United States House Committee on Armed Services

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The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, 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.

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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.^[1] 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, 114th Congress

Majority^[2]	Minority^[3]
Mac Thornberry, Texas, Chairman Walter B. Jones, North Carolina Randy Forbes, Virginia Jeff Miller, Florida Joe Wilson, South Carolina Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey Chris Stewart of 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 C. Fleming, Louisiana Mike Coffman, Colorado Scott Rigell, Virginia Chris Gibson, New York Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Joe Heck, Nevada Austin Scott, Georgia Steven Palazzo, Mississippi Martha Roby, Alabama 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 Steve Russell, Oklahoma	Adam Smith, Washington. Ranking Member Loretta Sanchez, California Bob Brady, Pennsylvania Susan A. Davis, California James R. Langevin, Rhode Island Rick Larsen, Washington Jim Cooper, Tennessee Madeleine Bordallo, Guam Joe Courtney, Connecticut David Loebsack, Iowa Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts John Garamendi, California Hank Johnson, Georgia Jackie Speier, California André Carson, Indiana Derek Kilmer, Washington Joaquín 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 Ruben Gallego, Arizona Mark Takai, Hawaii Gwen Graham, Florida Brad Ashford, Nebraska Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Pete Aguilar, California

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Tactical Air and Land Forces	Mike Turner (R-OH)	Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Military Personnel	Joe Heck (R-NV)	Susan Davis (D-CA)
Oversight and Investigations	Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)	Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Readiness	Rob Wittman (R-VA)	Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)
Seapower and Projection Forces	Randy Forbes (R-VA)	Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Strategic Forces	Mike Rogers (R-AL)	Jim Cooper (D-TN)
Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Joe Wilson (R-SC)	Jim Langevin (D-RI)

Source: ^[4]

Chairmen since 1947

Chairman	Party	State	Years
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
Charles Melvin Price	Democratic	Illinois	1975-1985
Les Aspin	Democratic	Wisconsin	1985-1993
Ron Dellums	Democratic	California	1993-1995
Floyd D. Spence	Republican	South Carolina	1995-2001
Robert L. Stump	Republican	Arizona	2001-2003
Duncan L. Hunter	Republican	California	2003-2007
Ike Skelton	Democratic	Missouri	2007-2011
Buck McKeon	Republican	California	2011-2015
Mac Thornberry	Republican	Texas	2015-present

References

↑ 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)
↑ H.Res. 6, H.Res. 17
↑ H.Res. 7, H.Res. 22
↑ "McKeon Names Armed Services Subcommittee Chairmen for 113th Congress". Armed Services Committee. December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.

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United States Armed Forces

Book
Portal
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Category
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
- PHS
- NOAA
Navbox
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
United States Congress: Committees on Armed Services:
- Senate
- House
Active duty four-star officers
Highest ranking officers in history
National Security Act of 1947
Goldwater–Nichols Act

Organization

Service departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) Navy (Secretary) Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) Marine Corps (Commandant) Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) Air Force (Chief of Staff) Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other uniformed services	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (Director)

Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF Naval militias State defense forces

Civilian auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern Central European Pacific Southern Africa Special Operations Strategic Transportation

Structure

United States Code
- Title 10
- Title 14
- Title 32
- Title 50
The Pentagon
Installations
Units:
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Logistics
Media

Operations and history

Personnel

Training	MEPS ASVAB Recruit training: A MC N AF CG Officer candidate school: A MC N AF Warrant: A MC Service academies: A (prep) N (prep) AF (prep) CG Merchant Marine PHS Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A: MJC/SMC MC/N AF Medical Other education

Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF CG Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF CG PHS NOAA Foreign International Devices Badges: Identification A MC N AF CG

Ranks	Enlisted: A MC N AF CG Warrant officers Officer: A MC N AF CG PHS NOAA

Other	Oath: Enlistment Office Creeds & Codes: Code of Conduct NCO A MC N AF CG Service numbers: A MC N AF CG Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code Pay Uniform Code of Military Justice Judge Advocate General's Corps Military Health System/TRICARE Separation Veterans Affairs Conscription Chiefs of Chaplains: A MC N AF CG

Equipment

Land	Individual weapons Crew-served weapons Vehicles (active)

Sea	All watercraft Ships: A N (active) AF CG MSC NOAA Weapons: N CG Aircraft: N CG NOAA Reactors

Air	Aircraft World War I active Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms

Other	Electronics (designations) Flags: A MC N AF CG Ensign Jack Guidons Food WMDs: Nuclear Biological Chemical

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; CG = Coast Guard; PHS = Public Health Service; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; MSC = Military Sealift Command

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