WASHINGTON – Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) was selected by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) to serve as a conferee and negotiator on the House-Senate Conference Committee to reconcile bicameral differences in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 

“I am honored to be selected by Speaker McCarthy to serve as a conferee to negotiate the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act,” said Rep. Owens. “As our nation faces escalating threats from foreign adversaries, our core responsibility in Congress is to deliver a national defense that stands as a global standard of strength, intelligence, and strategic foresight. I will work diligently alongside my colleagues to craft a National Defense Authorization Act that provides for the needs of our service members and their families, strengthens homeland defense, and counters the aggression of our adversaries, all while making my constituents in Utah’s Fourth District and Americans across the nation proud.”

The following Members were named to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee as outside conferees: 

• Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), House Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), House Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01), House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), House Committee on Financial Services
• Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), House Committee on Financial Services
• Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Rep. Richard McCormick (GA-06), House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Chairman Michael Turner (OH-10), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-48), House Committee on the Judiciary
• Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15), House Committee on the Judiciary
• Rep. Jerry Carl (AL-01), House Committee on Natural Resources
• Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), House Committee on Natural Resources
• Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• Rep. Mike Collins (GA-10), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19), House Committee on Small Business
• Rep. Mark Alford (MO-04), House Committee on Small Business
• Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12), House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
• Rep. Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

The following Members were named to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee as core conferees: 

• Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03)
• Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02)
• Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05)
• Rep. Robert Wittman (VA-01)
• Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08)
• Rep. and Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
• Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
• Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01)
• Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI-08)
• Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01)
• Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02)
• Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03)
• Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01)
• Rep. Michael Waltz (FL-06)
• Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04)
• Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09)
• Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
• Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04)
• Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL-28)
• Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01)
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14)

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