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).
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill:
– As Prepared for Delivery –
Thank you, Mr. Chairman for yielding.
And I thank you and the Ranking Member, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their work on this bill in particular, Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn.
This subcommittee has the grave and solemn responsibility of appropriating the funds necessary to defend and protect our nation, and to protect the safety and well-being of our men and women in uniform.