The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over national defense policy, the Department of Defense, military procurement, and oversight of the U.S. Armed Forces. The majority refers to the party holding the majority of seats on the committee, which sets the legislative agenda and priorities for defense-related legislation in the House.
National defense authorization, military readiness, defense appropriations and oversight, nuclear weapons policy, cybersecurity and emerging defense technologies, military personnel policy, and oversight of the Department of Defense and related agencies
Funded through the U.S. federal government appropriations process as part of the legislative branch budget
U.S. House of Representatives majority party leadership, House Republican Conference or House Democratic Caucus depending on majority control, and subcommittees on tactical air and land forces, seapower and projection forces, military personnel, readiness, intelligence and special operations, and cyber and information technologies
Government legislative committee
