Standing committee · House · 119th Congress
House Committee on Armed Services
The House Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.
Jurisdiction source: armedservices.house.gov/about
Contact
Website
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2216 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6035Phone
(202) 225-4151Ranking member
Members
52
Current staff
58
207 alumni tracked
Bills referred
697
119th Congress
Subcommittees
7
Chapter I
Members
52 on the committee · sorted by leadership, then party seniority
| Name | Role | Party | State | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMichael R. Turner | Membermajority | Republican | OH | 3 |
| RRobert J. Wittman | Membermajority | Republican | VA | 4 |
| RAustin Scott | Membermajority | Republican | GA | 5 |
| RSam Graves | Membermajority | Republican | MO | 6 |
| RElise M. Stefanik | Membermajority | Republican | NY | 7 |
| RScott Desjarlais | Membermajority | Republican | TN | 8 |
| RTrent Kelly | Membermajority | Republican | MS | 9 |
| RDonald Bacon | Membermajority | Republican | NE | 10 |
| RJack Bergman | Membermajority | Republican | MI | 11 |
| RRonny Jackson | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 12 |
| RPat Fallon | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 13 |
| RCarlos A. Gimenez | Membermajority | Republican | FL | 14 |
| RNancy Mace | Membermajority | Republican | SC | 15 |
| RBrad Finstad | Membermajority | Republican | MN | 16 |
| RMorgan Luttrell | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 17 |
| RJennifer A. Kiggans | Membermajority | Republican | VA | 18 |
| RJames C. Moylan | Membermajority | Republican | GU | 19 |
| RCory Mills | Membermajority | Republican | FL | 20 |
| RLance Gooden | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 22 |
| RClay Higgins | Membermajority | Republican | LA | 23 |
| RDerrick Van Orden | Membermajority | Republican | WI | 24 |
| RPat Harrigan | Membermajority | Republican | NC | 26 |
| RMark B. Messmer | Membermajority | Republican | IN | 27 |
| RDerek Schmidt | Membermajority | Republican | KS | 28 |
| RJeff Crank | Membermajority | Republican | CO | 29 |
| RAbraham J. Hamadeh | Membermajority | Republican | AZ | 30 |
| DAdam R. Smith | Ranking memberminority | Democrat | WA | 1 |
| DJoe Courtney | Memberminority | Democrat | CT | 2 |
| DJohn Garamendi | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 3 |
| DDonald Norcross | Memberminority | Democrat | NJ | 4 |
| DSeth Moulton | Memberminority | Democrat | MA | 5 |
| DSalud O. Carbajal | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 6 |
| DRo Khanna | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 7 |
| DChrissy Houlahan | Memberminority | Democrat | PA | 9 |
| DJason Crow | Memberminority | Democrat | CO | 10 |
| DJared F. Golden | Memberminority | Democrat | ME | 11 |
| DSara Jacobs | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 12 |
| DMarilyn Strickland | Memberminority | Democrat | WA | 13 |
| DPatrick N. Ryan | Memberminority | Democrat | NY | 14 |
| DGabe Vasquez | Memberminority | Democrat | NM | 15 |
| DChristopher R. Deluzio | Memberminority | Democrat | PA | 16 |
| DJill N. Tokuda | Memberminority | Democrat | HI | 17 |
| DDonald G. Davis | Memberminority | Democrat | NC | 18 |
| DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 19 |
| DEric Sorensen | Memberminority | Democrat | IL | 20 |
| DMargaret V Goodlander | Memberminority | Democrat | NH | 21 |
| DSarah Elfreth | Memberminority | Democrat | MD | 22 |
| DGeorge Whitesides | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 23 |
| DDerek Tran | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 24 |
| DEugene Simon Vindman | Memberminority | Democrat | VA | 25 |
| DWesley Bell | Memberminority | Democrat | MO | 26 |
| DHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Memberminority | Democrat | NJ | 27 |
Chapter II
Subcommittees
7 subcommittees
Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
Chair: Donald Bacon
Intelligence and Special Operations
Chair: Ronny Jackson
Military Personnel
Chair: Pat Fallon
Readiness
Chair: Jack Bergman
Seapower and Projection Forces
Chair: Trent Kelly
Strategic Forces
Chair: Scott Desjarlais
Tactical Air and Land Forces
Chair: Robert J. Wittman
Chapter III
Staff
58 current · 207 alumni on record
| Name | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke H. Alred | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 27, 2025 to Present |
| Elizabeth A. Bender | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Mar 21, 2023 to Present |
| Heath R. Bope | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Present |
| Lee V. Cox | PRESS & DIGITAL ASSISTANT | May 27, 2026 to Present |
| Katherine S. Earle | POLICY DIRECTOR | Jan 21, 2025 to Present |
