What is Senate Committee on Armed Services working on?

Recent hearings

• Business meeting to markup the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027.

  Jun 9, 2026

  Open Markup Session

• Closed business meeting to markup the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027.

  Jun 9, 2026

  Closed Markup Session

• Closed business meeting to markup the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027.

  Jun 10, 2026

  Closed Markup Session

• Closed business meeting to markup the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027.

  Jun 11, 2026

  Closed Markup Session

• Closed business meeting to markup the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027.

  Jun 12, 2026

  Closed Markup Session

As of Jun 3, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• S 4648: A bill to improve transparency with respect to foreign influence on Department of Defense contractors.

  Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · Jun 1, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4633: A bill to require a strategy for the deployment, employment, integration, exportability, and scaling of unmanned and autonomous systems in the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Hemisphere, to strengthen homeland defense, to support counter-narcotics and counter-trafficking operations, and to increase ally and partner burden sharing, and for other purposes.

  David McCormick (R-PA) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4630: A bill to prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.

  David McCormick (R-PA) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4626: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to publish a list of dietary supplement ingredients prohibited for use by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

  Mike Lee (R-UT) · May 21, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4614: Stars and Stripes Editorial Independence Act of 2026

  Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · May 20, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4607: A bill to provide for Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.

  Jim Banks (R-IN) · May 20, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4574: MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act

  Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · May 19, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 4544: Stop Fueling Cartel Violence Act

  John Cornyn (R-TX) · May 14, 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

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