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)