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Committee on Armed Services

Senate

Standing

Committee on Armed Services

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

Leadership

Roger F. Wicker

Republican • Mississippi

Democrat • Rhode Island

Members (28)

John F. Reed

Democrat • RI

Ranking Member

Roger F. Wicker

Republican • MS

Debra Fischer

Republican • NE

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat • NH

Thomas Bryant Cotton

Republican • AR

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat • NY

Marion Michael Rounds

Republican • SD

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat • CT

Mazie Hirono

Democrat • HI

Joni Ernst

Republican • IA

Timothy Michael Kaine

Democrat • VA

Daniel Scott Sullivan

Republican • AK

Angus Stanley King

Independent • ME

Kevin Cramer

Republican • ND

Richard Lynn Scott

Republican • FL

Elizabeth Warren

Democrat • MA

Gary C. Peters

Democrat • MI

Thomas Hawley Tuberville

Republican • AL

Markwayne Mullin

Republican • OK

Joe Manchin

Independent • WV

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat • IL

Theodore Paul Budd

Republican • NC

Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen

Democrat • NV

Mark Edward Kelly

Democrat • AZ

Eric Stephen Schmitt

Republican • MO

James E. Banks

Republican • IN

Elissa Slotkin

Democrat • MI

Timothy Patrick Sheehy

Republican • MT

Recent Legislation

S-3619pending committee

Require the Secretary of Defense to develop a cyber workforce strategy for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 13, 2026

S-3563pending committee

Require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 18, 2025

S-3541pending committee

Increase competition in Defense contracting, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 17, 2025

S-3539pending committee

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.

Referred To · December 17, 2025

S-3445pending committee

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.

Referred To · December 11, 2025

S-3446pending committee

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.

Referred To · December 11, 2025

S-3454pending committee

Authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish one or more National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institutes, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 11, 2025

S-3450pending committee

Provide authority and reimbursement for State disaster response duty, and for other purposes.

Referred To · December 11, 2025

Subcommittees

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

Upcoming Schedule

Meeting

Scheduled

Hearings to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and family quality of life.

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

8:00 PM ET

222, Russell Senate Office Building

Meeting Videos

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Hearings to examine the nominations of Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan, USMC, to be general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be general and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service/Commander, United States Cyber Command, both of the Department of Defense.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan, USMC, to be general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be general and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service/Commander, United States Cyber Command, both of the Department of Defense.

To receive a closed briefing on Operation Absolute Resolve.

To receive a closed briefing on Operation Absolute Resolve.

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

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

Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Timothy Dill, of Ohio, and Maurice Todd, of Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Alexander Velez-Green, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Timothy Dill, of Ohio, and Maurice Todd, of Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.

Hearing Records

13 transcripts available

Defense Mobilization In The 21st Century

Defense Of The Department Of Defense Information Network

Department Of Defense Responsibilities Related To Foreign Military Sales System And International Armaments Cooperation

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