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383 bills referred in the 112th Congress
6,163 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 703. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Served in the 112th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Members, 112th Congress 65
Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
Subcommittees, 112th Congress 10
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
- Defense Acquisition Reform Panel
- Defense Financial Management and Auditability Reform Panel
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities 20
- Military Personnel 14
- Oversight and Investigations 11
- Panel on Business Challenges Within the Defense Industry
- Readiness 22
- Seapower and Projection Forces 20
- Strategic Forces 17
- Tactical Air and Land Forces 27
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6635 | TRICARE Protection Act | Referred To | Dec 5, 2012 |
| HCONRES 143 | Congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 25th and final deployment of the vessel. | Referred To | Dec 4, 2012 |
| HR 6630 | Fort Hood Casualties Benefits Clarification Act | Referred To | Dec 4, 2012 |
| HR 6595 | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 | Referred To | Nov 16, 2012 |
| HRES 817 | Expressing support for the designation of the Friday after Thanksgiving as the National Day of Recognition for Veterans' Families. | Referred To | Nov 16, 2012 |
| HCONRES 138 | Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. | Referred To | Oct 19, 2012 |
| HR 6563 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 | Referred To | Oct 19, 2012 |
| HR 6555 | To direct the Secretary of Defense to use the Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration. | Referred To | Oct 19, 2012 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-159 | Update on the Evolving Security Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Implications for U.S. National Security5 witnesses
| Dec 19, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-158 | Department of Defense Plans for Sequestration: the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 Report and the Way Forward5 witnesses
| Sep 20, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-157 | Department of Defense Auditability Challenges4 witnesses
| Sep 14, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-156 | Y-12 Intrusion: Investigation, Response, and Accountability1 witness
| Sep 13, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-155 | Federal Voting Assistance Program2 witnesses
| Sep 13, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-154 | F-22 Pilot Physiological Issues3 witnesses
| Sep 13, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-153 | Operational Contract Support: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future4 witnesses
| Sep 12, 2012 |
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-152 | Navy Shipbuilding and Impacts on the Defense Industrial Base in a Time of Fiscal Uncertainty1 witness
| Sep 11, 2012 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 112-744 | FOURTH SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS | Jan 2, 2013 |
| H. Rept. 112-575 | THIRD SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS | Jun 29, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-479,Part 2 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 | May 11, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-479 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 | May 11, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-359 | SECOND SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS | Dec 30, 2011 |
| H. Rept. 112-123 | FIRST SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS | Jun 24, 2011 |
| H. Rept. 112-78,Part 2 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | May 17, 2011 |
| H. Rept. 112-78 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | May 17, 2011 |
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.
By Congress
The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.
| Congress | Members | Bills referred | Reported | Became law | Reports | Meetings | Printed hearings | Communications | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th2025–2026, sitting | 58 | 703 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 188 | 4 |
| 118th2023–2024 | 62 | 623 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 77 | 184 | 3 |
| 117th2021–2022 | 61 | 649 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 97 | 279 | 2 |
| 116th2019–2020 | 58 | 545 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 93 | 380 | 2 |
| 115th2017–2018 | 68 | 396 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 119 | 388 | 1 |
| 114th2015–2016 | 64 | 361 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 144 | 391 | 3 |
| 113th2013–2014 | 65 | 392 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 131 | — | 4 |
| 112th2011–2012 | 65 | 383 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 159 | — | 7 |
| 111th2009–2010 | 71 | 497 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | 187 | — | 4 |
| 110th2007–2008 | 67 | 537 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 175 | — | 1 |
| 109th2005–2006 | 63 | 383 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | 40 | — | 0 |
| 108th2003–2004 | 64 | 383 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 107th2001–2002 | 64 | 311 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 0 |
Membership changes 6
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2012 | Ron Barber D-AZ | Joined | H.Res. 707 |
| Jun 25, 2012 | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H3979 |
| Feb 16, 2012 | Jackie Speier D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 553 |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Kathleen C. Hochul D-NY | Joined | H.Res. 377 |
| Jun 22, 2011 | Kathy Castor D-FL | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H4420 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.