What is House Committee on Armed Services working on?

Recent hearings

• H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

  Jun 4, 2026

  Markup

As of Jul 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 9738: Streamlining Military Infrastructure Act

  Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16) · Jul 16, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9729: Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026

  Donald Beyer (D-VA-8) · Jul 16, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9760: To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Federal Government to produce a national resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

  Scott Peters (D-CA-50) · Jul 16, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9687: Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026

  Scott Perry (R-PA-10) · Jul 14, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9648: General John D. Lavelle Act

  Don Bacon (R-NE-2) · Jul 13, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 9620: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the deployment of Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X.

  Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) · Jul 9, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HJRES 201: Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Darrell Issa (R-CA-48) · Jul 9, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HRES 1419: Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Jefferson Barracks in Missouri and recognizing its contributions to the military history and national security of the United States.

  Ann Wagner (R-MO-2) · Jul 6, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

Oversees the nation's defense policy, military operations, Department of Defense, military personnel, defense procurement, and military construction.