United States House Committee on Armed Services

House Armed Services Committee

Standing committee
Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress
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History
Formed	August 2, 1946
Preceded	Committee on Military Affairs, Committee on Naval Affairs
Formerly known as	Committee on National Security
Leadership
Chair	Mike Rogers (R) Since January 3, 2023
Ranking member	Adam Smith (D) Since January 3, 2023
Vice chair	Rob Wittman (R) Since January 25, 2023[1]
Structure
Seats	59
Political parties	Majority (31)   Republican (31) Minority (28)   Democratic (28)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Defense policy, military operations
Oversight authority	Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Department of Energy (partly)
Senate counterpart	Senate Armed Services Committee
Subcommittees
Intelligence and Special Operations Military Personnel Readiness Seapower and Projection Forces Strategic Forces Tactical Air and Land Forces Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
Website
armedservices.house.gov

The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, 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. Its regular legislative product is the National Defense Authorization Act, which has been passed by Congress and signed into law each year since 1962.^[2]