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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 reduces civilian access to military-style weapons and tightens dealer controls to improve public safety and oversight, while imposing costs, ammunition purchase limits, privacy concerns, and potential procurement and spending complications that affect dealers, lawful purchasers, the DoD, and taxpayers.
Airpower Acceleration Act of 2026
The bill stabilizes and accelerates procurement of F‑35/F‑15EX aircraft to bolster readiness and sustain the defense industrial base, but does so at the cost of higher taxpayer spending, reduced procurement flexibility and oversight, and a risk of crowding out other modernization priorities.
Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026
The bill seeks to rein in excessive pay on large DoD contracts and strengthen oversight and enforcement—protecting taxpayers and improving transparency—while imposing new compliance burdens, potential delays, and legal complexity that could raise costs and deter some contractors.
AI Guardrails Act of 2026
The bill strengthens human control, safety testing, and limits on domestic surveillance by DoD AI—reducing automation risks (including for nuclear decisions)—but it also grants a two-year waiver power concentrated in the Secretary, with short congressional notice and compliance costs that could enable temporary deployments and complicate interagency operations.
Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026
The bill enhances DoD supply-chain security by barring carriers tied to Chinese military entities and requiring certifications with penalties for false statements, but it increases compliance costs, creates regulatory uncertainty, and may reduce carrier availability leading to higher costs or logistics delays.
RECEIPTS Act
The bill pushes DoD toward auditable, modernized financial systems and stronger oversight—potentially saving taxpayer dollars and improving transparency—but does so at the cost of near‑term spending, added administrative burdens, possible reductions in flexibility and autonomy, and risks to operational readiness if implementation diverts people or resources.
Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act
The bill expands federal benefit access and educational support for certain National Guard members serving with federal law enforcement, improving retirement, health, and education outcomes for those service members while raising concerns about fiscal cost, centralized DOD discretion, civil‑liberties risks, and potential diversion of Guard resources from local missions.
Rx ACCESS Act
The bill improves TRICARE beneficiary convenience and helps preserve local pharmacy access by strengthening reimbursements and banning hidden fees, but it raises program and administrative costs and could alter PBM market dynamics, shifting costs onto taxpayers or requiring tradeoffs elsewhere.
RETAIN Act of 2026
The bill increases pay and assignment flexibility to retain rated officers but does so at appreciable cost and with changes that could reduce retention stability and create statutory or equity concerns.
HERO Child Care for Military Families Act
The bill aims to expand and stabilize military child care by broadening and better tracking the workforce and improving safety and benefits, but it raises near‑term administrative costs, hiring frictions, privacy risks, and the possibility of greater reliance on temporary or part‑time staff rather than permanent hires.
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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