House Appropriations chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., announced today that Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., will be the new chairman of the Defense subcommittee.

Frelinghuysen takes the chairmanship of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense after the passing of Rep. W.W. Bill Young, R-Fla.

For more background on lobbyists and defense-related companies and their PACs giving to Rep. Frelinghuysen view Political MoneyLine’s earlier posting, “Frelinghuysen In Line to Chair Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.”