Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut
Responsibilities
Courtney chairs the House Armed Services Subcommittee that directs Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs related to shipbuilding, ship-and submarine-launched weapons, and ammunition, as well as other maritime procurement programs.
The 17-member House panel also oversees procurement for Air Force bomber, tanker, and airlift aircraft, and Army programs connected to waterborne vessels, as well as maritime policy.
Legislative Committees/Caucuses
Member of the Education and Labor Committee; its Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions and Higher Education and Workforce Training subcommittees.
Co-chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus along with Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia.
Founding co-chairman of the Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus.