House Committee on Armed Services

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The 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.

Members of the House Committee on Armed Services, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Ike Skelton (Mo.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Gene Taylor (Miss.) Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Vic Snyder (Ark.) Adam Smith (Wash.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) Susan Davis (Calif.) Jim Langevin (R.I.) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Dan Boren (Okla.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) David Loebsack (Iowa) Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Glenn Nye (Va.) Chellie Pingree (Maine) Larry Kissell (N.C.) Martin Heinrich (N.M.) Frank Kratovil (Md.) Eric Massa (N.Y.) Bobby Bright (Ala.)	John McHugh (N.Y.), Ranking Member Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Buck McKeon (Calif.) Mac Thornberry (Texas) Walter Jones (N.C.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Joe Wilson (S.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Rob Bishop (Utah) Michael R. Turner (Ohio) John Kline (Minn.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Doug Lamborn (Colo.) Rob Wittman (Va.) Mary Fallin (Okla.) Duncan D. Hunter (Calif.) John Fleming (La.) Mike Coffman (Colo.) Tom Rooney (Fla.)

Contents 1 Subcommittees 1.1 Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 1.2 Subcommittee on Readiness 1.3 Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities 1.4 Subcommittee on Military Personnel 1.5 Subcommittee on Strategic Forces 1.6 Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 1.7 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 2 Committee activity 2.1 110th Congress 2.1.1 Petraeus report 2.2 109th Congress 2.2.1 Bills passed out of this committee covered by Congresspedia 3 Previous committee membership 3.1 110th Congress (2007-2008) 3.2 Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 3.3 Subcommittee on Readiness 3.4 Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities 3.5 Subcommittee on Military Personnel 3.6 Subcommittee on Strategic Forces 3.7 Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 3.8 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 3.9 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4 Contact information 4.1 Majority (Democratic) office 4.2 Minority (Republican) office 5 Articles and resources 5.1 Sources 5.2 External articles 5.3 External resources 5.3.1 Republican releases

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Adam Smith (Wash.) Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Jim Cooper (Tennessee Jim Marshall (Ga.) Dan Boren (Okla.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Niki Tsongas (Mass.) Larry Kissell (N.C.) Frank Kratovil (Md.) Eric Massa (N.Y.) Bobby Bright (Ala.)	Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Mary Fallin (Okla.) Duncan D. Hunter (Calif.) John Fleming (La.) Mike Coffman (Colo.) Buck McKeon (Calif.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Joe Wilson (S.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Rob Bishop (Utah) Michael Turner (Ohio)

Subcommittee on Readiness

Members of the Subcommittee on Readiness, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Solomon Ortiz (Texas), Chairman Gene Taylor (Miss.) Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Dan Boren (Okla.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) David Loebsack (Iowa) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Glenn Nye (Va.) Larry Kissell (N.C.) Martin Heinrich (N.M.) Frank Kratovil (Md.) Bobby Bright (Ala).	Randy Forbes (Va.), Ranking Member Rob Bishop (Utah) Mike Rogers (Ala.) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Doug Lamborn (Colo.) Robert Wittman (Va.) Mary Fallin (Okla). John Fleming (La.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.)

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

Members of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Adam Smith (Wash.), Chairman Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) James R. Langevin (R.I.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Bobby Bright (Ala.)	Jeff Miller (Fla.), Ranking Member Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) John Kline (Minn.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Tom Rooney (Fla.) Mac Thornberry (Texas)

Subcommittee on Military Personnel

Members of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Susan Davis (Calif.), Chair Vic Snyder (Ark.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam)) Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) David Loebsack (Iowa) Niki Tsongas (Mass.)	Joe Wilson (S.C.), Ranking Member Walter Jones (N.C.) John Kline (Minn.) Tom Rooney (Fla.) Robert Wittman (Va.) Mary Fallin (Okla.)

