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Defense

Committee Contact Information

1036 Longworth House Office Building
Phone (202) 225-3481

Membership

Democrats

  • Rep. Betty McCollum – Ranking Member
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur 
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar 
  • Rep. Pete Aguilar 
  • Rep. Ed Case  
  • Rep. Susie Lee 
  • Rep. Joe Morelle 

Republicans

  • Rep. Ken Calvert – Chair
  • Rep. Hal Rogers 
  • Rep. Steve Womack 
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt 
  • Rep. John Carter
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart 
  • Rep. Dave Joyce 
  • Rep. Jake Ellzey – Vice Chair
  • Rep. Chuck Fleischmann 
  • Rep. David Valadao 

Jurisdiction

Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force (including Space 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.

Central Intelligence Agency

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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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Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released updated information detailing at least $410 billion in federal funding that President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought are holding up and denying communities across the country.

Since taking office, President Trump has trampled over our nation's laws and choked off critical investments that families, businesses, and local governments in every zip code in America are counting on. 

The tracker below offers a snapshot-in-time look, as of September 8, 2025, at the vast array of federal funding that should be going out the door, but that President Trump, in an unprecedented scheme, is holding up.  

Scroll through for a look at the $410+ billion in funding President Trump is blocking, and click HERE to read commentary from Ranking Member DeLauro and learn more about the project. 

After Week of Chaos, Republicans Pass Partisan, Harmful Defense Funding Bill

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed Republicans’ dangerous 2026 Defense funding bill, that undermines democracy at home and abroad and includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation.

This bill:

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Defense funding bill:
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Defense funding bill: