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.
The committee chairman is Republican Buck McKeon of California, and the Ranking Member is Democrat Adam Smith of Washington.
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| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) | Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) |
| Military Personnel | Joe Wilson (R-SC) | Susan Davis (D-CA) |
| Oversight and Investigations | Rob Wittman (R-VA) | Jim Cooper (D-TN) |
| Readiness | Randy Forbes (R-VA) | Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) |
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Todd Akin (R-MO) | Mike McIntyre (D-NC) |
| Strategic Forces | Mike Turner (R-OH) | Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) |
| Emerging Threats and Capabilities | Mac Thornberry (R-TX) | Jim Langevin (D-RI) |
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