House Committee on Armed Services

Chair:: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
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

Chair

Adam Smith

Democrat
WA-9

Ranking Member

Republican
AL-3

Republican
NE-2

Republican
IN-3

Republican
MI-1

Republican
OK-5

Republican
AL-5

Democrat
MD-4

Democrat
CA-24

Republican
AL-1

Republican
Wyoming

Democrat
TN-5

Democrat
CT-2

Democrat
CO-6

Republican
TN-4

Democrat
TX-16

Republican
TX-4

Republican
FL-15

Republican
FL-1

Republican
WI-8

Democrat
AZ-7

Democrat
CA-3

Democrat
ME-2

Republican
MO-6

Republican
TN-7

Republican
MO-4

Democrat
PA-6

Republican
TX-13

Democrat
CA-53

Republican
LA-4

Democrat
HI-2

Democrat
MA-9

Republican
MS-1

Democrat
CA-17

Democrat
NJ-3

Republican
CO-5

Democrat
RI-2

Democrat
WA-2

Democrat
VA-2

Republican
MI-10

Republican
UT-1

Democrat
NY-25

Democrat
MA-6

Democrat
FL-7

Democrat
NJ-1

Democrat
CA-20

Republican
GA-8

Democrat
NJ-11

Democrat
MI-8

Democrat
CA-14

Republican
NY-21

Democrat
WA-10

Republican
OH-10

Democrat
TX-33

Democrat
TX-34

Republican
FL-6

Republican
SC-2

Republican
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 189 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

H.R. 869: RISE Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
Status: Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 2082: VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
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.R. 1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA37]
Status: Passed House (Senate next)
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. 2015: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI8]
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. 3764: To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the c
Sponsor: Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
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. 3967: To improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2214: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort 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. 3512: To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain health care charges for members of the Selected Reserve eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3492: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to recipients of the gold star lapel button.
Sponsor: Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY13]
Status: Introduced
H.Res. 205: Honoring Army Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun.
Sponsor: Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3476: To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to designate the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base as a Center of Excellence for KC-135R maintenance operations.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3942: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation.
Sponsor: Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2378: Protecting Military Families with Disabilities Act
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Bice [R-OK5]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3224: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the responses of the Department of Defense to sex-related offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3122: To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand parental leave for members of the Armed Forces, to reduce the service commitment required for participation in the career intermission program of a military department, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3121: To expand child care opportunities for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2339: Military Hunger Prevention Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 859: Protecting American Energy Jobs Act
Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO3]
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. 3527: To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3658: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.
Sponsor: Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX16]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2894: To establish a Civilian Cyber Security Reserve as a pilot project to address the cyber security needs of the United States with respect to national security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3047: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve postpartum care for members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2982: To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty.
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2109: Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mikie Sherrill [D-NJ11]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3837: To reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. James “Jim” McGovern [D-MA2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1767: DLI Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3653: To reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1301: To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding white supremacy in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep. William Keating [D-MA9]
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. 852: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6]
Status: Introduced
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: Introduced
H.R. 2502: Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA26]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3987: To prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1832: GRUB Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3712: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of using working dogs to detect the early stages of diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA33]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 4021: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Exceptional Family Member Program Advisory Council of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3936: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military department to monitor real property ownership and occupancy in the vicinity of United States military installations inside and outsid
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Green [R-TN7]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1512: CLEAN Future Act
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3885: To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3860: To prohibit any requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3769: To improve the safety and security of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3754: To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance prohibiting race-based education and training in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter [R-GA1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3474: To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer [D-VA8]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3645: To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with persons that have business operations with the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the International Olympic Committee, and for other purpose
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3156: To reestablish the Commission on Wartime Contracting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA8]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3626: To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary concerned to pay a member in the reserve component of an Armed Force a special bonus or incentive pay in the same amount as a member in the regular component of that Armed Force.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3627: To provide for the crediting of funds received by the National Guard Bureau as reimbursement from States.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3499: To prohibit affirmative action in Federal Government hiring and other personnel actions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ4]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3487: To authorize reference to the museum located at Blytheville/ Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the “National Cold War Center”.
Sponsor: Rep. Eric “Rick” Crawford [R-AR1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3363: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary concerned to pursue a claim against an entity hired by the Secretary concerned to return the personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces to the next of kin.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2752: Castner Range National Monument Act
Sponsor: Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX16]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3102: To allow certain retiree beneficiaries to reenroll in, and establish monthly enrollment fee payment for, TRICARE Select at any time during 2021, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA50]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3103: To direct the Secretary of Defense to permit a veterans service organization to use the parking lot at the Pentagon for an annual veteran-led remembrance motorcycle ride.
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA50]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2871: READI Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Carter [R-TX31]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3672: To expand protections under the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of Defense for transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2338: District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3373: To strengthen United States engagement in the Oceania region and enhance the security and resilience of allies and partners of the Oceania community, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA7]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2436: Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI8]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2246: No Honor for Treason Act
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2136: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sponsor: Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2320: Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2342: SIMULATE Act
Sponsor: Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA14]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1938: National Guard Housing Equity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1739: Support Our Military Working Dogs Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2005: DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA42]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1935: Guard the Border Act
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Murphy [R-NC3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1632: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick “Pat” Fallon [R-TX4]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1190: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to retired Colonel Philip J. Conran of the Air Force for acts of valor in Laos during the Vietnam War.
Sponsor: Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA24]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1302: Gold Star Altitude Act
Sponsor: Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1048: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC3]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 249: Protecting Federal Workers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3775: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize the establishment of, and provide support for, State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents, and for oth
Sponsor: Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA17]
Status: Introduced
H.Res. 161: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm’s ground campaign and honoring the legacy of America’s Desert Storm veterans and their example of strength and courage.
Sponsor: Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY21]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2607: FASTER Presumptions Act
Sponsor: Rep. David Trone [D-MD6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1554: Nuclear SLCM Ban Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2227: ICBM Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA17]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 475: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2140: American Innovation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL11]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 266: To name the Air Force Utah Test and Training Range as the “Bishop Utah Test and Training Range”, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT2]
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. 3934: To maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by the People’s Republic of China against Taiwan.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI8]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3647: To improve the military justice system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3620: To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a solar workforce training course for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom O’Halleran [D-AZ1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3477: To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3507: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the rescission of a military decoration except under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX13]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2146: Military Family Violence Prevention Act
Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce [R-OH14]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2742: PFAS Registry Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH1]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3783: To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection
Sponsor: Rep. James “Jim” McGovern [D-MA2]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 3134: To prohibit the United States Armed Forces from promoting anti-American and racist theories.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC9]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2778: Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH16]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 2827: Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6]
Status: Introduced
H.R. 1466: American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC10]
Status: Introduced

Reports

Date	PDF	Bill
Feb 16, 2017	PDF	H.R. 393 (115th): 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.