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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
A long-running House committee once at the center of naval policy, it helped shape the growth of the United States Navy before its duties were folded into a newer committee after World War II.
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Report of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States. : With an appendix added by the American Colonization Society.
by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Created in 1822, the House Committee on Naval Affairs handled legislation and oversight related to the Navy for well over a century. Its work covered appropriations, ships, personnel, and other matters tied to American sea power as the nation expanded and modernized.
The committee remained influential through major periods of naval development, including the 19th century and the world wars. In 1946, Congress reorganized its committee system through the Legislative Reorganization Act, merging the House Committees on Naval Affairs and Military Affairs into the new House Committee on Armed Services, which began work in 1947.
Because this is a congressional committee rather than an individual author, there is no single personal biography to tell. Still, its record offers a useful window into how the House of Representatives guided defense policy and naval spending across much of U.S. history.