- Chair:
- Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
- Vice Chair:
- Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
- Ranking Member:
- Rep. Mike Rogers [R-AL3]
- Democrats:
- 30
- Republicans:
- 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
RI-2
PA-6
FL-7
IN-3
MO-4
MS-1
VA-1
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 489 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:
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H.R. 6336: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2082: VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.R. 869: RISE Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
Status: Parts Incorporated Into Other Measures -
H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 6600: Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ7]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.R. 335: To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
Status: Enacted — Signed by the President -
H.Res. 626: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001, on the 20th anniversary of that date.
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA12]
Status: Agreed To (Simple Resolution) -
H.R. 1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA37]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 3967: Honoring our PACT Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 6419: Fair Chance Improvement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY14]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.Con.Res. 40: Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 77th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA11]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 350: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley “Brad” Schneider [D-IL10]
Status: Failed Cloture -
H.R. 1596: Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.R. 2385: Justice for Women Veterans Act
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA26]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.R. 147: BRAVE Act
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ1]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 6866: Safer Seas Act
Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD3]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 803: Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
Status: Passed House (Senate next) -
H.R. 6470: Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY5]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2789: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.
Sponsor: Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA17]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5957: To reduce risks to marine mammals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 3764: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
Status: Ordered Reported -
H.Res. 935: Recognizing the roles and contributions of United States service animals and their valiant human handlers for bravery in both war and peace, and acknowledging the importance of creating a process for honoring their valor and meritorious achie
Sponsor: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA40]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5402: VET RENT Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mikie Sherrill [D-NJ11]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5263: Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act
Sponsor: Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA7]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2015: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI8]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5346: Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5351: PRC Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 3121: Military Child Care Expansion Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced -
H.Con.Res. 50: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the withdrawal of American Forces from the country of Afghanistan does not undermine or diminish the sacrifice, efforts, and accomplishments of our members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, humanitar
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6158: Countering the People’s Republic of China Maritime Militia Fleet Act
Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
Status: Introduced -
H.Con.Res. 37: Honoring the men and women who paid the ultimate price for the Nation’s freedom and recommitting the people of the United States to remember and renew the legacy of Memorial Day.
Sponsor: Rep. Ted Budd [R-NC13]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 852: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6014: Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ3]
Status: Enacted Via Other Measures -
H.R. 4182: Extinction Crisis Emergency Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL3]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6884: American Energy Independence Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX13]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 986: Celebrating the centennial of United States Navy aircraft carriers.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT2]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 651: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives related to the Department of Defense’s consideration of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5302: U.S.-Israel Military Technology Cooperation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4794: Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA26]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7144: To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a feedback tool for use by members of the Armed Forces and their spouses to identify, rate, and compare housing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA15]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4082: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis [R-UT3]
Status: Enacted Via Other Measures -
H.R. 7562: BAH Calculation Improvement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA10]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4260: ICBM Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA3]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2509: Selective Service Repeal Act
Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 1512: CLEAN Future Act
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6987: To establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and underwater noise on marine mammals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5306: REEF Act
Sponsor: Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL27]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6028: STOP the GRINCH Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michelle Fischbach [R-MN7]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7290: Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ7]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4769: Onward to Opportunity Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Katko [R-NY24]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5108: 1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5112: Space National Guard Establishment Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO6]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5262: Enhancing Military Base Resilience And Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott [D-VA3]
Status: Enacted Via Other Measures -
H.R. 7792: Water Data Act
Sponsor: Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4021: Representation for Exceptional Military Families Act
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 665: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue” policy.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4985: Digital Defense Leadership Act
Sponsor: Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX34, 2013-2022]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 449: Honoring women in the United States for their service in World War II and recognizing the role of Representative Edith Nourse Rogers in establishing the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s Army Corps.
