United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

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The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for oversight of the nation’s military, the Department of Defense, and related defense policy and legislation.

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instanceOf legislative committee
standing committee of the United States Senate
alsoKnownAs United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
composition members of the United States Senate
country United States of America
establishedBy United States Senate rules
hasAuthorityOver National Defense Authorization Acts
surface form: National Defense Authorization Act
hasSubcommittee Subcommittee on Airland
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Subcommittee on Personnel
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on SeaPower
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
jurisdiction United States Armed Forces
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

defense authorization legislation
military construction
military personnel policy
military research and development
national defense policy
nuclear weapons policy
language English
legislativeChamber United States Senate
locatedIn United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.
oversightSubject Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense
U.S. Africa Command
surface form: United States Africa Command

United States Air Force
United States Army
U.S. Central Command
surface form: United States Central Command

Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States European Command
United States Indo-Pacific Command
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
U.S. Northern Command
surface form: United States Northern Command

U.S. Southern Command
surface form: United States Southern Command

United States Space Force
U.S. Strategic Command
surface form: United States Strategic Command
parentOrganization United States Senate
responsibility authorization of military programs
consideration of defense-related nominations
oversight of defense budget execution
shortName SASC
website https://www.armed-services.senate.gov

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Strom Thurmond memberOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
John C. Stennis wasMemberOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
John C. Stennis wasChairpersonOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 referredToCommitteeSenate United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on Armed Services
Ben Nelson committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
Bill Nelson committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on Armed Services
Kirsten Gillibrand committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on Armed Services
Elizabeth Dole memberOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
John McCain III (attended, transferred) servedOn United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
subject surface form: John McCain III
this entity surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
John Warner memberOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Henry M. Jackson committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services alsoKnownAs United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
Deb Fischer (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska) committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
subject surface form: Deb Fischer
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on Armed Services
Richard Blumenthal committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee heads United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Sam Nunn chairpersonOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
Carl Levin memberOf United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
this entity surface form: Senate Committee on Armed Services