WHAT
What is Senate Committee on Armed Services working on?
Recent hearings
- Open 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
Hearings to examine Army force modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Jun 16, 2026
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
- S 4999: A bill to prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar, and for other purposes.Awaiting committee review
Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · Jul 15, 2026
- S 4930: Unmanned System Command and Control Integration Assessment Act of 2026Awaiting committee review
David McCormick (R-PA) · Jun 24, 2026
- S 4894: FUSE ActAwaiting committee review
Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Jun 24, 2026
- S 4858: Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival ActAwaiting committee review
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Jun 23, 2026
- S 4807: Honor Gold Star Families ActAwaiting committee review
Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Jun 17, 2026
- S 4801: Duty Status Reform ActAwaiting committee review
Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Jun 16, 2026
- S 4799: Slash the Pentagon ActAwaiting committee review
Edward Markey (D-MA) · Jun 16, 2026
- S 4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Under review
Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Jun 15, 2026
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