House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces is a subcommittee of the

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in the

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. The Chair of the subcommittee is Democrat Jim Cooper of Tennessee and the Ranking Member is Republican Mike Turner of Ohio.

Jurisdiction

The Strategic Forces Subcommittee exercises oversight and legislative jurisdiction over: # Strategic Forces (except deep strike systems) #

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s #

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defense #

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programs (except

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programs)

Members, 117th Congress

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

116th Congress

References

External links

House Armed Services Committee

Subcommittee page
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