House votes to enter conference with Senate on defense policy bill

The House voted today by unanimous consent to enter conference committee negotiations with the Senate on the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) has said House and Senate lawmakers want to finish the bill by the end of July.

The White House, meanwhile, has voiced opposition to several policy provisions in both bills.

The House Armed Services Committee has released a list of House conferees:

•    Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman 
•    Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
•    Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
•    Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
•    Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH)
•    Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)
•    Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
•    Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
•    Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
•    Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA)
•    Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
•    Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
•    Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
•    Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA)
•    Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-LA)
•    Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
•    Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
•    Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)
•    Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member
•    Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
•    Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
•    Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
•    Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)
•    Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
•    Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
•    Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)
•    Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
•    Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX)
•    Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
•    Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
•    Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)