United States House Committee on Armed Services
The United States House Committee on Armed Services (colloquially House Armed Services Committee ) is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives . It decides on the use of the budget beyond the general allocation and controls the activities of the armed forces . In addition, it oversees those parts of the Department of Energy that are involved in the nuclear armament of the United States. Because of the importance of the armed forces in US foreign policy and the large budget that the committee administers, it is considered one of the most important and influential committees of all.
history
The committee was created in 1946 by the Legislative Reorganization Act after the amalgamation of two sources of law. The Committee of Military Affairs (Eng .: "Military Committee") and the Committee on Naval Affairs ("Marine Committee") were each founded in 1821 and merged. A third committee, the Committee on the Militia responsible for military reserves , was established in 1835, before its tasks were assigned to the Committee of Military Affairs in 1911 .
Currently, the following sub-committees (made Subcommittee ):
| Subcommittee - United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on ... |
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| ... Tactical Air and Land Forces ( air and ground forces ) |
| ... Military Personnel (members of the national armed forces) |
| … Oversight and investigations |
| ... readiness |
| ... Seapower and Expeditionary Forces ( naval forces , dispatching troops) |
| ... Strategic Forces |
| … Emerging threats and capabilities |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Guide to the History of the Committee at the Archive of the Federal Government (English)