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House Committee on Armed Services

The House Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense. (source)

Chair:
Rep. Mike Rogers [R-AL3]
Ranking Member:
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
Republicans:
31
Democrats:
28

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Mike Rogers
Chair
Republican
AL-3
Portrait of Adam Smith
Ranking Member
Democrat
WA-9
Portrait of Jim Banks
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
IN-3
chair, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Portrait of Jack Bergman
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
MI-1
Portrait of Mike Gallagher
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
WI-8
Portrait of Trent Kelly
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
MS-1
chair, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Portrait of Doug Lamborn
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
CO-5
chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Portrait of Michael Waltz
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
FL-6
chair, Subcommittee on Readiness
Portrait of Robert Wittman
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
VA-1
chair, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Portrait of Joe Courtney
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
CT-2
ranking member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Portrait of Ruben Gallego
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
AZ-3
ranking member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Portrait of John Garamendi
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
CA-8
ranking member, Subcommittee on Readiness
Portrait of Ro Khanna
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
CA-17
ranking member, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
Portrait of Andy Kim
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
NJ-3
ranking member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Portrait of Seth Moulton
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
MA-6
ranking member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Portrait of Donald Norcross
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
NJ-1
ranking member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Portrait of Mark Alford
Republican
MO-4
Portrait of Don Bacon
Republican
NE-2
Portrait of Salud Carbajal
Democrat
CA-24
Portrait of Donald Davis
Democrat
NC-1
Portrait of Chris Deluzio
Democrat
PA-17
Portrait of Scott DesJarlais
Republican
TN-4
Portrait of Veronica Escobar
Democrat
TX-16
Portrait of Patrick “Pat” Fallon
Republican
TX-4
Portrait of Brad Finstad
Republican
MN-1
Portrait of Matt Gaetz
Republican
FL-1
Portrait of Carlos Gimenez
Republican
FL-28
Portrait of Jared Golden
Democrat
ME-2
Portrait of Lance Gooden
Republican
TX-5
Portrait of Sam Graves
Republican
MO-6
Portrait of Steven Horsford
Democrat
NV-4
Portrait of Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
PA-6
Portrait of Jeffrey Jackson
Democrat
NC-14
Portrait of Ronny Jackson
Republican
TX-13
Portrait of Sara Jacobs
Democrat
CA-51
Portrait of William R. Keating
Democrat
MA-9
Portrait of Jennifer Kiggans
Republican
VA-2
Portrait of Nicolas LaLota
Republican
NY-1
Portrait of Morgan Luttrell
Republican
TX-8
Portrait of Nancy Mace
Republican
SC-1
Portrait of Lisa McClain
Republican
MI-9
Portrait of Jennifer McClellan
Democrat
VA-4
Portrait of Rich McCormick
Republican
GA-6
Portrait of Cory Mills
Republican
FL-7
Portrait of James (Jim) Moylan
Republican
Guam
Portrait of Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
CA-19
Portrait of Patrick Ryan
Democrat
NY-18
Portrait of Austin Scott
Republican
GA-8
Portrait of Terri Sewell
Democrat
AL-7
Portrait of Mikie Sherrill
Democrat
NJ-11
Portrait of Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
MI-7
Portrait of Elise Stefanik
Republican
NY-21
Portrait of Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
WA-10
Portrait of Dale Strong
Republican
AL-5
Portrait of Jill Tokuda
Democrat
HI-2
Portrait of Michael Turner
Republican
OH-10
Portrait of Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez
Democrat
NM-2
Portrait of Marc Veasey
Democrat
TX-33
Portrait of Joe Wilson
Republican
SC-2

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 445 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

Smith Statement on Afghanistan Troop Drawdown
    — Nov 17, 2020

Thornberry on Troop Withdrawals
    — Nov 17, 2020

HASC Schedule: November 16 – 20
    — Nov 12, 2020

Smith Warns Gutting Pentagon During Transition Could be Devastating for National Security
    — Nov 10, 2020

Smith Condemns Dismissal of Secretary of Defense Esper Ahead of Presidential Transition
    — Nov 9, 2020

Thornberry on Secretary Esper
    — Nov 9, 2020

Thornberry on NNSA Leadership
    — Nov 6, 2020

Smith Condemns Executive Order Establishing Schedule F Appointments
    — Oct 23, 2020

Top National Security Democrats to Esper: Commit to Current U.S. Troop Levels on Korean Peninsula
    — Oct 9, 2020

Smith Statement on the Military Leadership Quarantine for COVID
    — Oct 6, 2020

Thornberry on Updated Navy Shipbuilding Plan
    — Oct 6, 2020

Thornberry on China Task Force Report
    — Sep 30, 2020

Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report
    — Sep 29, 2020

Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report
    — Sep 29, 2020

TOMORROW: Future of Defense Task Force Unveils Final Report at the Brookings Institution
    — Sep 24, 2020

HASC Schedule: September 28 – October 2
    — Sep 24, 2020

MEDIA ALERT: Task Force Co-Chairs To Discuss Completed Report And Its Findings
    — Sep 24, 2020

Smith Statement on Defense Department Misuse of CARES Act COVID Relief Funds
    — Sep 22, 2020

Thornberry on DOD Spectrum Sharing
    — Sep 20, 2020

Thornberry Portrait to Hang in HASC Hearing Room
    — Sep 17, 2020