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Ellen Tauscher (Calif.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) James Langevin (R.I.) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Martin Heinrich (N.M.) Vacant	Michael Turner (Ohio), Ranking Member Howard P. McKeon (Calif.) Mac Thornberry (Texas) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Doug Lamborn (Colo.)

Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Gene Taylor (Miss.), Chairman Solomon Ortiz (Texas) James R. Langevin (R.I.) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Glenn Nye (Va.) Chellie Pingree (Maine) Eric Massa (N.Y.)	Todd Akin (Mo.), Ranking Member Robert Wittman (Va.) Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Duncan Hunter (Calif.) Mike Coffman (Colo.) Tom Rooney (Fla.)

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Vic Snyder (Ark.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Susan Davis (Calif.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Glenn Nye (Va.) Chellie Pingree (Maine)	111th TBA Todd Akin (Mo.), Ranking Member Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Walter Jones (N.C.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Phil Gingrey (Ga.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Geoff Davis (Ky.)

Committee activity

110th Congress

Petraeus report

On September 10, 2007, General David Petraeus testified before the House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In his testimony, Petraeus claimed that major progress had been made since the beginning of the troop surge, and that he predicted that troop levels could begin dropping in Summer of 2008.^[1]

• Opening remarks by General Petraeus
• Slides from Petraeus's testimony

109th Congress

Bills passed out of this committee covered by Congresspedia

• Military Commissions Act of 2006 (War on Terror detainee legislation) (9/12/06)

Previous committee membership

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Members of the House Committee on Armed Services, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Ike Skelton (Mo.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Gene Taylor (Miss.) Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Marty Meehan (Mass.) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Vic Snyder (Ark.) Adam Smith (Wash.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) Susan Davis (Calif.) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Mark Udall (Colo.) Dan Boren (Okla.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Nancy Boyda (Kan.) Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) David Loebsack (Iowa) Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Elijah Cummings (Md.) Kendrick Meek (Fla.) Kathy Castor (Fla.)	Duncan Hunter (Calif.), Ranking Member Jim Saxton (N.J.) John McHugh (N.Y.) Terry Everett (Ala.) Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Buck McKeon (Calif.) Mac Thornberry (Texas) Walter Jones (N.C.) Robin Hayes (N.C.) Ken Calvert (Calif.) Jo Ann Davis (Va.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Joe Wilson (S.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Tom Cole (Okla.) Rob Bishop (Utah) Michael R. Turner (Ohio) John Kline (Minn.) Candice Miller (Mich.) Phil Gingrey (Ga.) Mike D. Rogers (Ala.) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Thelma Drake (Va.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Geoff Davis (Ky.)

Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Adam Smith (Wash.) Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Dan Boren (Okla.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Joe Sestak (Pa.) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Kendrick Meek (Fla.) Kathy Castor (Fla.)	Jim Saxton (N.J.), Ranking Member Buck McKeon (Calif.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Joe Wilson (S.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Tom Cole (Okla.) Rob Bishop (Utah) Michael Turner (Ohio) Candice Miller (Mich.) Phil Gingrey (Ga.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Geoff Davis (Ky.) Todd Akin (Mo.)

Subcommittee on Readiness

Members of the Subcommittee on Readiness, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Solomon Ortiz (Texas), Chairman Gene Taylor (Miss.) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Mark Udall (Colo.) Dan Boren (Okla.) Nancy Boyda (Kans.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) David Loebsack (Iowa) Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Elijah Cummings (Md.)	Jo Ann Davis (Va.), Ranking Member Walter Jones (N.C.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Mike Rogers (Ala.) John McHugh (N.Y.) Buck McKeon (Calif.) Robin Hayes (N.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Tom Cole (Okla.) Rob Bishop (Utah) Candice Miller (Mich.) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.)

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

Members of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Adam Smith (Wash.), Chairman Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Mark Udall (Colo.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Kathy Castor (Fla.)	Mac Thornberry (Texas), Ranking Member Robin Hayes (N.C.) Ken Calvert (Calif.) John Kline (Minn.) Thelma Drake (Va.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Jim Saxton (N.J.)

