Senate Committee on Armed Services

Members

This committee has 26 members. Use the buttons below to see all of the members.

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Airland
• Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
• Subcommittee on Personnel
• Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
• Subcommittee on SeaPower
• Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

S. 51: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes.

S. 66: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.

S. 67: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores.

S. 262: FORCE Act of 2009

S. 291: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

S. 342: A bill to provide for the treatment of service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces.

S. 358: Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act

S. 370: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

S. 390: A bill to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes located in Idaho and Nevada.

S. 459: SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act

S. 476: Care Affordability for Military Families Act

S. 504: A bill to redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

S. 535: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

S. 546: Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2009

S. 559: A bill to provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program.

S. 590: Defense Communities Assistance Act of 2009

S. 642: Health Care for Members of the Armed Forces Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009

S. 644: National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009

S. 645: A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to modify the Department of Defense share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.

S. 711: Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009

S. 731: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.

S. 747: A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize travel and transportation allowances for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces on leave for suspension of training.

S. 775: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.

S. 794: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes.

S. 831: National Guard and Reserve Retired Pay Equity Act of 2009

S. 873: Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Improvement Act of 2009

S. 944: Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Act of 2009

S. 1008: Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009

S. 1033: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

S. 1044: Preserving Future United States Capability to Project Power Globally Act of 2009

S. 1072: A bill to amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve.

S. 1106: Selected Reserve Continuum of Care Act

S. 1128: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

S. 1169: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of autism under TRICARE.

S. 1287: Department of Defense Financial Accountability Act of 2009

S. 1296: A bill to increase the number of non-dual status technicians employable by the National Guards.

S. 1322: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009

S. 1361: National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2009

S. 1426: National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act

S. 1440: Wounded Warrior Retention Act of 2009

S. 1469: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009

S. 1558: Travel Reimbursement for Inactive Duty Training Personnel (TRIP) Act of 2009

S. 1602: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes.

S. 1664: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

S. 1794: A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Korean War.

S. 2743: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009

S. 2788: A bill to amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to authorize construction of an Aegis Ashore Test Facility at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii.

S. 2807: A bill to ensure that the victims and victims' families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment, benefits, and honors as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families.

S.Con.Res. 15: A concurrent resolution commending the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

S.Con.Res. 36: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".

S.J.Res. 10: A joint resolution supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.

S.Res. 44: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services.

S.Res. 65: A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Fort McCoy in Sparta, Wisconsin.

S.Res. 68: A resolution recognizing the contributions of the Pennsylvania National Guard in service to the Nation.

S.Res. 127: A resolution recognizing the members of the United States Army and the physicians of Maine Medical Center for the open-heart surgery they performed on a 6-year-old Iraqi girl.

S.Res. 237: A resolution commending Blue Star Families for supporting military families and increasing awareness of the unique challenges of military life.

S.Res. 320: A resolution designating May 1 each year as "Silver Star Banner Day".

S.Res. 330: A resolution commending the service of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage

H.R. 1044: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009

H.Con.Res. 139: Congratulating the first graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy on their 50th graduation anniversary and recognizing their contributions to the Nation.

S. 1390: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

S. 1391: Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

S. 1392: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

S. 1393: Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2010

S. 1599: Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act of 2009

S.Res. 146: A resolution commending South Charleston, West Virginia, for celebrating its 50th annual Armed Forces Day on May 16, 2009.

Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted

H.J.Res. 44: Recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army.

S. 454: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009