US House of Representatives Armed Forces Committee

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The US House Committee on Armed Services is a standing committee under the US House of Representatives . The committee provides funding and parliamentary oversight to the Department of Defense , the United States Armed Forces, and the Department of Energy .

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History

The Armed Forces Committee was created by the 1946 Perestroika Act, which combined the functions of two predecessor committees: the Military Affairs Committee and the Naval Affairs Committee, which had existed as standing committees since 1822; also from 1835 to 1911 the Police Committee functioned, the jurisdiction of which was transferred to the Military Affairs Committee ^[1] . In 1994, the Committee was renamed the National Security Committee, and later received the name the Armed Forces Committee.

Members, 114th Congress

Committee Chairman Mark Thornberry ( Texas ) and oldest member Adam Smith ( Washington ).

Most	Minority
Mark Thornberry, Texas, Chair Walter B. Jones Jr., North Carolina Randy Forbes, Virginia Jeff Miller, Florida Joe Wilson, South Carolina Frank Lo Bjendo, New Jersey Chris Stewart, Utah Mike Turner, Ohio Joe Klein, Minnesota Mike Rogers, Alabama Trent Franks, Arizona Bill Shuster, PA Mike Convey, Texas Doug Lambern, Colorado Rob Wittman, Virginia Dunken D. Hunter, California John C. Fleming , Louisiana Mike Coffman, Colorado Scott Ridge , Virginia Chris Gibson, New York Wicky Herzler, Missouri Joe Heck, Nevada Austin Scott, Georgia Steven Palazzo, Mississippi Martha Roby, Alabama Mo Brooks, Alabama Rich Nagant, Florida Paul Cook, California Jim Brydenstein , Oklahoma Brad Wanstrup, Ohio Jackie Wellersky , Indiana Bradley Byrne, Alabama Sam Graves, Missouri Ryan Zinc, Montana Alice Stefeynik, New York Martha McSally, Arizona Steve Knight, CA Tom Mac Arthur, New Jersey Steve Russell, Oklahoma	Adam Smith, Washington, "The Oldest Member" Loretta Sanchez, California Bob Brady, PA Susan E. Davis, CA James R. Langwin, Rhode Island Rick Larsen, Washington Jim Cooper, Tennessee Madeleine Bordello, Guam Joe Courtney, Connecticut David Labsec, Iowa Nikki Zonges, Massachusetts Joe Herendi, California Hank Johnson, Georgia Jackie Speyer, California Andre Carson, Indiana Derek Kilmer, Washington Joquin Castro, Texas Tammy Duckworth , Illinois Scott Peters, California Mark Visy, Texas Tulsi Gabbard , Hawaii Tim Waltz, Minnesota Beto O'Burk, Texas Donald Norcross, New Jersey Raben Galleggio, Arizona Mark Takai, Hawaii Gwen Graham, Florida Brad Ashford, Nebraska Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Pete Aiguilar, California

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chairman	Senior member
combat aviation and ground forces	Mike Turner	Loretta Sanchez
in military personnel	Joe heck	Susan Davis
on supervision and investigation	Wicky Herzler	Jackie Speyer
combat readiness	Rob Wittman	Madeleine Bordello
Naval and Expeditionary Force	Randy Forbes	Joe Courtney
on strategic actions	Mike Rogers	Jim Cooper
intelligence, threat and capabilities	Joe Wilson	Jim Langwin

Notes

↑ Chapter 4. Records of the Armed Services Committee and Its Predecessors Guide to the Record of the US House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233)

Literature

Harrison, Stanley L. Congress in Conflict: enlarging its role in defense and foreign policy . // Military Review . - July 1972. - Vol. 52 - No. 7 - P. 73-84 - ISSN 0026-4148.

Links

House Armed Services Committee Home Page
Congressional Directory Lists Past Committee Members

[1] Chapter 4. Records of the Armed Services Committee and Its Predecessors Guide to the Record of the US House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233)