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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.
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.[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, 113th Congress[]
| Majority[2] | Minority[3] |
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Subcommittees[]
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Mike Turner (R-OH) | Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) |
| Military Personnel | Joe Wilson (R-SC) | Susan Davis (D-CA) |
| Oversight and Investigations | Martha Roby (R-AL) | Niki Tsongas (D-MA) |
| Readiness | Rob Wittman (R-VA) | Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) |
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Randy Forbes (R-VA) | Mike McIntyre (D-NC) |
| Strategic Forces | Mike D. Rogers (R-AL) | Jim Cooper (D-TN) |
| Emerging Threats and Capabilities | Mac Thornberry (R-TX) | 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- |
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. http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0d931ec3-5205-4079-9af1-83893775197b&ContentType_id=e0c7b822-826f-493d-8cef-1e21aa53e12a&Group_id=12580721-af41-4987-849c-c25b730d096d. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
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