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Defense

A subcommittee of Committee on Appropriations focused on the subject named in its title: Defense.

Kind of body
subcommittee
Membership scope
house
Source snapshot
October 1, 2026
Parent body
Committee on Appropriations

This is an orientation based on the subcommittee’s name and parent. It is not a complete independent statement of legal jurisdiction.

Leadership

PersonActual source title
Ken CalvertChair
Jake EllzeyVice Chair

Source-snapshot members

Leadership and minority titles vary by body. Committee membership describes an assignment, not an individual’s opinion on every issue.

MemberRole in sourceCurrent party, where recorded
Betty McCollummemberDemocratic
Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannmemberRepublican
David G. ValadaomemberRepublican
David P. JoycememberRepublican
Ed CasememberDemocratic
Harold RogersmemberRepublican
Henry CuellarmemberDemocratic
Jake EllzeyVice ChairRepublican
John R. CartermemberRepublican
Joseph D. MorellememberDemocratic
Ken CalvertChairRepublican
Marcy KapturmemberDemocratic
Mario Diaz-BalartmemberRepublican
Pete AguilarmemberDemocratic
Robert B. AderholtmemberRepublican
Steve WomackmemberRepublican
Susie LeememberDemocratic

Sources you can check

  • House Member Data · Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesPublished October 1, 2026

Research checked October 19, 2026. Source publication dates may be earlier. Read the coverage and limitations →