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Armed Services Committee

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Committee on Armed Services

Showing the 112th Congress (2011–2012). Back to the 119th Congress

119 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 26

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.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MI	Carl Levin	Chair
R-AZ	John McCain	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
R-LA	David Vitter
D-RI	Jack Reed
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
D-VA	Jim Webb
D-WV	Joe Manchin III
R-TX	John Cornyn
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
D-NC	Kay R. Hagan
R-NH	Kelly Ayotte
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-CO	Mark Udall
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-OH	Rob Portman
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-MA	Scott P. Brown
R-ME	Susan M. Collins

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 6

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

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 1339	To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2012
SCONRES 65	A concurrent resolution 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 19, 2012
S 3692	Save Our Students Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
S 3670	Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 12, 2012
S 3668	Bradley Fighting Vehicle Sustainment Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 10, 2012
S 3663	A bill to reassert the proper role of Congress in closing or realigning military installations.	Referred To	Dec 6, 2012
HR 4310	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013	Discharged From	Dec 4, 2012
S 3647	Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012	Referred To	Nov 29, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-590	Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Apr 19, 2012 to Apr 26, 2012 · 105 pagesOn S. 3254	Apr 19, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-658	Financial Management and Business Transformation at the Department of Defense137 pagesOn S. 2139	Apr 18, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-618	National Nuclear Security Administration Management of Its National Security Laboratories62 pages	Apr 18, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-590	Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 28, 2012 to Jun 21, 2012 · 515 pagesOn H.R. 4329, S. 3254	Mar 28, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-590	Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 27, 2012 to May 8, 2012 · 97 pagesOn S. 3254	Mar 27, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-569	The Situation in Afghanistan79 pages	Mar 22, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-590	Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 21, 2012 to May 10, 2012 · 217 pagesOn H.Res. 1540, S. 3254	Mar 21, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-590	Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense ProgramHeld Mar 20, 2012 to Jun 12, 2012 · 222 pagesOn S. 3254	Mar 20, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-173	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013On S. 3254	Jun 4, 2012
S. Rept. 112-167	Inquiry into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain	Dec 31, 2011
S. Rept. 112-26	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ReportOn S. 1253	Jun 22, 2011
S. Rept. 112-2	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE 111TH CONGRESS first and second sessions 2009-2010	Mar 14, 2011

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2093	NominationArmy · 29 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2092	NominationArmy · 4 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2091	NominationArmy	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2090	NominationArmy	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2089	NominationAir Force · 246 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2088	NominationAir Force · 146 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2087	NominationAir Force · 900 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012
PN2086	NominationAir Force · 73 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 17, 2012

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-1515	A joint communication from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to nuclear weapons (DCN OSS 2011-0746); to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 9, 2011
EC-1514	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 11-008, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 9, 2011
EC-1513	A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the current and future military strategy of Iran (DCN OSS 2011-0754); to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 9, 2011
EC-1481	A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress for 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 5, 2011
EC-1480	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: Accelerate Small Business Payments" ((RIN0750-AH19)(DFARS Case 2011-D008)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 22, 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 5, 2011
EC-1479	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: Definition of Multiple-Award Contract" ((RIN0750-AH12)(DFARS Case 2011-D016)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 22, 2011; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 5, 2011
EC-1428	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 10-130, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 4, 2011
EC-1427	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 11-014, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	May 4, 2011

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-47	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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