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Armed Services Committee

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Committee on Armed Services

Showing the 109th Congress (2005–2006). Back to the 119th Congress

115 bills referred in the 109th Congress

1,933 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 237. 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 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 24

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-VA	John Warner	Chair
D-MI	Carl Levin	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy
R-NC	Elizabeth Dole
D-IN	Evan Bayh
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-RI	Jack Reed
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-MO	Jim Talent
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-NV	John Ensign
R-AZ	John McCain
R-SD	John Thune
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-MN	Mark Dayton
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-WV	Robert C. Byrd
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-ME	Susan M. Collins

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SCONRES 4	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.	Referred To	Jan 25, 2005
S 145	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the naval forces of the Navy to include not less than 12 operational aircraft carriers.	Referred To	Jan 25, 2005
S 121	A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005
S 36	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005
S 77	HEROES Act of 2005	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005
S 32	National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005
S 59	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores.	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005
S 58	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.	Referred To	Jan 24, 2005

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-920	The Report of the Iraq Study Group122 pages	Dec 7, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-915	Department of Defense Business Systems Modernization and Financial Management Accountability Efforts74 pagesOn S. 2766	Nov 16, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-883	Military Voting and the Federal Voting Assistance Program66 pages	Sep 28, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-784	U.S. Policy and Practice with Respect to the Use of Riot Control Agents by the U.S. Armed Forces16 pages	Sep 27, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-885	Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on TerrorismHeld Aug 3, 2006 to Nov 15, 2006 · 205 pages	Aug 3, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-918	The Boeing Company Global Settlement Agreement68 pages	Aug 1, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-881	Military Commissions in Light of the Supreme Court Decision in Hamdan V. RumsfeldHeld Jul 13, 2006 to Aug 2, 2006 · 379 pagesOn H.R. 2498, S. 3614	Jul 13, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-884	Contributions of Immigrants to the United States Armed Forces84 pagesOn S. 1545, S. 2611	Jul 10, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-367	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE 105TH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS	Dec 8, 2006
S. Rept. 109-265	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007On S. 3237	Jun 21, 2006
S. Rept. 109-254	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007On S. 2766	May 9, 2006
S. Rept. 109-173	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006On S. 1803	Oct 27, 2005
S. Rept. 109-69	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006On S. 1042	May 17, 2005

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2200	Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, vice Dale Klein, resigned.Department of Defense	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 6, 2006
PN2191	Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense, vice Donald Henry Rumsfeld, resigned.Department of Defense	Confirmed Dec 6, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 272.	Dec 4, 2006
PN2190	NominationNavy · 54 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2189	NominationArmy · 4 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2188	NominationArmy	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2187	NominationAir Force · 2 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2186	NominationAir Force · 10 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2184	Scott Wallace Stucky, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law, vice Susan J. Crawford, term expired.The Judiciary	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9282	A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report on the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2006
EC-9232	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General John R. Vines, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9231	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9230	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Robert T. Clark, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9193	A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Jerry L. Sinn, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9192	A communication from the Director of the Selective Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Agency's compliance with both Sections 2 and 4 of the Integrity Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9083	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon, Jr., United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006
EC-9082	A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Charles L. Munns, United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 109-78	Legislative Calendar	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	Nominations	Communications	Prints	Treaties
119th2025–2026, sitting	28	237	3	3	1	80	33	1,436	113	0	0
118th2023–2024	25	228	4	0	2	55	44	1,538	240	0	0
117th2021–2022	26	170	4	0	2	84	70	1,552	259	0	0
116th2019–2020	27	166	4	2	2	46	35	1,523	428	0	0
115th2017–2018	30	135	4	1	3	—	63	1,495	376	0	0
114th2015–2016	26	108	4	2	3	—	74	1,316	396	0	0
113th2013–2014	26	109	4	1	5	—	32	1,160	460	1	0
112th2011–2012	26	119	7	3	4	—	39	1,260	531	1	0
111th2009–2010	35	124	10	3	4	—	50	1,280	301	1	1
110th2007–2008	27	177	12	2	4	—	47	1,267	395	2	0
109th2005–2006	24	115	12	2	5	—	39	1,201	700	1	0
108th2003–2004	25	121	12	3	5	—	39	1,081	544	1	0
107th2001–2002	25	124	12	2	5	—	45	936	474	1	1

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