| Alexandria N. Evers | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | May 1, 2024 to Present |
| Brian Garrett | MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| David M. Giachetti | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 13, 2023 to Present |
| Kelly L. Goggin | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| Geoffrey M. Gosselin | STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2025 to Present |
| Betty B. Gray | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2016 to Present |
| Craig M. Greene | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2023 to Present |
| Michael S. Hermann | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 1, 2021 to Present |
| Alexandra H. Igleheart | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Mar 3, 2025 to Present |
| Robert M. Ikoku | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2021 to Present |
| Jerrell T. Jefferson | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jun 9, 2025 to Present |
| William Spencer Johnson | MINORITY GENERAL COUNSEL | Feb 1, 2023 to Present |
| William Thomas Johnson | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| Mireya A. Jurado | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jul 14, 2025 to Present |
| Hannah E. Kaufman | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 26, 2020 to Present |
| Caroline M. Kehrli | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Mar 1, 2026 to Present |
| Andrew M. Kennedy | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Oct 1, 2024 to Present |
| Reed C. Kessler | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Apr 7, 2025 to Present |
| Michael C. Kirlin | SUBCOMM STAFF DIRECTOR & SEN ADVISOR TO | Jan 3, 2025 to Present |
| Amelia M. Litynski | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2026 to Present |
| Tracy J. Manzer | MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECT | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Forrest McConnell IV | GENERAL COUNSEL | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| William L. Metzger | BUDGET DIRECTOR | Apr 26, 2021 to Present |
| Mark W. Morehouse | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Present |
| Patrick M. Nevins | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2025 to Present |
| Natalie Nixon | COMMITTEE STAFF | Dec 1, 2024 to Present |
| Kyle A. Noyes | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 21, 2025 to Present |
| Emma E. O'Kane | LEGISLATIVE CLERK | Apr 18, 2025 to Present |
| Ethan J. Pelissier | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 27, 2025 to Present |
| Katherine E. Quinn | MINORITY DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | May 1, 2023 to Present |
| Michaela A. Reardon | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 2, 2024 to Present |
| Anna B. Reed | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2024 to Present |
| Ilka C. Regino | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 16, 2021 to Present |
| Austin John Richards | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Feb 22, 2025 to Present |
| Peter W. Schirtzinger | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 6, 2023 to Present |
| Sapna Sharma | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| David Sienicki | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2023 to Present |
| Andrew R. Smith | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Apr 12, 2025 to Present |
| Abigail H. Snyder | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Mar 4, 2025 to Present |
| Onge Richard I. St. | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Mar 3, 2025 to Present |
| Zachary Y. Steacy | DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS | Jan 1, 2016 to Present |
| Kathryn E. Thompson | SECURITY MANAGER | Sep 1, 2016 to Present |
| James R. Vallario | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 21, 2020 to Present |
| Maria C. Vastola | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 2, 2018 to Present |
| Heather J. Vaughan | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Apr 23, 2025 to Present |
| Whitney Verett | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2024 to Present |
| Shenita V White | OFFICE MANAGER | May 1, 2021 to Present |
| Wendell F. White Jr. | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 19, 2021 to Present |
| Lynn M. Williams | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Present |
| Everett G. Winnick | DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLO | Feb 1, 2023 to Present |
| Jeanine B. Womble | COUNSEL | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| Taryn B. Woody | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER & ME | Feb 13, 2024 to Present |
| Jocelyn C. Yin | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Mar 8, 2026 to Present |
