Committee on Armed Services

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Committee Pipeline

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S-5255

Referred

Nat'l Security

Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026

The bill strengthens chaplains' religious protections, institutionalizes senior religious-support leadership, and clarifies confidentiality—improving care for religious service members—while creating trade-offs in operational flexibility, potential gaps in access for some personnel, higher personnel costs, increased administrative burdens, and new legal/exposure risks for commanders and service members.

James Lankford (R)

75%

S-5300

Referred

Nat'l Security

Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026

The bill improves accuracy, transparency, and protections for service members' casualty records and benefits (including retroactive restorations), at the cost of added administrative burden, potential legal uncertainty, reduced DoD flexibility, and modest privacy and fiscal trade-offs.

Tammy Duckworth (D)

70%

S-5189

Referred

Nat'l Security

Amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

The bill expands gender-neutral assignment protections and increases congressional transparency and oversight of military occupational changes, at the cost of potential implementation delays, security risks from broader disclosure of review materials, and added administrative and legal burdens.

Mazie Hirono (D)

70%

S-4799

Referred

Nat'l Security

Slash the Pentagon Act

The bill protects service members' pay and health benefits while imposing a $750 billion FY2027 defense cap, trading budget restraint for increased risk to readiness, modernization, and crisis-response flexibility.

Edward John Markey (D)

70%

S-4697

Referred

Nat'l Security

HALO Act of 2026

The bill raises DoD AI safety, testing, oversight, and civil‑liberties protections—improving reliability, human control, and transparency—but does so at the cost of higher program and administrative expenses, slower fielding and operational flexibility, and remaining risks from targeted exemptions and disclosure of sensitive vulnerabilities.

Adam Schiff (D)

70%

S-4707

Referred

Nat'l Security

Responsible Artificial Intelligence Defense Act of 2026

The bill increases safety, privacy, and oversight of Department of Defense AI and autonomous systems—reducing civil‑liberty and lethal‑use risks—while still allowing accelerated or waived deployments and exemptions that could undermine those protections and raise costs.

Christopher A. Coons (D)

70%

S-5343

Referred

Nat'l Security

Military Leadership Removal Transparency Act of 2026

The bill strengthens congressional oversight and accountability for senior military leadership and protects classified information, but does so at the expense of added DoD administrative work and costs, potential reputational harm to officers, and an increased risk of politicizing personnel decisions.

Elissa Slotkin (D)

60%

S-5329

Referred

Nat'l Security

Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026

The bill boosts U.S. Space Force readiness and transparency to better protect space-based services, at the cost of higher defense spending and risks of diplomatic tension or sensitive information exposure.

Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (D)

60%

S-5345

Referred

Nat'l Security

Provide for the delivery of artificial intelligence functional bills of materials, and for other purposes.

The bill improves DoD visibility and security of AI supply chains and drives industry transparency, but imposes compliance burdens that may exclude smaller vendors, raise IP exposure risks, and create administrative costs for the DoD.

Elissa Slotkin (D)

60%

S-5185

Referred

Nat'l Security

Audit the Pentagon Act

The bill trades stronger financial accountability and modest deficit reduction for automatic 2% funding withholdings that could meaningfully constrain DoD program flexibility and harm readiness or operations.

Bernard Sanders (I)

60%

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Committee on Armed Services

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

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Committee on Armed Services

Upcoming Schedule

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

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Subcommittee on Airland

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Subcommittee on Personnel

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Subcommittee on Seapower

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Meeting Videos

To receive a closed briefing on Operation Absolute Resolve.

Hearings to examine the Administration's deployment of the National Guard across the United States.

Hearing Records

[h.a.s.c. No. 119-3] Strengthening America's Defense Industrial Base, Workforce And Production Lines To Deter War

Department Of Defense Authorization For Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2026 And The Future Years Defense Program

Update On Matters Within The Jurisdiction Of The Assistant Secretaries For Energy, Installation, And Environment In Support Of The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

Stabilizing The Military Health System To Prepare For Large-scale Combat Operations

Threats And Challenges Posed To Dod Personnel And Operations From Adversarial Access To Publicly Available Data Coupled With Advanced Data Analysis Tools Now Widely Available On The Commercial Market

The Status Of Military Service Academies