Topic
Defense spending
1,044
bills on this subject
Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 112th at 175. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
110th to 119th
142
bills in the 115th Congress.
Showing 91–120,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 135 | Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | February 16, 2017 | |
| S 3667 | Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | November 28, 2018 | |
| S 3661 | 75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act | Became Public Law No: 115-433. | January 10, 2019 | |
| S 3623 | A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for aerial refueling of aircraft of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | November 14, 2018 | |
| S 3517 | Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | September 26, 2018 | |
| S 3448 | Hold the LYNE Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | September 17, 2018 | |
| S 3198 | Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | July 11, 2018 | |
| S 3159 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498. | June 28, 2018 | |
| S 3024 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446. | June 7, 2018 | |
| S 2987 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. | June 5, 2018 | |
| S 2882 | A bill to require a report on the United States strategy in Syria, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | May 17, 2018 | |
| S 2736 | Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 | Became Public Law No: 115-409. | December 31, 2018 | |
| S 2430 | Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | February 14, 2018 | |
| S 2408 | A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | February 8, 2018 | |
| S 2398 | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | February 7, 2018 | |
| S 2328 | Pay Our Military Act of 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | January 19, 2018 | |
| S 2098 | Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426. | May 22, 2018 | |
| S 2047 | Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | October 31, 2017 | |
| S 2016 | No Unconstitutional Strike Against North Korea Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | October 26, 2017 | |
| S 1796 | Upholding America's Nuclear Commitments Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | September 12, 2017 | |
| S 1780 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216. | September 7, 2017 | |
| S 1620 | Taiwan Security Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | July 24, 2017 | |
| S 1557 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173. | July 13, 2017 | |
| S 1519 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1886-1892, S1892-1931) | March 22, 2018 | |
| S 1478 | Defense Siting Clearinghouse Improvement Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3860-3861) | June 29, 2017 | |
| S 1476 | Countering Russian Missiles Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | June 29, 2017 | |
| S 1414 | SHIPS Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | June 22, 2017 | |
| S 1235 | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | May 25, 2017 | |
| S 1196 | Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | May 22, 2017 | |
| S 1154 | Military Family Stability Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | May 17, 2017 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.