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Armed Services Committee

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Committee on Armed Services

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392 bills referred in the 113th 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

Members

Served in the 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 65

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon	Chair
D-WA	Adam Smith	Ranking Member
D-IN	André Carson
R-GA	Austin Scott
R-PA	Bill Shuster
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup
R-AL	Bradley ByrneJoined Jan 8, 2014
D-NH	Carol Shea-Porter
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson
D-HI	Colleen Hanabusa
D-NY	Daniel B. Maffei
D-IA	David Loebsack
D-WA	Derek Kilmer
R-CO	Doug Lamborn
R-CA	Duncan Hunter
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes
D-CA	Jackie Speier
R-IN	Jackie Walorski
D-RI	James R. Langevin
R-FL	Jeff Miller
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine
D-TN	Jim Cooper
D-TX	Joaquin Castro
D-CT	Joe Courtney
R-SC	Joe Wilson
R-LA	John Fleming
D-CA	John Garamendi
R-MN	John Kline
R-NJ	Jon Runyan
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez
R-TX	Mac Thornberry
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey
R-AL	Martha RobyLeft Dec 11, 2013
R-OH	Michael R. Turner
R-CO	Mike Coffman
D-NC	Mike McIntyre
R-AL	Mike Rogers
R-AL	Mo Brooks
D-MA	Niki Tsongas
R-CA	Paul Cook
D-TX	Pete P. Gallego
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent
D-WA	Rick Larsen
R-UT	Rob Bishop
D-PA	Robert A. Brady
D-NJ	Robert E. AndrewsLeft Feb 11, 2014
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman
D-AZ	Ron Barber
D-CA	Scott H. Peters
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo
D-CA	Susan A. Davis
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-AZ	Trent Franks
D-HI	Tulsi GabbardJoined Apr 3, 2014
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler
R-NC	Walter B. Jones
D-IL	William L. Enyart
D-NY	William L. Owens

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 9

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 1463	Military Suicide Reduction Act	Referred To	Apr 23, 2013
HR 1688	Never Contract With the Enemy Act	Referred To	Apr 23, 2013
HR 1481	To direct the Secretary of Defense to reprogram amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System.	Referred To	Apr 19, 2013
HR 1468	SECURE IT	Referred To	Apr 19, 2013
HRES 145	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. Thresher (SSN 593).	Referred To	Apr 18, 2013
HR 1389	MARCH for Military Women Act	Referred To	Apr 8, 2013
HR 1372	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Apr 8, 2013
HR 1360	Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act	Referred To	Apr 8, 2013

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	The Administration’s Strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)Rayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2014
Hearing	Risks to Stability in Afghanistan: Politics, Security, and International CommitmentRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Jul 30, 2014
Hearing	Defense Reform: Empowering Success in AcquisitionRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Jul 10, 2014
Hearing	Case Studies in DOD Acquisition: Finding What WorksRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2014
Hearing	P5+1 Negotiations over Iran’s Nuclear Program and Its Implications for United States DefenseRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Jun 19, 2014
Hearing	The May 31, 2014 Transfer of Five Senior Taliban DetaineesRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Jun 11, 2014
Markup	H.R. 4435 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015Rayburn House Office Building 211857 documents	Scheduled	May 7, 2014

Hearing	Russian Military Developments and Strategic ImplicationsRayburn House Office Building 2118	Scheduled	Apr 8, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	The Role of Maritime and Air Power in Dod's Third Offset Strategy89 pages 4 witnesses Brimley, Shawn, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security Hunter, Andrew, Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies Martinage, Robert, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Ochmanek, David, RAND Corporation	Dec 2, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-130	National Defense Panel Assessment of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review51 pages 2 witnesses Edelman, Hon. Eric S., Panelist, National Defense Panel, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Flournoy, Hon. Michele, Panelist, National Defense Panel, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Dec 2, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-129	Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services189 pages 5 witnesses Berry, Michael, Senior Counsel, Director of Military Affairs, Liberty Institute Crews, Ron, Chaplain Colonel, USA (Ret.), Executive Director, Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty Kahn, Rabbi Bruce, D.D., Captain, USN (Ret.) Weber, Travis, Director, Center for Religious Liberty, Family Research Council Weinstein, Michael, President, Military Religious Freedom Foundation	Nov 19, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-128	The Department of Defense Excess Property Program in Support of U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies: an Overview of DOD Authorities, Roles, Responsibilities, and Implementation of Section 1033 of the 1997 National Defense Authorization Act106 pages 4 witnesses Bueermann, Jim, President, Police Foundation Estevez, Alan, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense Harnitchek, VADM Mark D., USN, Director, Defense Logistics Agency Lomax, Mark E., Executive Director, National Tactical Officers Association	Nov 13, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-127	The Administration's Strategy and Military Campaign Against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant73 pages 2 witnesses Dempsey, GEN Martin E., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense Hagel, Hon. Chuck, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense	Nov 13, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-126	The Administration's Strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant70 pages 1 witness Hagel, Hon. Chuck, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, accompanied by LTG William Mayville, USA, Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff	Sep 18, 2014
—	H.A.S.C. No. 113-125]LOGISTICS AND SEALIFT FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND FORCE STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT74 pages 3 witnesses Brown, VADM William A., USN, Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command DiLisio, F. Scott, Director, Strategic Mobility/Combat Logistics Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Jaenichen, Paul N., Maritime Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation	Jul 30, 2014
H.A.S.C. No. 113-124	Risks to Stability in Afghanistan: Politics,security, and International Commitment99 pages 4 witnesses Cordesman, Anthony, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dale, Dr. Catherine, Specialist in International Security, Congressional Research Service Neumann, Ambassador Ronald E., President, American Academy of Diplomacy O'Hanlon, Dr. Michael, Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution	Jul 30, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-714	SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS	Dec 23, 2014
H. Rept. 113-569	Condemning and Disapproving of the Obama Administration's Failure to Comply with the Lawful Statutory Requirement to Notify Congress Before Releasing Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Expressing National Security Concerns Over the Release of Five Taliban Leaders and the Repercussions of Negotiating with TerroristsOn H.Res. 644	Jul 31, 2014
H. Rept. 113-547	Directing the Secretary of Defense to Transmit to the House of Representatives Copies of Any Emails in the Possession of the Department of Defense or the National Security Agency That Were Transmitted to or from the Email Account(S) of Former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner Between January 2009 and April 2011On H.Res. 649	Jul 22, 2014
H. Rept. 113-446,Part 2	HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015On H.R. 4435 · Part 2	May 13, 2014
H. Rept. 113-446	HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015On H.R. 4435	May 13, 2014
H. Rept. 113-309	FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES for the ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS	Dec 27, 2013
H. Rept. 113-102,Part 2	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014On H.R. 1960 · Part 2	Jun 7, 2013
H. Rept. 113-102	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014On H.R. 1960	Jun 7, 2013

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
113th	CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015	PDF · Text
113th	A Ceremony Unveiling the Portrait of THE HONORABLE HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON	PDF · Text
113th	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014	PDF · Text
113th	Rules of the Committee on Armed Services	PDF · Text

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 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 3, 2014	Tulsi Gabbard D-HI	Joined	H.Res. 537
Feb 11, 2014	Robert E. Andrews D-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 8, 2014	Bradley Byrne R-AL	Joined	H.Res. 453
Dec 11, 2013	Martha Roby R-AL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7638

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