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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring 6 markups the week of April 18-22, 2016. For more information on Committee markups click here.Wednesday April 20, 2016National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Subcommittee Markup Subcommittee on Military Personnel (11:30 AM – 2212 – Open) National Defense Authorization Act for Fis... Read More »

The House Armed Services Committee will markup the FY17 NDAA on April 27th. During the course of the markup, the Committee will distribute electronic copes of NDAA amendments via e-mail to interested credentialed media. Amendments will be emailed as they are called up for consideration by the Committee. To ensure timely distribution, subscribers to these emails will be limited to media with congre... Read More »

Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Building the Navy of the Future: A Look at Navy Force Structure” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "I want to welcome all of our members to our hearing today. I am particularly pleased to have some of our nation’s f... Read More »

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) took an important step this week to begin the legislative process for crafting the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, by introducing H.R. 4909 , the "by request" version of the bill.This procedural measure is traditionally the first step in the legislative process for the NDAA. The legislati... Read More »

The House Armed Services Committee’s Majority and Minority Communications offices will host an off-the-record session for credentialed media to discuss logistics for the FY17 NDAA markups. The briefing will cover both Subcommittee and Full Committee markups, release of legislation, and distribution of other materials. The session will be at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, April 12th, in room 2118.WHAT: HASC S... Read More »

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring seven (3) hearings the week of April 11-15, 2016.Wednesday April 13, 2016"Building the Navy of the Future: A Look at Navy Force Structure" Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces (3:30 PM – 2118 – Open) Witnesses: Honorable John Lehman Former Secretary of the Navy Admiral Robert Natter (Re... Read More »

NEW YORK CITY - Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on Fox America's Newsroom this morning. The Chairman discussed artificial troop caps implemented by the President, the threat of terrorism in the Middle East and Europe, European security and the Pentagon's planned increased presence there. Watch the entire discussion below. Read More »

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 30, 2016With the military campaign against the Islamic State making some progress, American officials have begun to sharpen plans to expel the terrorist organization from two major cities it still controls.Recapturing Raqqa, in northern Syria, and Mosul, in northern Iraq, from the Islamic State is critical. But President Obama has not made the case for expanding Americ... Read More »

NEW YORK CITY - Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) joined Maria Bartiromo this morning on Fox Business. Much of the conversation focused on defense spending and readiness of the force. For highlights of the segment see below. To watch the entire segment click here. Read More »

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Sunday, March 27, 2016...Some lawmakers are warning that budget cuts, a troop drawdown and a decade and a half of wars have created spotty combat readiness, overburdened forces, more fatal accidents and beat-up weapons.Weeks of congressional testimony from the top brass on next year’s $524 billion defense budget shows that many Army brigades and Air F... Read More »

The House Armed Services Committee will have no public events during the weeks between March 28 - April 8 Read More »

Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks upon receiving the Administration's report on the "Strategy for the Middle East and to Counter Violent Extremism." To read the full report click alt="(NULL)" "Over a month after it was due, today the Administration sent the Committee a document entitled 'Strategy for the Middle East and to... Read More »

Today, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request.” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on the current status of the F-35 ... Read More »

II Marine Expeditionary Force Story by Cpl. Lucas HopkinsCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry, of Texas’ 13th district, visited Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18.Rep. Thornberry, who also serves as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, received a firsthand look of force-related issues with units from II Marine Exp... Read More »

Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2017 Information Technology and Cyber Programs: Foundations for a Secure Warfighting Network.” For testimony and other hearing materials click here. "I am pleased to welcome everyone here today for this hearing on the F... Read More »