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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
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The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy. The Armed Services Committee was created as a result of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 following U.S. victory in the Second World War. It merged the responsibilities of the Committee on Naval Affairs (established in 1816) and the Committee on Military Affairs (also established in 1816). Considered one of the most powerful Senate committees, its broad mandate allowed it to report some of the most extensive and revolutionary legislation during the Cold War years, including the National Security Act of 1947.
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The Committee is chaired by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican John McCain, of Arizona.
| Subcommittee name, jurisdiction | Chair | Ranking Minority Member |
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| Airland | Joe Lieberman (I-CT) | John Cornyn (R-TX) |
| Emerging Threats and Capabilities | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) |
| Personnel | Ben Nelson (D-NE) | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| Readiness and Management Support | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | John Thune (R-SD) |
| Seapower | Edward Kennedy (D-MA) | Mel Martinez (R-FL) |
| Strategic Forces | Bill Nelson (D-FL) | Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
| Committee on Military Affairs, 1816-1947 | Committee on Naval Affairs, 1816-1947 |
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- Chan Gurney (R-SD) 1947-1949
- Millard E. Tydings (D-MD) 1949-1951
- Richard B. Russell, Jr. (D-GA) 1951-1953
- Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA) 1953-1955
- Richard B. Russell, Jr. (D-GA) 1955-1969
- John C. Stennis (D-MS) 1969-1981
- John Tower (R-TX) 1981-1985
- Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) 1985-1987
- Sam Nunn (D-GA) 1987-1995
- Strom Thurmond (R-SC) 1995-1999
- John Warner (R-VA) 1999-2001
- Carl Levin (D-MI) 2001
- John Warner (R-VA) 2001
- Carl Levin (D-MI) 2001-2003
- John Warner (R-VA) 2003-2007
- Carl Levin (D-MI) 2007-present
- Senate Armed Services Committee
- Department of Defense
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Selected Service System
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| House (list) |
Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and Labor • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science and Technology • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means • (Whole) | ||
| Senate (list) |
Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Narcotics Control • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs | ||
| Joint (list) |
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