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Armed Services Committee

Chairman Roger F. Wicker R-MS Ranking Member Jack Reed D-RI armed-services.senate.gov

Committee on Armed Services

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237 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

1,933 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 27

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Chairman
D-RI	Jack Reed	Ranking Member
I-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
R-FL	Ashley Moody
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin
D-MA	Elizabeth Warren
R-MO	Eric Schmitt
D-MI	Gary C. Peters
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
R-IN	Jim Banks
R-IA	Joni Ernst
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-AZ	Mark Kelly
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-SD	Mike Rounds
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-FL	Rick Scott
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-NC	Ted Budd
D-VA	Tim Kaine
R-MT	Tim Sheehy
R-AR	Tom Cotton
R-AL	Tommy Tuberville

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 2102	Major Richard Star Act	Referred To	Nov 12, 2026
S 5716	Guard the Skies Act	Referred To	Nov 11, 2026
S 5712	WIPE OUT Burn Pits Act	Referred To	Nov 10, 2026
S 5693	Transportation Relief for Servicemembers at Remote Locations Act of 2026	Referred To	Nov 9, 2026
S 5686	No Public Executions in America Act	Referred To	Oct 15, 2026
S 5683	Best Practices for Military Family Child Care Homes Act	Referred To	Oct 15, 2026
S 5680	MILLER Act	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026
S 5679	NO SELF Act	Referred To	Sep 30, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open hearing at 9:30 a.m. in SD-G50.Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side 217	Scheduled	Apr 10, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, and Dale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, and Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security.Dirksen Senate Office Building G501 document	Scheduled	Apr 8, 2025

Meeting	Hearings to examine the posture of the United States European Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Apr 3, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General John D. Caine (Retired), to be general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense.Dirksen Senate Office Building G501 document	Scheduled	Apr 1, 2025

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.Dirksen Senate Office Building G501 document	Scheduled	Mar 27, 2025

Meeting	To receive a closed briefing on the Department of Defense strategy on countering unmanned aerial systems.Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side 217	Scheduled	Mar 25, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine stabilizing the Military Health System to prepare for large-scale combat operations.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Mar 11, 2025
Meeting	Hearings to examine defense mobilization in the 21st century.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Mar 6, 2025

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 119th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-495	Enterprise Security and Information Technology Operations of Department of Defense Networks and Systems27 pages	Mar 24, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-508	Rebuilding American Critical Minerals Supply Chains65 pagesOn H.R. 1, S. 3659	Feb 24, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-550	The Department's Cyber Force Generation Plan and the Associated Implementation Plan42 pages	Jan 28, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-418	The Administration's Deployment of the National Guard Across the United States118 pages	Dec 11, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-259	Threats and Challenges Posed to DOD Personnel and Operations from Adversarial Access to Publicly Available Data Coupled with Advanced Data Analysis Tools Now Widely Available on the Commercial Market70 pages	Oct 7, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-355	Nominations of: Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley, USN, to Be Admiral and Commander, United States Special Operations Command; and Lieutenant General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, USAF, to Be General and Commander, United States Africa Command135 pages	Jul 22, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-320	Update on Matters Within the Jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretaries for Energy, Installation, and Environment in Support of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act92 pages	Jun 25, 2025
S. Hrg. 119-163	Defense of the Department of Defense Information Network23 pages	May 21, 2025

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 119th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 119-127	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On S. 4784	Jun 15, 2026

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 119th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1503	NominationArmy · 225 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1502	NominationArmy · 4 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1501	NominationArmy · 9 nominees	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1500	NominationArmy	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1499	NominationArmy	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1498	NominationAir Force	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1497	NominationAir Force	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026
PN1496	NominationAir Force	PendingReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 12, 2026

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 119th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
POM-123	A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their much-deserved retirement pay and benefits; to the Committee on Armed Services.Petition or memorial	Sep 30, 2026
POM-75	A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Nevada urging the federal government to maintain the moratorium on the testing of explosive nuclear weapons; to the Committee on Armed Services.Petition or memorial	Sep 23, 2026
POM-72	A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Iowa urging the United States Congress to support efforts to recognize all United States troops who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992; to the Committee on Armed Services.Petition or memorial	Sep 23, 2026
POM-66	A memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of Florida urging the United States Congress to impel the National Guard Bureau to examine the present allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure; to the Committee on Armed Services.Petition or memorial	Sep 23, 2026
EC-4707	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Sep 16, 2026
EC-4706	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of two officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Sep 16, 2026
EC-4646	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of three officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026
EC-4645	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of lieutenant general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777a; to the Committee on Armed Services.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026

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

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 119th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Mar 27, 2026	Ashley Moody R-FL	Joined	S.Res. 664
Mar 23, 2026	Markwayne Mullin R-OK	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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