U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee

01/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/24/2025 17:06

Wicker and Reed Announce SASC Subcommittee Leadership for 119th Congress

Today, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced the SASC subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress, including the top Republican and Democrat for each subcommittee.

The SASC subcommittee Chairs, Ranking Members, and rosters for the 119th Congress are as follows:

Subcommittee on Airland (13 members)
Chairman: Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.
Ranking Member: Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
Responsibilities: Army planning and operations policy and programs (less space, cyber, and special operations); and Air Force planning and operations policy and programs (less nuclear weapons, space, cyber, and special operations).
Special additional area: National Guard and Reserve planning and operations policy and equipment.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., D-Mich., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity (9 members)
Chairman: Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.
Ranking Member: Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.
Responsibilities: Policies and programs related to cyber forces, operations, and capabilities.
Subcommittee Members: Sen Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. Joni K. Ernst, R-Iowa, Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (15 members)
Chairwoman: Sen. Joni K. Ernst, R-Iowa
Ranking Member: Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.
Responsibilities: Policies and programs related to science and technology, special operations, intelligence, counterterrorism, security cooperation, strategic communications and information operations, countering weapons of mass destruction, and homeland defense.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D., N.H., Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

Subcommittee on Personnel (9 members)
Chairman: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
Ranking Member: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
Responsibilities: Military and DOD civilian personnel policies; end strengths for military personnel; military personnel compensation and benefits; military health care; and military nominations.
Special additional areas: Professional Military Education; DOD schools; DOD child care and family assistance; civil-military programs; POW/MIA issues; Armed Forces Retirement Home; Morale, Welfare and Recreation; military commissaries and exchanges; and financial literacy and DOD implementation of the Military Lending Act.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Joni K. Ernst, R-Iowa, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support (11 members)
Chairman: Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska
Ranking Member: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii
Responsibilities: Military readiness including training, logistics, and maintenance; military construction; housing construction and privatization; contracting and acquisition policy; business and financial management; Pentagon audit; base realignment and closure; and defense energy and environmental programs.
Special additional areas: Conventional ammunition procurement; RDT&E infrastructure; National Defense Stockpile; defense industrial and technology base policies; facility and housing maintenance and repair; land and property management; information technology management policy (excluding cyber); and industrial operations, including depots, shipyards, arsenals, and ammunition plants.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.

Subcommittee on Seapower (11 members)
Chairman: Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
Ranking Member: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Responsibilities: Navy planning and operations policy and programs (less nuclear weapons, space, cyber, and special operations); and Marine Corps planning and operations policy and programs (less space, cyber, and special operations).
Special additional areas: Maritime issues.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (11 members)
Chairman: Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
Ranking Member: Sen. Angus King, I-Maine
Responsibilities: Nuclear and strategic forces; arms control and non-proliferation programs; space programs; Department of Energy defense nuclear and defense environmental management programs; and missile defense.
Subcommittee Members: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

Note: Senator Wicker and Senator Reed, as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio (non-voting) members of all subcommittees.