
Committee on Armed Services
The House Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.

The House Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.
Michael Dennis Rogers
Republican • AL
Adam Smith
Democrat • WA
Joe Courtney
Democrat • CT
Joe Wilson
Republican • SC
John Garamendi
Democrat • CA
Michael R. Turner
Republican • OH
Donald Norcross
Democrat • NJ
Robert J. Wittman
Republican • VA
Austin Scott
Republican • GA
Seth Moulton
Democrat • MA
Salud Carbajal
Democrat • CA
Samuel Graves
Republican • MO
Elise M. Stefanik
Republican • NY
Ro Khanna
Democrat • CA
Scott Desjarlais
Republican • TN
William R. Keating
Democrat • MA
Christina Houlahan
Democrat • PA
Trent Kelly
Republican • MS
Donald J. Bacon
Republican • NE
Jason Crow
Democrat • CO
Jared Golden
Democrat • ME
John Bergman
Republican • MI
Ronny Jackson
Republican • TX
Sara Jacobs
Democrat • CA
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat • WA
Pat Fallon
Republican • TX
Carlos A. Gimenez
Republican • FL
Patrick Ryan
Democrat • NY
Gabriel Vasquez
Democrat • NM
Nancy Mace
Republican • SC
Brad Finstad
Republican • MN
Chris Deluzio
Democrat • PA
Jill Tokuda
Democrat • HI
Morgan Luttrell
Republican • TX
Don Davis
Democrat • NC
Jennifer Kiggans
Republican • VA
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Democrat • CA
James Moylan
Republican • GU
Cory Mills
Republican • FL
Eric Sorensen
Democrat • IL
Maggie Goodlander
Democrat • NH
Rich McCormick
Republican • GA
Lance Gooden
Republican • TX
Sarah Elfreth
Democrat • MD
Clay Higgins
Republican • LA
George Whitesides
Democrat • CA
Derek Tran
Democrat • CA
Derrick Van Orden
Republican • WI
Eugene Simon Vindman
Democrat • VA
John J. McGuire
Republican • VA
Pat Harrigan
Republican • NC
Wesley Bell
Democrat • MO
Herbert C. Conaway
Democrat • NJ
Mark B. Messmer
Republican • IN
Derek Schmidt
Republican • KS
Jeff Crank
Republican • CO
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Republican • AZ
DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026
The bill increases local input, public-health safeguards, and limits on unsuitable or military-based detention sites—improving conditions and community control—but does so at the cost of added delays, higher expenses, and reduced siting flexibility that could concentrate burdens and complicate immigration operations.
No Preference Act
The bill preserves open competition and may lower procurement costs by prohibiting preference for union labor in federal and DoD contracts, but it reduces unions' leverage and limits procurement as a tool to promote higher wages and labor-policy goals.
Covered AI Prohibition Act
The bill standardizes and accelerates DoD action to remove high‑risk third‑party AI—improving operational security and predictability—but risks near‑term capability gaps, increased replacement and compliance costs, and rushed policies that may overlook technical nuances.
Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act
The bill tilts the balance toward greater press access, transparency, and protection from political interference—benefiting public oversight and reporting—while increasing risks and administrative costs for the Department of Defense and potentially constraining rapid security responses.
Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
The resolution creates a public record that honors the fallen and presses for accountability and tighter security oversight, but it risks politicizing the withdrawal, prompting tougher immigration or military responses, and raising expectations the measure itself cannot satisfy.
9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
The bill substantially expands and finances behavioral‑health crisis capacity and insurance coverage—greatly improving access for many populations—but does so at sizable federal/state cost and with implementation, provider‑burden, and timing risks that may delay benefits and create uneven access.
Minuteman III Health and Safety Act
The bill commissions an independent NAS study that can identify and recommend fixes for hazardous exposures and improve oversight at missile sites, but results will take time, may be slowed by security reviews, could leave some details classified, and may trigger additional costs to implement recommendations.
Defense AI Reliability and Reporting Act
The bill strengthens DoD AI safety, accountability, and transparency for service members and the public but does so at increased cost and with potential short-term operational delays and legal/classification complications.
Quantum Benchmark Act
The bill raises assurance, standardization, and transparency for DoD quantum systems but trades faster deployment and lower costs for stricter validation processes and concentrated waiver authority.
Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026
The bill expands and standardizes coverage and facility standards for mental health and substance-use crisis response to improve access and quality, but does so at a substantial cost with implementation delays and operational burdens that may limit availability in some areas.
Shows active legislation in this committee's pipeline. Controversiality scores and analysis are AI-generated from the 119th Congress.
Stance scores range from -1 (opposes) to +1 (supports), based on bills referred to this committee in the 119th Congress. Confidence dot shown for high-confidence scores.







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