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Armed Services Committee

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Committee on Armed Services

Showing the 113th Congress (2013–2014). Back to the 119th Congress

109 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 113th Congress 26

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
D-MI	Carl Levin	Chair
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Ranking Member
I-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
R-LA	David Vitter
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-RI	Jack Reed
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
D-IN	Joe Donnelly
D-WV	Joe Manchin III
R-AZ	John McCain
D-NC	Kay R. Hagan
R-NH	Kelly Ayotte
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-CO	Mark Udall
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-UT	Mike Lee
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-MO	Roy Blunt
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-TX	Ted Cruz
D-VA	Tim Kaine

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 6

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
S 1928	A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to study the expenses incurred by the Pentagon to meet its renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates.	Referred To	Jan 15, 2014
S 1906	A bill to establish the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense.	Referred To	Jan 9, 2014
S 1880	A bill to provide that the annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 shall not apply to members retired for disability and to retired pay used to compute certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities.	Referred To	Dec 20, 2013
S 1872	A bill to provide that the annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 shall not apply to members retired for disability and to retired pay used to compute certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities.	Referred To	Dec 19, 2013
S 1864	A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments.	Referred To	Dec 19, 2013
S 1856	A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62.	Referred To	Dec 18, 2013
SRES 323	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on maintaining the current annual adjustment in retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62.	Referred To	Dec 18, 2013
S 1764	A bill to limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.	Referred To	Nov 21, 2013

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-589	U.S. Policy Towards Iraq and Syria and the Threat Posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)76 pagesOn S.J.Res. 45	Sep 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-596	Assured Access to Space82 pages	Jul 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-572	Department of Defense Proposals Relating to Military Compensation162 pagesOn H.R. 4215, S. 25, S. 2075	May 6, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-465	Department of Defense Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Apr 8, 2014 to Apr 9, 2014 · 95 pagesOn S. 2410	Apr 8, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-465	Department of Defense Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Apr 2, 2014 to Apr 10, 2014 · 133 pagesOn H.R. 3547, S. 2410	Apr 2, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-465	Department of Defense Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 26, 2014 to Apr 9, 2014 · 286 pagesOn H.R. 32, H.R. 303, H.R. 333, H.R. 690, H.R. 738 and 5 more	Mar 26, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-554	The Situation in Afghanistan59 pages	Mar 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-465	Department of Defense Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 11, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014 · 188 pagesOn S. 2070, S. 2410	Mar 11, 2014

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

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-258	Inquiry into Cyber Intrusions Affecting U.S. Transportation Command Contractors	Sep 18, 2014
S. Rept. 113-176	Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015On S. 2410	Jun 2, 2014
S. Rept. 113-44	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014On S. 1197	Jun 20, 2013
S. Rept. 113-12	Inquiry into U.S. Costs and Allied Contributions to Support the U.S. Military Presence Overseas	Apr 5, 2013
S. Rept. 113-10	Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate 112th Congress First and Second Sessions 2011-2012	Apr 5, 2013

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2218	NominationNavy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2217	NominationArmy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2216	NominationArmy · 2,304 nominees	Confirmed Dec 11, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2215	NominationArmy · 84 nominees	Confirmed Dec 11, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2214-2	NominationArmy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2214-1	NominationArmy · 144 nominees	Confirmed Dec 11, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2213	NominationArmy · 186 nominees	Confirmed Dec 11, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 3, 2014
PN2212-2	NominationArmy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 3, 2014

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8199	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Defense Response to the Government Accountability Office report relative to detainee transfers; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2014
EC-8198	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral David H. Buss, 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 15, 2014
EC-8156	A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Paul J. Bushong, 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 12, 2014
EC-8144	A communication from the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Forward Pricing Rate Proposal Adequacy Checklist" ((RIN0750-AH86)(DFARS Case 2015-D035)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8143	A communication from the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Military Construction Funds in Countries Bordering the Arabian Sea" ((RIN0750-AI33)(DFARS Case 2015-D016)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8142	A communication from the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Animal Welfare" ((RIN0750-AI22)(DFARS Case 2015-D038)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8141	A communication from the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Elimination of Quarterly Reporting of Actual Performance Outside the United States" ((RIN0750-AI47)(DFARS Case 2015-D001)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8140	A communication from the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Update Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code Information" ((RIN0750-AI44)(DFARS Case 2014-D013)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014

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

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 113-33	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	1,422	113	0	0
118th2023–2024	25	228	4	0	2	55	44	1,536	240	0	0
117th2021–2022	26	170	4	0	2	84	70	1,545	259	0	0
116th2019–2020	27	166	4	2	2	46	35	1,521	428	0	0
115th2017–2018	30	135	4	1	3	—	63	1,475	376	0	0
114th2015–2016	26	108	4	2	3	—	74	1,316	396	0	0
113th2013–2014	26	109	4	1	5	—	32	1,155	460	1	0
112th2011–2012	26	119	7	3	4	—	39	1,247	531	1	0
111th2009–2010	35	124	10	3	4	—	50	1,279	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	1,079	544	1	0
107th2001–2002	25	124	12	2	5	—	45	936	474	1	1

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