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TheUnited States Senate Committee on Armed Services is a standing committee of theU.S. Senate.^[1]

Leadership

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119th Congress

The committee chairman in the119th Congress isRoger Wicker (R).

118th Congress

The committee chairman in the118th Congress wasJack Reed (D).

117th Congress

The committee chairman in the117th Congress wasJack Reed (D).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the116th Congress wasJim Inhofe (R).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the115th Congress wasJim Inhofe (R). Inhofe replaced Sen.John McCain (R) as chairman after McCain's death in August 2018.

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the114th Congress wasJohn McCain (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairman in the113th Congress wasCarl Levin (D).^[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the112th Congress wasCarl Levin (D).

Membership

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

Doug Jones (D) left this committee in 2020.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

Subcommittees

Airland

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Kevin Cramer (ND)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman:Tammy Duckworth (IL)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Tammy Duckworth (IL)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Tom Cotton (AR)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Tom Cotton (AR)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Tom Cotton (AR)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Joe Manchin (WV)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Joseph Lieberman (CT)

Cybersecurity

The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity was first created in the115th Congress.

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Mike Rounds (SD)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Joe Manchin (WV)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Joe Manchin (WV)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Mike Rounds (SD)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Mike Rounds (SD)

Emerging Threats and Capabilities

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Joni Ernst (IA)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Mark Kelly (AZ)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Mark Kelly (AZ)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman:Joni Ernst (IA)
• 115th Congress Chairwoman:Joni Ernst (IA)
• 114th Congress Chairwoman:Deb Fischer (NE)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman:Kay Hagan (NC)
• 112th Congress Chairwoman:Kay Hagan (NC)

Personnel

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Tommy Tuberville (AL)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman:Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Thom Tillis (NC)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Thom Tillis (NC)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Lindsey Graham (SC)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman:Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Jim Webb (VA)

Readiness and Management Support

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Dan Sullivan (AK)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Tim Kaine (VA)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Tim Kaine (VA)
• 116th Congress Chairman:Dan Sullivan (AK)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Dan Sullivan (AK)
• 114th Congress Chairwoman:Kelly Ayotte (NH)
• 113th Congress Chairwoman:Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
• 112th Congress Chairwoman:Claire McCaskill (MO)

Seapower

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Rick Scott (FL)
• 118th Congress Chairwoman:Mazie Hirono (HI)
• 117th Congress Chairwoman:Mazie Hirono (HI)
• 116th Congress Chairman:David Perdue (GA)
• 115th Congress Chairman:Roger Wicker (MS)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Roger Wicker (MS)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Jack Reed (RI)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Jack Reed (RI)

Strategic Forces

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee pagehere.

• 119th Congress Chairman:Deb Fischer (NE)
• 118th Congress Chairman:Angus King (ME)
• 117th Congress Chairman:Angus King (ME)
• 116th Congress Chairwoman:Deb Fischer (NE)
• 115th Congress Chairwoman:Deb Fischer (NE)
• 114th Congress Chairman:Jeff Sessions (AL)
• 113th Congress Chairman:Mark Udall (CO)
• 112th Congress Chairman:Ben Nelson (NE)

Nominations for secretary of defense

The following nominations were made for secretary of defense in the Obama, Biden, and Trump administrations.^[3][4]

Jurisdiction

According to the officialSenate website, the jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee includes the following:

Contact

Room SR-228, Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-6050

Phone: 202-224-3871
Fax: 202-228-0036
Press Inquiries: 202-228-3685

See also

• U.S. Senate
• List of committees in the United States Congress

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Senate Page
• Official Committee Twitter Account
• Committee Minority Twitter Account
• Committee profile onCongress Merge
• Committee profile onGovtrack
• Committee profile onLegistorm

Footnotes

v • e Committees of the U.S. Congress Joint Congressional committees Deficit Reduction (Select) •Printing •Taxation •Library •Economic U.S. Senate Committees Aging •Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry •Appropriations •Armed Services •Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs •Budget •Commerce, Science and Transportation •Energy and Natural Resources •Environment and Public Works •Ethics (Select) •Finance •Foreign Relations •Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions •Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs •Indian Affairs •Intelligence (Select) •Rules and Administration •Small Business and Entrepreneurship •Veterans' Affairs •Judiciary U.S. House Committees Agriculture •Appropriations •Armed Services •Budget •Education and the Workforce •Energy and Commerce •Ethics •Financial Services •Foreign Affairs •Homeland Security •House Administration •Intelligence (Permanent Select) •Judiciary •Natural Resources •United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform •Rules •Science, Space, and Technology •Small Business •United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party •Transportation and Infrastructure •Veterans' Affairs •Ways and Means