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File:United States Seate Committee on Armed Services, Levin D-MI & Warner R-VA, 7-31-2007.jpg Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and former Chairman John Warner (R-VA) listen to Admiral Mike Mullen 's confirmation hearing before the Armed Services Committee to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in July 2007. The Armed Services Committee is the prime scene of discussion regarding U.S. military in the Senate. In June 2009, Armed Services Committee senators Joe Lieberman , Carl Levin (chair), and John McCain , listen to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus deliver his opening remarks for the fiscal year 2010 budget request in June 2009. Hearing regarding "Don't Ask, Don't Tell ," U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates greets Ranking member, John McCain . December 2, 2010. Hearing on sexual assault in the military, June 4, 2013 The Committee on Armed Services (sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee on its Web site) 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 . The committee tends to take a more bipartisan approach than other committees, as many of its members formerly served in the military or have major defense interests located in the states they come from.[1]
Jurisdiction According to the Standing Rules of the United States Senate , all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Armed Services Committee:[2]
Aeronautical and space activities pertaining to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or military operations.
Common defense.
Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, generally.
Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone.
Military research and development.
National security aspects of nuclear energy.
Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas education of civilian and military dependents.
Selective service system.
Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense. Members, 114th Congress
Majority
Minority
John McCain , Arizona, Chair Jim Inhofe , OklahomaJeff Sessions , AlabamaRoger Wicker , MississippiKelly Ayotte , New HampshireDeb Fischer , NebraskaTom Cotton , ArkansasMike Rounds , South DakotaJoni Ernst , IowaThom Tillis , North CarolinaDan Sullivan , AlaskaMike Lee , UtahLindsey Graham , South CarolinaTed Cruz , Texas
Jack Reed , Rhode Island Ranking Member Bill Nelson , FloridaClaire McCaskill , MissouriJoe Manchin , West VirginiaJeanne Shaheen , New HampshireKirsten Gillibrand , New YorkRichard Blumenthal , ConnecticutJoe Donnelly , IndianaMazie Hirono , HawaiiTim Kaine , VirginiaAngus King , Maine[3] Martin Heinrich , New Mexico
Source: [citation needed
Historical members Members, 111th Congress
Majority
Minority
Carl Levin , Michigan, Chair Joseph Lieberman , Connecticut[4] Jack Reed , Rhode IslandDaniel Akaka , HawaiiBill Nelson , FloridaBen Nelson , NebraskaEvan Bayh , IndianaJim Webb , VirginiaClaire McCaskill , MissouriMark Udall , ColoradoKay Hagan , North CarolinaMark Begich , AlaskaRoland Burris , Illinois, until November 2010Jeff Bingaman , New MexicoTed Kaufman , Delaware, until November 2010Carte Goodwin , West Virginia, until November 2010Joe Manchin , West Virginia, from November 2010Chris Coons , Delaware, from November 2010
John McCain , Arizona, Ranking Member James Inhofe , OklahomaJeff Sessions , AlabamaSaxby Chambliss , GeorgiaLindsey Graham , South CarolinaJohn Thune , South DakotaRoger Wicker , MississippiGeorge LeMieux , FloridaScott Brown , MassachusettsRichard Burr , North CarolinaDavid Vitter , LouisianaSusan Collins , Maine
Source: 2010 Congressional Record , S6226
Members, 112th Congress
Majority
Minority
Carl Levin , Michigan, Chair Joseph Lieberman , Connecticut[5] Jack Reed , Rhode IslandDaniel Akaka , HawaiiBen Nelson , NebraskaJim Webb , VirginiaClaire McCaskill , MissouriMark Udall , ColoradoKay Hagan , North CarolinaMark Begich , AlaskaJoe Manchin , West VirginiaJeanne Shaheen , New HampshireKirsten Gillibrand , New YorkRichard Blumenthal , Connecticut
John McCain , Arizona, Ranking Member James Inhofe , OklahomaJeff Sessions , AlabamaSaxby Chambliss , GeorgiaRoger Wicker , MississippiScott Brown , MassachusettsRob Portman , OhioKelly Ayotte , New HampshireSusan Collins , MaineLindsey Graham , South CarolinaJohn Cornyn , TexasDavid Vitter , Louisiana
Source: 2011 Congressional Record , S557
Members, 113th Congress
Majority
Minority
Carl Levin , Michigan, Chair Jack Reed , Rhode IslandBill Nelson , FloridaClaire McCaskill , MissouriMark Udall , ColoradoKay Hagan , North CarolinaJoe Manchin , West VirginiaJeanne Shaheen , New HampshireKirsten Gillibrand , New YorkRichard Blumenthal , ConnecticutJoe Donnelly , IndianaMazie Hirono , HawaiiTim Kaine , VirginiaAngus King , Maine[6]
James Inhofe , Oklahoma, Ranking Member John McCain , ArizonaJeff Sessions , AlabamaSaxby Chambliss , GeorgiaRoger Wicker , MississippiKelly Ayotte , New HampshireDeb Fischer , NebraskaLindsey Graham , South CarolinaDavid Vitter , LouisianaRoy Blunt , MissouriMike Lee , UtahTed Cruz , Texas
Source: 2013 Congressional Record , S296
Subcommittees Chairmen Committee on Military Affairs, 1816–1947 Committee on Naval Affairs, 1816–1947 Committee on Armed Services, 1947–present See also
^ Steinhauer, Jennifer. "With Chairmanship, McCain Seizes Chance to Reshape Pentagon Agenda" , The New York Times
^ Rule XXV: Committees, Standing Rules of the United States Senate.
^ Angus King is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
^ Joe Lieberman is an Independent Democrat, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee.
^ Joe Lieberman is an Independent Democrat, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee.
^ Angus King is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
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