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The Senate Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.
The Senate Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.
Roger F. Wicker
Republican • MS
John F. Reed
Democrat • RI
Debra Fischer
Republican • NE
Jeanne Shaheen
Democrat • NH
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democrat • NY
Thomas Bryant Cotton
Republican • AR
Marion Michael Rounds
Republican • SD
Richard Blumenthal
Democrat • CT
Joni Ernst
Republican • IA
Mazie Hirono
Democrat • HI
Daniel Scott Sullivan
Republican • AK
Timothy Michael Kaine
Democrat • VA
Angus Stanley King
Independent • ME
Kevin Cramer
Republican • ND
Elizabeth Warren
Democrat • MA
Richard Lynn Scott
Republican • FL
Gary C. Peters
Democrat • MI
Thomas Hawley Tuberville
Republican • AL
Tammy Duckworth
Democrat • IL
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen
Democrat • NV
Theodore Paul Budd
Republican • NC
Eric Stephen Schmitt
Republican • MO
Mark Edward Kelly
Democrat • AZ
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat • MI
James E. Banks
Republican • IN
Timothy Patrick Sheehy
Republican • MT
Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026
The bill tightens controls, transparency, and background-check access for ammunition and certain government-origin weapons to reduce diversion and illegal access, while creating new compliance costs, procurement constraints, and limits that will affect small businesses, lawful high-volume purchasers, and some industry transactions.
AI Guardrails Act of 2026
The bill strengthens civil liberties and oversight by restricting DoD domestic AI surveillance and mandating human supervision and reporting, but it still permits time-limited waivers and contains validation and transparency gaps that could allow risky autonomous systems to be deployed.
Require the release of video of strikes conducted on September 2, 2025, against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command.
The bill increases timely transparency and congressional/public access to DoD strike footage to strengthen oversight and accountability, but the rapid-release requirements and potential for sensitive disclosures create significant national-security and safety risks and may force heavy redactions that undermine perceived transparency.
RECEIPTS Act
The bill aims to force and fund DoD financial modernization and audit readiness—potentially reducing waste and enabling faster internal funding shifts—but does so at measurable taxpayer cost and with trade-offs in reduced routine statutory transparency and possible operational disruption during the transition.
Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026
The bill strengthens DoD freight security and creates clearer legal authority and enforcement tools, but it also imposes new compliance, legal, and privacy risks—particularly for small carriers—which could raise costs and complicate DoD logistics.
MOLD Act
The bill would substantially raise health, habitability, and tenant-protection standards for military housing—benefiting service members and families—but it risks creating administrative strain and shifting costs to contractors, taxpayers, or tenants unless accompanied by funding and clear enforcement mechanisms.
NOTICE Act
The bill increases congressional and public oversight and clarifies legal limits when the National Guard is federalized—strengthening civil-liberties protections and transparency—while risking delays, operational constraints, legal disputes, and added administrative costs in urgent national-security situations.
Require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.
The bill substantially increases transparency, accountability, and testing to speed PFAS cleanup at military sites—improving public health protections for nearby communities—while raising DoD and taxpayer costs, straining departmental resources, and creating heightened local expectations and potential economic impacts.
Require the provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from activities of the Department of Defense.
The bill directs DoD to provide interim alternatives and creates a clearer CERCLA-based federal response to PFOS/PFOA contamination—reducing exposure and implementation confusion—but some households may still be excluded, taxpayers will bear costs, and disputes over responsibility could delay relief.
REVOKE Act
The bill strengthens national security by restricting classified access for former personnel who advocate for listed Chinese military-linked firms and providing a targeted, waiver-capable framework, but it risks chilling lawful post-service advocacy, causing income losses, creating harms from misdesignation, and imposing administrative costs.
Shows active legislation in this committee's pipeline. Controversiality scores and analysis are AI-generated from the 119th Congress.
Stance scores range from -1 (opposes) to +1 (supports), based on bills referred to this committee in the 119th Congress. Confidence dot shown for high-confidence scores.
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