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WHAT

What is Senate Committee on Armed Services working on?

Recent hearings

  • To receive a closed briefing on the implementation of the National Defense Strategy and its impact on global defense posture.

    Sep 17, 2026

    Closed Hearing

  • Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess, USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations.

    Jul 16, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine the TRICARE pharmacy program.

    Jul 15, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense.

    Jul 14, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine an update on the F-35 aircraft program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.

    Jun 23, 2026

    Open Hearing

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

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

The Senate Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.

Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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