House Committee on Armed Services

Bills

There are 398 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

• H.R. 2699: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA9]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 1837: United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL22]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
  Status: Parts Incorporated Into Other Measures
• H.R. 5803: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 3429: HEARTS and Rural Relief Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL7]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 6322: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• H.R. 4695: PACT Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 3190: Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 2326: Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA49]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 252: A bill to authorize the honorary appointment of Robert J. Dole to the grade of colonel in the regular Army.
  Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• H.R. 1076: Fair Chance Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD7, 1996-2019]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.R. 1019: Full Military Honors Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Con.Res. 3: A concurrent resolution recognizing the rich history, heritage, and strategic importance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Marshallese population residing in the United States.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 5260: PROSWIFT Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 2406: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Ed Case [D-HI1]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 1004: Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act
  Sponsor: Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI1]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 2689: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2052: A bill to authorize the honorary promotion of Colonel Charles E. McGee to brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
  Sponsor: Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 2166: Global Health Security Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 2795: Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer [D-VA8]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 2942: HEALTH Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Gilbert Cisneros [D-CA39]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.Res. 442: Observing 10 years since the war in Sri Lanka ended on May 18, 2009, commemorating the lives lost, and expressing support for transitional justice, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka, which are necessary to en
  Sponsor: Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH6]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.Res. 413: Expressing the immense gratitude of the House of Representatives for the acts of heroism, valor, and sacrifices made by the members of the United States Armed Forces and allied armed forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious lan
  Sponsor: Rep. William Keating [D-MA9]
  Status: Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
• H.Res. 124: Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals.
  Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA4]
  Status: Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
• H.R. 3458: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Con.Res. 43: Recognizing the honorable service of military working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program of the Army and encouraging the Army and other government agencies, including law enforcement agencies, with fo
  Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5602: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL10]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 6395: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2495: Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3176: To direct the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.Res. 729: Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.
  Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA10]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5378: Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Memorial Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 613: TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3626: United States-United Kingdom Directed Energy Cooperation Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA33]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3266: JROTC Cyber Training Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Lizzie Fletcher [D-TX7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3038: Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Mikie Sherrill [D-NJ11]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.Res. 440: Recognizing the critical importance of military aviation training in the State of Colorado, including training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site.
  Sponsor: Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5491: Body Armor for Females Modernization Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 553: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.Res. 867: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and celebrating Black History Month.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Res. 403: Honoring and recognizing the military service and contributions of Native American veterans and communities.
  Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ7]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3227: Securing Energy for our Armed Forces Using Engineering Leadership Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer [D-VA8]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.R. 4746: Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2091: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6961: To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6146: OVERSEA Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6661: PROMOTES Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6574: PANORAMA Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3178: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to benefits for survivors of deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Con.Res. 49: Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 75th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA11]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.
  Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX30]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3505: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3309: To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to certain military installations located outside the continental United States.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3226: Safe Water for Military Families Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3174: To direct the Secretary of Defense to include questions regarding supremacism, extremism, and racism in the workplace and equal opportunity, command climate, and workplace and gender relations surveys administered by the Office of People Analy
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3177: National Defense Accelerator Network Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.R. 3173: Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3087: To make improvements to the Mentor-Protégé Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.Res. 508: Honoring the 50th anniversary of the return of the Indiana Rangers.
  Sponsor: Rep. James Baird [R-IN4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2756: Developing the National Security Workforce Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• H.Res. 29: Honoring the 150th anniversary of Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma.
  Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3175: Harnessing Opportunity to Maximize Expansion, Capture, and Organization of Minority Innovation in the Next Generation of Research Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3306: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6613: Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative
  Sponsor: Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6089: U.S.-Africa Strategic Security Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4152: VA-DoD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1293: RAIDER Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX34]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6287: Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (SOS) Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. John Curtis [R-UT3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4513: Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing Center of Excellence Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
  Status: Introduced
• H.Res. 785: Supporting the designation of February 1, 2020, as “Blue Star Mother’s Day”.
  Sponsor: Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3216: Prevention of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3185: Defense Language Improvement Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2707: New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY0]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7003: To authorize a pilot program in the Department of Defense to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces.
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2937: MOMS Leave Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2767: SERVE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2945: To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals, to make the management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1863: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4410: Rare Earth Cooperative 21st Century Manufacturing Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5173: To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX33]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3219: United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley [R-WV1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6526: STEM Corps Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6711: Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7106: To require the Department of Defense to maintain a basic social sciences research program.
  Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7091: To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify and rename the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO6]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6466: Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL18]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4807: Cold War Service Medal Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6234: Castner Range National Monument Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX16]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6932: To direct the Secretary of Defense to phase-in zero-emission non-tactical vehicles and reduce the petroleum consumption of the Department of Defense Federal fleet, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Gilbert Cisneros [D-CA39]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1032: To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.
  Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4694: United States-Turkey Relations Review Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6957: To direct the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to treat a period of full-time National Guard duty, performed in response to the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President with respect to COVID-19, as not shorter
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6072: Coast Guard Retirement Parity Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL13]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 3247: To provide for a safe transit exception to service level requirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO3]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5905: Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5858: Military Pilots Cancer Incidence Study Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 2949: North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5102: Coastal Resilience Research and Education Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 6980: To extend the period in which Governors of States may order members of the National Guard to active duty in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH2]
  Status: Introduced

Reports

Subcommittees

• Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities
• Military Personnel
• Readiness
• Seapower and Projection Forces
• Strategic Forces
• Tactical Air and Land Forces

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry Announce Markup Schedule for Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act”
    — Jun 5, 2020

“Smith and 30 HASC Democrats Call for Accountability from Military Leadership on Behalf of the American People”
    — Jun 5, 2020

“HASC Schedule: June 8 – 12”
    — Jun 4, 2020

“Smith, Nadler, Grijalva, and Thompson Call for Answers on Trump Administrations Use of Force Against Peaceful DC Protestors”
    — Jun 3, 2020

“Smith Calls on Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to Explain Military Activity in Washington, D.C.”
    — Jun 3, 2020

“Smith Demands Answers on the Apparent Militarization of America”
    — Jun 2, 2020

“Smith Statement on Trump’s Intent to Invoke the Insurrection Act”
    — Jun 1, 2020

“HASC Schedule: June 1 - 5”
    — May 29, 2020

“Smith & Engel Denounce Trump Administration’s Illegal Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty”
    — May 22, 2020

“Smith, Speier Call on President Trump to Extend National Guard Activation to Combat COVID-19”
    — May 22, 2020

“Smith and 20 Armed Services Democrats Slam Trump Administration’s Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal”
    — May 22, 2020

“Smith, Cooper Statement on Trump Administration’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty”
    — May 21, 2020

“Thornberry on China Strategy Report”
    — May 21, 2020

“Smith Statement on Navy’s First Transgender Service Waiver”
    — May 18, 2020

“Smith, Thornberry Sign Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Administration in Support of MFO in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula”
    — May 15, 2020

“Smith, Thornberry, and 20 Bipartisan Members Demand Answers From FCC”
    — May 8, 2020

“Smith, Thornberry, and 20 Bipartisan Members Demand Answers From FCC”
    — May 8, 2020

“Smith Statement on the Navy’s Additional Investigation of the COVID-19 Outbreak Aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt”
    — Apr 29, 2020

“Smith, Thornberry Statement on FY21 NDAA Process”
    — Apr 28, 2020

“Smith Slams Trump Administration’s Continued Theft of DoD Funding”
    — Apr 28, 2020