clay Higgins, Louisiana
- Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin
- John McGuire, Virginia
- Pat Harrigan, North Carolina
- Mark Messmer, Indiana
- Derek Schmidt, Kansas
- Jeff Crank, Colorado
- Abraham Hamadeh, Arizona
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- Adam Smith, Washington, Ranking Member
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- John Garamendi, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
- Salud Carbajal, California
- Ro Khanna, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
- Jason Crow, Colorado
- Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey (until November 20, 2025)
- Jared Golden, Maine
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Marilyn Strickland, Washington
- Pat Ryan, New York
- Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
- Chris Deluzio, Pennsylvania
- Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
- Don Davis, North Carolina, Vice Ranking Member
- Gil Cisneros, California
- Eric Sorensen, Illinois
- Maggie Goodlander, New Hampshire
- Sarah Elfreth, Maryland
- George T. Whitesides, California
- Derek Tran, California
- Eugene Vindman, Virginia
- Wesley Bell, Missouri
- Herb Conaway, New Jersey (from November 18, 2025)
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Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (Conaway)
Subcommittees
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!Chair
!Ranking Member
!Chair
!Ranking Member
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|Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
|James Langevin (D-RI)
|Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
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|Intelligence and Special Operations
|Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
|Trent Kelly (R-MS)
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|Military Personnel
|Jackie Speier (D-CA)
|Jim Banks (R-IN)
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|Readiness
|John Garamendi (D-CA)
|Mike Waltz (R-FL)
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|Seapower and Projection Forces
|Joe Courtney (D-CT)
|Rob Wittman (R-VA)
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|Strategic Forces
|Jim Cooper (D-TN)
|Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
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|Tactical Air and Land Forces
|Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
|Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
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118th Congress
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- Mike Rogers, Alabama, Chair
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Mike Turner, Ohio
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair
- Austin Scott, Georgia
- Sam Graves, Missouri
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee
- Trent Kelly, Mississippi
- Matt Gaetz, Florida
- Don Bacon, Nebraska
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Mike Waltz, Florida
- Mike Johnson, Louisiana (until October 25, 2023)
- Lisa McClain, Michigan
- Ronny Jackson, Texas
- Pat Fallon, Texas
- Carlos A. Giménez, Florida
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Brad Finstad, Minnesota
- Dale Strong, Alabama
- Morgan Luttrell, Texas
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
- Nick LaLota, New York
- James Moylan, Guam
- Mark Alford, Missouri
- Cory Mills, Florida
- Rich McCormick, Georgia
- Lance Gooden, Texas (from December 6, 2023)
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- Adam Smith, Washington, Ranking Member
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- John Garamendi, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
- Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
- Salud Carbajal, California
- Ro Khanna, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania
- Jason Crow, Colorado (until February 27, 2023)
- Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
- Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
- Veronica Escobar, Texas
- Jared Golden, Maine
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Marilyn Strickland, Washington
- Pat Ryan, New York
- Jeff Jackson, North Carolina
- Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
- Chris Deluzio, Pennsylvania
- Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
- Don Davis, North Carolina
- Jennifer McClellan, Virginia (from March 8, 2023)
- Terri Sewell, Alabama
- Steven Horsford, Nevada
- Jimmy Panetta, California
- Marc Veasey, Texas
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Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D), (R)
;Subcommittees
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!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
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|Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
|Don Bacon (R-NE)
|Ro Khanna (D-CA)
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|Intelligence and Special Operations
|Jack Bergman (R-MI)
|Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
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|Military Personnel
|Jim Banks (R-IN)
|Andy Kim (D-NJ)
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|Readiness
|Mike Waltz (R-FL)
|John Garamendi (D-CA)
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|Seapower and Projection Forces
|Trent Kelly (R-MS)
|Joe Courtney (D-CT)
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|Strategic Forces
|Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
|Seth Moulton (D-MA)
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|Tactical Air and Land Forces
|Rob Wittman (R-VA)
|Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
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Leadership since 1947
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!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
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|Republican
|New York
|1947
|1949
|-
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|Democratic
|Georgia
|1949
|1953
|-
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|Republican
|Missouri
|1953
|1955
|-
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|Democratic
|Georgia
|1955
|1965
|-
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|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1965
|1970
|-
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|Democratic
|Massachusetts
|1970
|1971
|-
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|Democratic
|Louisiana
|1971
|1975
|-
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|Democratic
|Illinois
|1975
|1985
|-
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|Democratic
|Wisconsin
|1985
|1993
|-
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|Democratic
|California
|1993
|1995
|-
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|Republican
|South Carolina
|1995
|2001
|-
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|Republican
|Arizona
|2001
|2003
|-
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|Republican
|California
|2003
|2007
|-
|
|Democratic
|Missouri
|2007
|2011
|-
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|Republican
|California
|2011
|2015
|-
|
|Republican
|Texas
|2015
|2019
|-
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|Democratic
|Washington
|2019
|2023
|-
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|Republican
|Alabama
|2023
|present
|}
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|+ Ranking members
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
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|Democratic
|Georgia
|1947
|1949
|-
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|Republican
|Missouri
|1949
|1953
|-
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|Democratic
|Georgia
|1953
|1955
|-
|
|Republican
|Missouri
|1955
|1957
|-
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|Republican
|Illinois
|1957
|1965
|-
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|Republican
|Massachusetts
|1965
|1969
|-
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|Republican
|Illinois
|1969
|1973
|-
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|Republican
|Indiana
|1973
|1975
|-
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|Republican
|California
|1975
|1981
|-
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|Republican
|Alabama
|1981
|1993
|-
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|Republican
|South Carolina
|1993
|1995
|-
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|Democratic
|California
|1995
|1998
|-
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|Democratic
|Missouri
|1998
|2007
|-
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|Republican
|California
|2007
|2009
|-
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|Republican
|New York
|colspan=2 align=center |2009
|-
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|Republican
|California
|2009
|2011
|-
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|Democratic
|Washington
|2011
|2019
|-
|
|Republican
|Texas
|2019
|2021
|-
|
|Republican
|Alabama
|2021
|2023
|-
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|Democratic
|Washington
|2023
|present
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References
External links
- House Armed Services Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
- Congressional Directory including lists of past memberships