House conferees named for defense authorization bill

By Tony Bertuca / September 19, 2023 at 5:44 PM

House Republicans and Democrats have named conferees to begin negotiations with the Senate over the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has named as "core" conferees:

  • House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (AL)
  • Rep. Joe Wilson (SC)
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO)
  • Rep. Robert Wittman (VA)
  • Rep. Austin Scott (GA)
  • Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY)
  • Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN)
  • Rep. Trent Kelly (MS)
  • Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI)
  • Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL)
  • Rep. Don Bacon (NE)
  • Rep. Jim Banks (IN)
  • Rep. Jack Bergman (MI)
  • Rep. Michael Waltz (FL)
  • Rep. Mike Johnson (LA)
  • Rep. Lisa McClain (MI)
  • Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX)
  • Rep. Pat Fallon (TX)
  • Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL)
  • Rep. Nancy Mace (SC)
  • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA)

Additional "outside conferees" were also named.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), meanwhile, has also named conferees.

The Democratic conferees who are members of the House Armed Services Committee are:

  • Ranking Member Adam Smith (WA)
  • Rep. Joe Courtney (CT)
  • Rep. John Garamendi (CA)
  • Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ)
  • Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
  • Rep. Seth Moulton (MA)
  • Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA)
  • Rep. Ro Khanna (CA)
  • Rep. William Keating (MA)
  • Rep. Andy Kim (NJ)
  • Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA)
  • Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI)
  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ)
  • Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX)

Other Democratic conferees are:

  • Rep. Bobby Scott (VA)
  • Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ)
  • Rep. Maxine Waters (CA)
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY)
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)
  • Rep. Raúl Grijalva (AZ)
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA)
  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY)
  • Rep. Rick Larsen (WA)
  • Rep. Mark Takano (CA)
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