Subcommittee on Military Personnel

Members of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Vic Snyder (Ark.), Chairman Marty Meehan (Mass.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Susan Davis (Calif.) Nancy Boyda (Kan.) Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.)	John McHugh (N.Y.), Ranking Member John Kline (Minn.) Thelma Drake (Va.) Walter Jones (N.C.) Joe Wilson (S.C.)

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Ellen Tauscher (Calif.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) David Loebsack (Iowa)	Terry Everett (Ala.), Ranking Member Trent Franks (Ariz.) Mac Thornberry (Texas) Michael R. Turner (Ohio) Mike D. Rogers (Ala.)

Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

Members of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Gene Taylor (Miss.), Chairman Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Joe Courtney (Conn.) Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Joe Sestak (Pa.)	Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Ranking Member Ken Calvert (Calif.) Terry Everett (Ala.) Jo Ann Davis (Va.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Joe Wilson (S.C.)

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Marty Meehan (Mass.), Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) Vic Snyder (Ark.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Rob Andrews (N.J.) Susan Davis (Calif.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Joe Sestak (Pa.)	Todd Akin (Mo.), Ranking Member Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Walter Jones (N.C.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Phil Gingrey (Ga.) Michael Conaway (Texas) Geoff Davis (Ky.)

109th Congress (2005-2006)

Members of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Ike Skelton (Mo.), Ranking Member John Spratt (S.C.) Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Lane Evans (Ill.) Gene Taylor (Miss.) Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Marty Meehan (Mass.) Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Vic Snyder (Ark.) Adam Smith (Wash.) Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Robert Brady (Pa.) Robert Andrews (N.J.) Susan Davis (Calif.) James Langevin (R.I.) Steve Israel (N.Y.) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Jim Marshall (Ga.) Kendrick Meek (Fla.) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Tim Ryan (Ohio) Mark Udall (Colo.) G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Dan Boren (Okla.) Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.) [on leave]	Duncan Hunter (Calif.), Chairman Curt Weldon (Pa.) Joel Hefley (Colo.) Jim Saxton (N.J.) John McHugh (N.Y.) Terry Everett (Ala.) Roscoe G. Bartlett (Md.) Howard McKeon (Calif.) Mac Thornberry (Texas) John Hostettler (Ind.) Walter Jones (N.C.) Jim Ryun (Kan.) Jim Gibbons (Nev. Robin Hayes (N.C.) Ken Calvert (Calif.) Rob Simmons (Conn.) Jo Ann Davis (Va.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Randy Forbes (Va.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Joe Wilson (S.C.) Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Jeb Bradley (NH-01) Michael R. Turner (Ohio) John Kline (Minn.) Candice Miller (Mich.) Mike D. Rogers (Ala.) Trent Franks (Ariz.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Thelma Drake (Va.) Joe Schwarz (Mich.) Cathy McMorris (Wash.) Mike Conaway (Texas) Geoff Davis (Ky.) Tom Cole (Okla.) [on leave] Rob Bishop (Utah) [on leave] Phil Gingrey (Ga.) [on leave]

Contact information

Majority (Democratic) office

House Armed Services Committee
2120 Rayburn HOB
Washingotn DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225 4151

Committee Web site

Minority (Republican) office

Web: Minority Committee Web site
Phone: (202) 225-4158

Articles and resources

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Sources

1. ↑ William Branigin and Robin Wright. "Petraeus Says Objectives in Iraq Are Largely Being Met," Washington Post, September 10, 2007.

External articles

External resources

• Membership
• The dKosopedia page on the House Committee on Armed Services.

Republican releases

• "Hunter: 'Adjustments to Iraq Strategy Should Come in September, Not on the Backs of American Troops this July'," July 12, 2007. Contact: Josh Holly.