Press Releases

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Staff will host background briefings ahead of subcommittee markups on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. These briefings will cover topics in the subcommittee markups and give press an opportunity to learn more about the provisions in the bill... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Led by Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee for Readiness today released their proposals for the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)... Read more »

WASHINGTON- Led by Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Jim Langevin (D-RI), the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee for Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC) released its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today... Read more »

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Tuesday, open to credentialed media. Read more »

WASHINGTON- The House Armed Services Committee will distribute electronic copies of NDAA amendments via e-mail to interested credentialed media. The amendments will be to the Chairman’s draft of the annual defense authorization bill, which will be marked up by the full committee on Wednesday, April 29th, beginning at 10:00 AM. Amendments will be e-mailed... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Chairman Forbes (R-VA), of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following statement about the hearing titled "The Role of Surface Forces in Presence, Deterrence, and Warfighting". Read more »

WASHINGTON - Chairman Rogers (R-AL), of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following opening remarks about the hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Nuclear Forces"... Read more »

WASHINGTON- The House Armed Services Committee’s Majority and Minority Communications offices will host an off-the-record session for credentialed media to discuss media logistics for the FY16 NDAA markup. The briefing will cover both Subcommittee and Full Committee markup, release of legislation, and distribution of other materials. The session will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 17th in room 2118... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Chairman Turner (R-OH), of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following statement on the hearing titled "Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program". Read more »

WASHINGTON - 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 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, by introducing HR 1735, the "by request" version of the bill. Read more »