Sponsor: Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA5]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4824: Stop Copay Overpay Act
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA6]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 3487: National Cold War Center Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Eric “Rick” Crawford [R-AR1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4272: Audit the Pentagon Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA13]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7041: Record of Military Service for Members of the Armed Forces Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7560: Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2122: Battleship Iowa National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragán [D-CA44]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 3527: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6777: SUPPORT Act
Sponsor: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL8]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7695: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prescribe the minimum number of operational amphibious battle force ships that must be included in the combat forces of the Navy, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7837: National Guard Promotion Improvement Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5243: Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation, and Military Modernization Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5942: Restore TRICARE Select Act
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN8]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5888: Financial Readiness of America’s Servicemembers Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7564: Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA10]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7561: BAH Restoration Act
Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA10]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7563: Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA10]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 1405: To provide a cause of action to remove and bar from holding office certain individuals who engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7446: REFORM Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7445: Equal Justice Under Military Law Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7448: To require a study on the resiliency of space access infrastructure for national security requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7444: Diversity and Inclusion Transparency in the Defense Industrial Base Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7379: Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA3]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 3047: Military Moms Matter Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA6]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7275: VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 783: Recognizing military spouses of the United States of America.
Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Herrell [R-NM2]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6714: Red Hill WAI Act
Sponsor: Rep. Kaialiʻi Kahele [D-HI2]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 696: Honoring North Carolinians and other members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021.
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Murphy [R-NC3]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 677: Opposing mandating the registration of women for the Selective Service System.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA4]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 7116: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cárdenas [D-CA29]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 5061: Mental Health Stigma in the Military Act of 2021
Sponsor: Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6607: To identify certain roads in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base, California, as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program.
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA3]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 606: Opposing legislation mandating the registration of women for the Selective Service System.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Miller [R-IL15]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6444: To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of real property at Beale Air Force Base in California to the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority.
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA3]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 1466: American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC10]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 4452: Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act
Sponsor: Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
Status: Introduced -
H.Res. 205: Honoring Army Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun.
Sponsor: Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS1]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 2568: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL17]
Status: Introduced -
H.R. 6210: Oversight of Independent Review Commission Recommendations Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced
Reports
Subcommittees
Press Statements
Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:
“Smith Statement on Afghanistan Troop Drawdown”
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Nov 17, 2020
“Thornberry on Troop Withdrawals”
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Nov 17, 2020
“HASC Schedule: November 16 – 20”
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Nov 12, 2020
“Smith Warns Gutting Pentagon During Transition Could be Devastating for National Security”
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Nov 10, 2020
“Smith Condemns Dismissal of Secretary of Defense Esper Ahead of Presidential Transition”
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Nov 9, 2020
“Thornberry on Secretary Esper”
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Nov 9, 2020
“Thornberry on NNSA Leadership”
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Nov 6, 2020
“Smith Condemns Executive Order Establishing Schedule F Appointments”
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Oct 23, 2020
“Top National Security Democrats to Esper: Commit to Current U.S. Troop Levels on Korean Peninsula”
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Oct 9, 2020
“Smith Statement on the Military Leadership Quarantine for COVID”
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Oct 6, 2020
“Thornberry on Updated Navy Shipbuilding Plan”
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Oct 6, 2020
“Thornberry on China Task Force Report”
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Sep 30, 2020
“Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report”
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Sep 29, 2020
“Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report”
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Sep 29, 2020
“TOMORROW: Future of Defense Task Force Unveils Final Report at the Brookings Institution”
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Sep 24, 2020
“HASC Schedule: September 28 – October 2”
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Sep 24, 2020
“MEDIA ALERT: Task Force Co-Chairs To Discuss Completed Report And Its Findings”
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Sep 24, 2020
“Smith Statement on Defense Department Misuse of CARES Act COVID Relief Funds”
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Sep 22, 2020
“Thornberry on DOD Spectrum Sharing”
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Sep 20, 2020
“Thornberry Portrait to Hang in HASC Hearing Room”
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Sep 17, 2020