Defense (116th Congress)

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Committee Contact Information

H-405 The Capitol
(202) 225-2847

 

Membership

  • Pete Visclosky, Chairman
  • Betty McCollum
  • Tim Ryan
  • Dutch Ruppersberger
  • Marcy Kaptur
  • Henry Cuellar
  • Derek Kilmer
  • Pete Aguilar
  • Cheri Bustos
  • Charlie Crist
  • Ann Kirkpatrick
  • Ken Calvert, Ranking Member
  • Hal Rogers
  • Tom Cole
  • Steve Womack
  • Robert Aderholt
  • John Carter
  • Mario Diaz-Balart

 

Jurisdiction

Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Office of Secretary of Defense, and Defense Agencies including activities related to military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research and development; and the Military Health System.

Intelligences activities such as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency.  

Jurisdiction excludes Department of Defense-related accounts and programs under the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).

 

Recent Activity
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Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Subcommittee Markup of FY 2020 Defense Funding Bill
"National defense is of paramount importance, and our committee’s commitment to securing American interests at home and abroad should transcend party lines. The world becomes more dangerous each day, and we must be united to ensure our armed services have the equipment, training, and resources to succeed at every level."
Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Funding Bill

WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2020 Defense funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on Wednesday, May 15. The legislation funds the Department of Defense, including operations and maintenance, readiness activities, research and development, equipment modernization, and health and quality-of-life programs for our troops and military families.

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Hearing on FY 2020 DOD Budget Request
"We owe it to our service members and their families to put forth serious spending proposals. The idea of using OCO spending for base requirements is a thinly-veiled attempt to skirt budget caps and increase defense spending without a complementary increase for non-defense spending. Moreover, requesting OCO funds for base is fiscally irresponsible, as costs to increase end strength dovetail in future spending bills as service members receive raises and eventual pensions. Our service members deserve the stability and to know they will be taken care of in the future, and the Administration’s proposal makes that less likely."
Department of Defense - FY2020 Budget Hearing
Subcommittee on Defense
Chairman Visclosky Statement at Hearing on FY 2020 DOD Budget Request
"I must also say that as a Member of the Legislative Branch, I am grossly offended by the unconstitutional actions taken by the Executive Branch to fund the construction of the unauthorized wall on the southern border. Using funds that Congress declined to appropriate for that purpose and over the denial of this Committee and others, the Defense Department is in the process of conveying billions to the Department of Homeland Security. There is no emergency at the border that requires the use of the armed forces. We are here to appropriate funds needed for the military, not to make good on a campaign promise."

Subcommittee Activity by Congress

Appropriations Committee Democrats

1036 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC20515

Phone (202) 225-3481

Committee Members

 

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Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro