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Armed Services Committee

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Committee on Armed Services

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004). Back to the 119th Congress

121 bills referred in the 108th 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 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 25

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th 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
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-MN	Mark Dayton
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-WV	Robert C. Byrd
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
R-CO	Wayne Allard

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SCONRES 152	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	Dec 7, 2004
S 3002	Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004
SCONRES 147	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 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	Nov 18, 2004
HCONRES 486	Recognizing and honoring military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the United States, the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families.	Discharged From	Oct 10, 2004
S 2956	Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 8, 2004
S 2867	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.	Referred To	Sep 30, 2004
S 2791	National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004	Referred To	Sep 10, 2004
HR 4879	Military Housing Improvement Act of 2004	Referred To	Sep 7, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-859	The Status of Financial Management Reform Within the Department of Defense and the Individual Services170 pages	Nov 18, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-855	The Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for Strategy Regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs73 pages	Oct 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-854	The Global Posture Review of United States Military Forces Stationed Overseas100 pages	Sep 23, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-875	Implications for the Department of Defense and Military Operations of Proposals to Reorganize the United States Intelligence CommunityHeld Aug 16, 2004 to Aug 17, 2004 · 185 pages	Aug 16, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-820	The Needs of Military Families: How Are States and the Pentagon Responding, Especially for Guard and Reservists?124 pages	Jul 21, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-853	Transition to Sovereignty in Iraq: U.S. Policy, Ongoing Military Operations, and Status of U.S. Armed Forces86 pages	Jun 25, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-868	Review of Department of Defense Detention and Interrogation OperationsHeld May 7, 2004 to Sep 9, 2004 · 1,480 pagesOn H.R. 4390	May 7, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-867	U.S. Policy and Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan127 pages	Apr 20, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-300	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005On S. 2386	Jul 8, 2004
S. Rept. 108-260	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ReportOn S. 2400	May 11, 2004
S. Rept. 108-80	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004On S. 1025	Jun 26, 2003
S. Rept. 108-46	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 ReportOn S. 1050	May 13, 2003
S. Rept. 108-32	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE 107TH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS	Mar 31, 2003

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2067	Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice Robert N. Shamansky, term expired.National Security Education Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Dec 7, 2004
PN2066	George M. Dennison, of Montana, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice Bruce Sundlun, term expired.National Security Education Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Dec 7, 2004
PN2065	James William Carr, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice Manuel Trinidad Pacheco, term expired.National Security Education Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Dec 7, 2004
PN2064	NominationArmy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 17, 2004
PN2059	NominationMarine Corps	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2058	NominationMarine Corps	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2057	NominationArmy · 9 nominees	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2056	NominationArmy	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8451	A communication from the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Naval Warfare Center, Weapons Division Administration at China Lake and Point Mugu, CA; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 12, 2004
EC-8450	A communication from the Principal Deputy for Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to female members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 12, 2004
EC-8449	A communication from the Principal Deputy for Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a list of officers authorized to wear the insignia of the next highest grade; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 12, 2004
EC-8448	A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy, designation of acting officer, and nomination for the position of Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller, Department of Defense, received on July 7, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 12, 2004
EC-8289	A communication from the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 7, 2004
EC-8288	A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Selective Service System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the designation of an acting officer, change in previously submitted reported information, and discontinuation of service in acting role for the position of Director, Selective Service System, received on July 1, 2004; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 7, 2004
EC-8287	A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the approval of a list of officers to wear the next insignia; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 7, 2004
EC-8286	A communication from the Principal Deputy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the approval to wear the insignia of general; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 7, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 108-74	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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