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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 2978	A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American World War II City, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 4, 2014
S 2969	General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 2, 2014
SRES 581	A resolution honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson.	Referred To	Nov 18, 2014
S 2936	A bill to provide that in the case of leases to local education agencies and elementary and secondary schools, consideration may be at or below fair market value or for no consideration.	Referred To	Nov 18, 2014
S 2793	A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.	Discharged From	Sep 19, 2014
S 2904	Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act	Referred To	Sep 18, 2014
S 2875	National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014	Referred To	Sep 18, 2014
S 2843	National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act	Referred To	Sep 17, 2014

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-2751	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for the quarter ending June 30, 2013 (DCN OSS 2013-1283); to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Sep 12, 2013
PM-18	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, principles for modernizing the military compensation and retirement systems; to the Committee on Armed Services.Presidential message	Sep 12, 2013
EC-2570	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to Congress on Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2012 Purchases from Foreign Entities"; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2013
EC-2569	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the review of internal records to verify employment of Iraqi nationals by the U.S. Government and request from each prime contractor or grantee that has performed work in Iraq information that can verify the employment of Iraqi nationals by such contractor or grantee; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2013
EC-2568	A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting, (2) reports relative to vacancies in the Department of the Air Force, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2013
EC-2567	A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting, (2) reports relative to vacancies in the Department of the Navy, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2013
EC-2566	A communication from the Assistant Director, Executive and Political Personnel, Department of Defense, transmitting, (6) reports relative to vacancies in the Department of Defense, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 26, 2013; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Aug 1, 2013
EC-2480	A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Jr., United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Jul 30, 2013

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	1,436	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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