House Committee on Armed Services

Bills

There are 529 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. 7310: Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Michael “Mike” Doyle [D-PA18]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 1837: United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Theodore “Ted” Deutch [D-FL22]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA9]
  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. 8159: Department of Energy Organization and Management Improvement Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR2]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• 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)
• H.R. 8276: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL7]
  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. 7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA37]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• 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: Enacted Via Other Measures
• 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 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• 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 “Brad” Schneider [D-IL10]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• 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. 8186: AFRICA Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7157: FLIGHT Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7308: RISE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5378: Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Memorial Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  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. 613: TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS1]
  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. 8184: CATRA Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 8183: ADAPT Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 8185: Congressional Oversight of Labor Categories in Defense Contracting Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7198: PIPELINE Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7238: Long Range Bomber Expansion Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 8099: Diversity in Defense Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7126: Department of Defense Anti-Semitism and Racism Awareness Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7148: United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7382: Guard and Reserve Retirement Points during COVID-19 Pandemic Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7156: SERVICE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7155: National Commission on Modernizing Military Installation Designations Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 7125: ELITE Act of 2020
  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. 8483: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC1]
  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. 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. 8270: I am Vanessa Guillen Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
  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. 7331: National Cyber Director Act
  Sponsor: Rep. James “Jim” Langevin [D-RI2]
  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. 6466: Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020
  Sponsor: Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL18]
  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. 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. 8578: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.
  Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC2]
  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. 8413: To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into memoranda of understanding with State and local prosecuting authorities concerning the adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors.
  Sponsor: Rep. John Carter [R-TX31]
  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: Work for Warriors Act of 2020
  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

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:

“Smith Condemns Executive Order Establishing Schedule F Appointments”
    — Oct 23, 2020

“Top National Security Democrats to Esper: Commit to Current U.S. Troop Levels on Korean Peninsula”
    — Oct 9, 2020

“Smith Statement on the Military Leadership Quarantine for COVID”
    — Oct 6, 2020

“Thornberry on Updated Navy Shipbuilding Plan”
    — Oct 6, 2020

“Thornberry on China Task Force Report”
    — Sep 30, 2020

“Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report”
    — Sep 29, 2020

“Future of Defense Task Force Releases Final Report”
    — Sep 29, 2020

“TOMORROW: Future of Defense Task Force Unveils Final Report at the Brookings Institution”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“HASC Schedule: September 28 – October 2”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“MEDIA ALERT: Task Force Co-Chairs To Discuss Completed Report And Its Findings”
    — Sep 24, 2020

“Smith Statement on Defense Department Misuse of CARES Act COVID Relief Funds”
    — Sep 22, 2020

“Thornberry on DOD Spectrum Sharing”
    — Sep 20, 2020

“Thornberry Portrait to Hang in HASC Hearing Room”
    — Sep 17, 2020

“Thornberry Portrait to Hang in HASC Hearing Room”
    — Sep 17, 2020

“HASC Schedule: September 21 - 25”
    — Sep 16, 2020

“Smith Statement on Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain Normalization Agreement”
    — Sep 15, 2020

“Armed Services and Oversight Subcommittees Open Investigation Into Recent Service Member Deaths at Fort Hood”
    — Sep 8, 2020

“HASC Schedule: September 14 - 18”
    — Sep 8, 2020

“Chairman Smith Statement on Trump’s Lack of Respect for the Military”
    — Sep 5, 2020

“Smith and Menendez Statement on the Immense Costs of Allowing the New START Treaty to Expire”
    — Aug 26, 2020