Alumni
Showing 50 of 207
| Name | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke H. Alred | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Feb 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Brooke H. Alred | CLERK | Dec 6, 2021 to Jan 30, 2023 |
| Paul Arcangeli | STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 1, 2022 |
| Paul Arcangeli | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 |
| Walker B. Barrett | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 19, 2025 |
| Joseph P. Bartlett | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 3, 2023 to Nov 21, 2023 |
| Ian H. Bennitt | SENIOR ADVISOR & SUBCOMMITTEE | Feb 1, 2023 to Jan 19, 2025 |
| Ian H. Bennitt | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 1, 2021 to Jan 30, 2023 |
| Kari A. Bingen-Tytler | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017 |
| Jennifer J. Bird | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Feb 21, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 |
| Chidi Blyden | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to May 1, 2021 |
| Colin F. Bosse | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Sep 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016 |
| Colin F. Bosse | CLERK | Jan 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2016 |
| Jeffrey T. Bozman | COUNSEL | Jul 13, 2020 to Nov 25, 2022 |
| William J. Braden | CLERK | Aug 23, 2021 to Jan 2, 2023 |
| Ryan D. Breitenbach | DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL | Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Christopher J. Bright | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 |
| Jodi L. Brignola | CLERK | Jun 6, 2016 to Jul 28, 2017 |
| Britton L. Burkett | CLERK | Mar 7, 2016 to Mar 16, 2018 |
| Taylor N. Burns | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Jun 1, 2023 to Dec 9, 2024 |
| Taylor N. Burns | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 25, 2023 to May 31, 2023 |
| Douglas R. Bush | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 5, 2021 |
| Douglas R. Bush | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MBR | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 |
| Zachary T. Calderon | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024 |
| Zachary T. Calderon | CLERK | May 23, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023 |
| Jessica L. Carroll | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Michael C. Casey | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2016 |
| Claude H. Chafin | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 11, 2020 |
| Jaime B. Cheshire | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 13, 2017 |
| Everett Coleman | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2023 |
| Craig A. Collier | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Nov 30, 2017 |
| Elizabeth A. Conrad | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Oct 12, 2018 |
| Robert B. Daigle | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 3, 2016 to Aug 2, 2017 |
| Benedetti Natalie R. De | CLERK | Jan 13, 2020 to Jul 20, 2022 |
| Margaret E. Dean | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 |
| Glendon B. Diehl | SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2023 to Apr 20, 2023 |
| Glendon B. Diehl | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Oct 1, 2017 to Jan 30, 2023 |
| Bess R. Dopkeen | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Nov 26, 2021 |
| Elizabeth A. Drummond | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020 |
| Katherine S. Earle | PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | Mar 11, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Hayden C. Ehlich | CLERK | May 23, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023 |
| Christopher B. Estep | PRESS SECRETARY AND DIGITAL DI | Feb 1, 2022 to Oct 14, 2022 |
| Christopher B. Estep | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | May 10, 2021 to Jan 30, 2022 |
| Alexandria N. Evers | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Mar 13, 2023 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Sidney M. Faix | CLERK | Jan 13, 2020 to Sep 23, 2022 |
| Sean J. Falvey | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Sep 13, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Sean J. Falvey | CLERK | Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Abigail P. Gage | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | Mar 1, 2016 to Apr 14, 2016 |
| Abigail P. Gage | CLERK | Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 29, 2016 |
| Dana H. Gallagher | PRESS/DIGITAL ASSISTANT | Mar 1, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023 |
Chapter IV
Bills referred
Showing 25 of 697 most-recent bills referred to this committee